Alignerr

Company Profile

What Alignerr Is

Alignerr is powered by Labelbox, one of the major players in the data labeling infrastructure space. It positions itself as a modern, well-designed alternative to legacy platforms like Appen. The interface is cleaner, the onboarding is more structured, and the work tends toward higher-complexity tasks.

The platform handles RLHF work, code evaluation, creative writing assessment, and domain-specific training data for LLM builders. Projects are run through Labelbox's infrastructure, which means you'll interact with their tooling rather than a custom-built system.

Alignerr is currently in a difficult period. The LMArena V2 Discord disappeared without warning, taking workers' labeling history with it. CHP CLAUDE bulk retroactive review failures continue to affect hundreds of workers — tasks that were marked as passed are being retroactively flipped to fail. Multiple workers have confirmed unpaid work after weeks of silence.

How Alignerr Pays

Alignerr processes pay weekly. The pay period runs Monday 12:00 AM through Sunday 11:59 PM UTC. Payroll begins processing Monday or Tuesday after the period closes, and payments start landing in PayPal on Wednesday — with the rest arriving Thursday or Friday, depending on when yours is processed.

PayPal is the only payment method confirmed in practice. Stripe appears in Alignerr's documentation, but I've never seen anyone actually paid through it. Rates are competitive when work is available — the problem is availability and reliability. The current cycle shows elevated payment disputes and confirmed unpaid work reports, with workers describing earnings accumulating before termination, then being terminated just before payout.

*CHP CLAUDE rates are under dispute — multiple workers report bulk retroactive review failures that reduced or eliminated pay for completed work.

Getting In: Qualification & Tests

Alignerr's onboarding involves an AI-driven screening and an assessment. The process is more selective than DataAnnotation but less intense than Mercor's full interview.

1. Apply on the platform — Create an account and submit your background information. Alignerr screens for relevant expertise.
2. Complete the AI screening — A video/audio screening with an AI avatar that evaluates your communication skills and domain knowledge.
3. Pass the qualification assessment — Project-specific tests that evaluate your ability to complete the type of work available.
4. Set up Labelbox — You'll need to configure access to Labelbox, the underlying platform where actual work happens.
5. Wait for project assignment — The waitlist can be long — some workers report months between acceptance and first task. This is the platform's biggest friction point.

What Changed: The LMArena Disappearance and CHP CLAUDE Failures

Alignerr is in its most troubled period since launch. Two major incidents are driving community sentiment to historic lows.

• LMArena V2 Discord vanished — The entire Discord server disappeared without warning. Workers' labeling history — their record of completed work — went with it. No explanation has been provided.
• CHP CLAUDE bulk retroactive review failures — Tasks that were previously marked as passed are being retroactively flipped to fail. An estimated 500+ workers are affected. Failed tasks are not being re-reviewed.
• Confirmed unpaid work reports — At least one worker confirmed being scammed on Code Human Preference Claude Code — six weeks of silence after six hours of work. The ratio of 'got scammed' to 'got paid' posts is concerning.
• Zara onboarding is active — The only positive signal: some new Zara project onboarding activity, and first-time users are getting Labelbox configured successfully.
• Hubstaff disputes continue — Screenshot tracking and hour disagreements remain a secondary friction point, though less acute than the payment issues.

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