Micro-Tasks & AI Training
Complete small online tasks like data labeling, image tagging, and content moderation. Pay per task, work anytime.
| Platform | Rating | Earnings/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Clickworker ✓ | 3.8/5 | R300–3000 |
| Appen (CrowdGen) | 3.3/5 | R300–5000 |
| Remotasks | 3.3/5 | R300–2500 |
| Premise | 2.9/5 | R50–600 |
Clickworker
R300–3000
per month
Clickworker is a German micro-task platform that pays you to complete small online tasks like data categorization, AI training data creation, web research, and text writing. It also gives you access to UHRS (Microsoft's micro-task platform) where the most consistent work is found.
Appen (CrowdGen)
R300–5000
per month
Appen, now operating as CrowdGen, contracts remote workers to annotate data, evaluate search results, and complete tasks that train AI and machine learning systems. South African English speakers qualify for several active projects, with pay in USD via Payoneer.
Remotasks
R300–2500
per month
Remotasks is a Scale AI-owned platform that pays you to label data for AI training — drawing bounding boxes on images, annotating video frames, evaluating AI responses, and tagging audio. Work is available remotely to South Africans. Pay is in USD and comes weekly. The catch is that you must pass unpaid training exams before unlocking tasks, and task availability fluctuates depending on what Scale AI's clients need that week.
Premise
R50–600
per month
Premise is a micro-task app where you earn small amounts of cash for completing location-based tasks — photographing products on shelves, verifying business listings, answering local surveys, or auditing store displays. Tasks are hyperlocal, so availability in SA cities varies significantly by neighbourhood.