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Hive Micro
Hive Micro (hivemicro.com), run by Castle Global (Hive), is a long-established micro-task platform where workers pass a short qualification test per task type, then label, categorize, draw boxes and moderate images and other content that trains Hive's AI models. Pay is per task, at rates shown only inside the app, cashed out weekly via PayPal (from $10) or Bitcoin (from $20). It is active and pays, but its sign-up bars 56 countries, among them the US, Canada, the UK, every EU country, Japan and South Korea, and earnings are low.
Third-party reports
Is Hive Micro legit?
Widely reviewed and generally considered legitimate (it does pay), but consistently criticized for very low earning potential and occasional task scarcity. A small worker-to-worker referral (reported around $5) has circulated in reviews, but Hive Micro's help center says 'we have removed the referral functionality' (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026), so no referral is wired. It pays Per task, rates shown in the app; no stated hourly (third-party reports).
Joined through its own application (it publishes no job postings)
PayPal (at least $10) or Bitcoin (at least $20; a PayPal account is needed first), at a minimum you set: batched Tuesday 00:00 GMT and released about 48 hours later on Thursday, with no fee to cash out (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026, and the app's FAQ, read 29 Oct 2026).
Mixed independent review-site ratings; commonly labeled legit-but-low-pay.
Not open in 56 countries: its sign-up list (read 29 Oct and again 2 Nov 2026 from the hivemicro.com app's own banned-countries call) bars the US, Canada, the UK, all 27 EU countries, Switzerland, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Israel, Argentina, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Caucasus and Central Asian states. Elsewhere anyone 18 or over can join with a PayPal account.
Honest catches
- Pay here is third-party reports, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
What Hive Micro pays
Third-party reports · as of 2026-11-02Researched rate card, third-party reports, as of 2026-11-02
Hive Micro states no rates outside the signed-in app: its own FAQ (in the hivemicro.com app, read 29 Oct 2026) says 'Some tasks are harder to learn but pay more' and that features tasks 'are often high demand with higher pay'. The average of about $2.79 an hour this card quoted before, credited to a review site, could not be found again on 29 Oct 2026, and no dated first-hand worker report could be read (Reddit and Glassdoor refuse a plain fetch); the reviews that are readable give only undated, unsourced estimates (RemoteBridge AI, updated Oct 2026: often below $1 to $2 an hour at first, $20 to $100 a month for beginners). Payout terms are Hive Micro's own (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026): batched every Tuesday 00:00 GMT and released about 48 hours later on Thursday, once the balance is over the minimum you set, at least $10 for PayPal and $20 for Bitcoin.
| Role | Kind of work | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Data categorization and labeling | Data Annotation | Per task (rate shown in the app) |
| Audio transcription | Transcription & Audio | Per task |
| Image tagging and content moderation | Data Annotation | Per task |
Live Hive Micro roles
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hive Micro legit?
Widely reviewed and generally considered legitimate (it does pay), but consistently criticized for very low earning potential and occasional task scarcity. A small worker-to-worker referral (reported around $5) has circulated in reviews, but Hive Micro's help center says 'we have removed the referral functionality' (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026), so no referral is wired.
Does Hive Micro pay?
Yes. Widely reviewed and generally considered legitimate (it does pay), but consistently criticized for very low earning potential and occasional task scarcity. A small worker-to-worker referral (reported around $5) has circulated in reviews, but Hive Micro's help center says 'we have removed the referral functionality' (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026), so no referral is wired. Payouts: PayPal (at least $10) or Bitcoin (at least $20; a PayPal account is needed first), at a minimum you set: batched Tuesday 00:00 GMT and released about 48 hours later on Thursday, with no fee to cash out (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026, and the app's FAQ, read 29 Oct 2026).
How much does Hive Micro pay?
Per task, rates shown in the app; no stated hourly. Hive Micro states no rates outside the signed-in app: its own FAQ (in the hivemicro.com app, read 29 Oct 2026) says 'Some tasks are harder to learn but pay more' and that features tasks 'are often high demand with higher pay'. The average of about $2.79 an hour this card quoted before, credited to a review site, could not be found again on 29 Oct 2026, and no dated first-hand worker report could be read (Reddit and Glassdoor refuse a plain fetch); the reviews that are readable give only undated, unsourced estimates (RemoteBridge AI, updated Oct 2026: often below $1 to $2 an hour at first, $20 to $100 a month for beginners). Payout terms are Hive Micro's own (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026): batched every Tuesday 00:00 GMT and released about 48 hours later on Thursday, once the balance is over the minimum you set, at least $10 for PayPal and $20 for Bitcoin.
Is Hive Micro worth it?
Hive Micro pays Per task, rates shown in the app; no stated hourly (third-party reports). It suits flexible microtask income rather than a dependable hourly wage. Worker sentiment: Mixed independent review-site ratings; commonly labeled legit-but-low-pay..
How does Hive Micro pay out?
PayPal (at least $10) or Bitcoin (at least $20; a PayPal account is needed first), at a minimum you set: batched Tuesday 00:00 GMT and released about 48 hours later on Thursday, with no fee to cash out (help.hivemicro.com, read 2 Nov 2026, and the app's FAQ, read 29 Oct 2026).
Where can you work for Hive Micro?
Not open in 56 countries: its sign-up list (read 29 Oct and again 2 Nov 2026 from the hivemicro.com app's own banned-countries call) bars the US, Canada, the UK, all 27 EU countries, Switzerland, Andorra, the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Israel, Argentina, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and the Caucasus and Central Asian states. Elsewhere anyone 18 or over can join with a PayPal account.
Compare Hive Micro with
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~$2–$3/hr effective (2018 study); closedThird-party reports
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Task app closed Mar 2026; validator pay set per project, none postedPlatform-stated
Project-based AI training platform (prompts, coding challenges, evals) that is closing: it wound down its annotation work in October 2026.
Closing (Oct 2026); paid $25/hr+ while openPlatform-stated
A large global contributor crowd, strong on multilingual speech and evaluation.
$2.40–$100/hr; CrowdGen experts up to $450/hrPlatform-statedOrdered by what applying is worth, lifted by a referral boost for the platforms that pay us a referral fee; it never changes what a platform pays you.
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