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Stellar AI
Stellar AI (joinstellar.ai) was a project-based AI training platform where contributors wrote prompts and verification tasks for AI agents, turned GitHub pull requests into coding challenges, and evaluated model outputs, paid from $25 an hour, weekly via PayPal. It is closing: its home page now reads 'Stellar AI is closing. We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI', and tells contractors they can still log in to check their balance and request payment for any remaining funds; it offers no roles or applications (read in the company's browser, 5 Nov 2026). The notice gives no date; BreakingEven's review (updated 28 Oct 2026) says the shutdown was posted on 10 Oct 2026. There was no official referral program.
Platform-stated
Closed to new joiners from 10 Oct 2026
Stellar AI's home page says 'Stellar AI is closing. We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI' and offers no roles or applications, only a login to request remaining payments (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026); BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) says the shutdown was posted on 10 Oct 2026.
Is Stellar AI legit?
Closing: its own home page says it is winding down its annotation work (read 5 Nov 2026), which BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) dates to a post of 10 Oct 2026. While it ran, independent review sites (remowork, selfmadesuccess, dataannotationcompanies) treated it as legitimate but noted limited, intermittent project availability, and BreakingEven reports work had thinned for most people after June 2026. There was no official referral program, so none is wired. It pays Closing (Oct 2026); paid $25/hr+ while open (platform-stated).
Not accepting new applicants since 10 Oct 2026
While open: weekly via PayPal (its site when last readable before the notice, 13 Jul 2026), the week running Monday to Sunday and paid on Tuesday (a review of 6 May 2026). Its closing notice tells contractors to log in and request payment for any remaining funds (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026).
Trustpilot (joinstellar.ai): 3.3/5 from 1 review, dated 21 Jan 2026 (read 5 Nov 2026).
No open work: it is winding down. While open it took people worldwide (English fluency, 18+, PayPal required).
Honest catches
- Stellar AI's home page says 'Stellar AI is closing. We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI' and offers no roles or applications, only a login to request remaining payments (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026); BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) says the shutdown was posted on 10 Oct 2026.
- Pay here is platform-stated, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
What Stellar AI pays
Platform-stated · as of 2026-11-05Researched rate card, platform-stated, as of 2026-11-05
Stellar AI is closing ('We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI', its home page, read in the company's browser on 5 Nov 2026), so these are the rates it paid while open. Its site stated a base of $25 an hour with higher rates for urgent or high-priority projects, paid weekly via PayPal (joinstellar.ai, 13 Jul 2026). Copies of its open positions on AlignList (alignlist.com/companies/stellar-ai, read 29 Oct 2026, undated, newest review there 16 Feb 2026) state Generalist AI Data Evaluator $25 an hour, Junior Software Engineer $35 to $70, Senior Software Engineer $70 to $100 and Machine Learning Engineer $80 to $120, and RemoWork's company page (read 29 Oct 2026) repeats 'Pay starts at $25 per hour with weekly payments'. Worker reports: BreakingEven's review (updated 28 Oct 2026), from 64 Reddit discussions of 19 May to 15 Aug 2026, puts what workers report at $18 to $44 an hour, about $21 on average, and notes projects paused without warning around Feb 2026. payHigh stays empty because the engineering rates are read only from a copy of uncertain date.
| Role | Kind of work | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| AI agent prompt and verification-task creator (closed) | Agentic & RL Envs | Closed; paid $25/hr+ |
| Coding challenge builder, from GitHub PRs (closed) | Coding | Closed; paid $35–$100/hr (software engineer listings) |
| AI chatbot response evaluator (closed) | AI Evaluation | Closed; paid $25/hr (Generalist AI Data Evaluator) |
| Machine Learning Engineer, AI training (closed) | Coding | Closed; paid $80–$120/hr |
| Expert rubric and evaluation designer (closed) | Domain Experts | Closed; paid higher project rates |
Live Stellar AI roles
Stellar AI does not publish a public job feed.
This page is a record of what Stellar AI pays and how it works, for the people already on it.
Closed to new joiners from 10 Oct 2026
Stellar AI's home page says 'Stellar AI is closing. We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI' and offers no roles or applications, only a login to request remaining payments (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026); BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) says the shutdown was posted on 10 Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stellar AI legit?
Closing: its own home page says it is winding down its annotation work (read 5 Nov 2026), which BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) dates to a post of 10 Oct 2026. While it ran, independent review sites (remowork, selfmadesuccess, dataannotationcompanies) treated it as legitimate but noted limited, intermittent project availability, and BreakingEven reports work had thinned for most people after June 2026. There was no official referral program, so none is wired.
Does Stellar AI pay?
Not for anyone joining now: Stellar AI has been closed to new workers since 10 Oct 2026. Stellar AI's home page says 'Stellar AI is closing. We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI' and offers no roles or applications, only a login to request remaining payments (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026); BreakingEven (updated 28 Oct 2026) says the shutdown was posted on 10 Oct 2026. Payout terms for the people already on it: While open: weekly via PayPal (its site when last readable before the notice, 13 Jul 2026), the week running Monday to Sunday and paid on Tuesday (a review of 6 May 2026). Its closing notice tells contractors to log in and request payment for any remaining funds (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026).
How much does Stellar AI pay?
Closing (Oct 2026); paid $25/hr+ while open. Stellar AI is closing ('We are winding down annotation efforts at Stellar AI', its home page, read in the company's browser on 5 Nov 2026), so these are the rates it paid while open. Its site stated a base of $25 an hour with higher rates for urgent or high-priority projects, paid weekly via PayPal (joinstellar.ai, 13 Jul 2026). Copies of its open positions on AlignList (alignlist.com/companies/stellar-ai, read 29 Oct 2026, undated, newest review there 16 Feb 2026) state Generalist AI Data Evaluator $25 an hour, Junior Software Engineer $35 to $70, Senior Software Engineer $70 to $100 and Machine Learning Engineer $80 to $120, and RemoWork's company page (read 29 Oct 2026) repeats 'Pay starts at $25 per hour with weekly payments'. Worker reports: BreakingEven's review (updated 28 Oct 2026), from 64 Reddit discussions of 19 May to 15 Aug 2026, puts what workers report at $18 to $44 an hour, about $21 on average, and notes projects paused without warning around Feb 2026. payHigh stays empty because the engineering rates are read only from a copy of uncertain date.
Is Stellar AI worth it?
Stellar AI pays Closing (Oct 2026); paid $25/hr+ while open (platform-stated). It suits flexible microtask income rather than a dependable hourly wage. Worker sentiment: Trustpilot (joinstellar.ai): 3.3/5 from 1 review, dated 21 Jan 2026 (read 5 Nov 2026)..
How does Stellar AI pay out?
While open: weekly via PayPal (its site when last readable before the notice, 13 Jul 2026), the week running Monday to Sunday and paid on Tuesday (a review of 6 May 2026). Its closing notice tells contractors to log in and request payment for any remaining funds (joinstellar.ai, read 5 Nov 2026).
Where can you work for Stellar AI?
No open work: it is winding down. While open it took people worldwide (English fluency, 18+, PayPal required).
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