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Prolific alternative: paid expert work instead of surveys

If you found Pathwize while searching for sites like Prolific, here is the difference. Pathwize is built for domain experts doing real AI work, not for filling out surveys.

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Benefits

What you can expect

Work from anywhere

Remote, on your own schedule, from any country in the EU and beyond.

Paid per hour

Your time is tracked automatically and paid per hour worked, in euros, with invoices.

Real tasks, real record

Work for AI companies on their own data, with every contribution on your record.

Pathwize GmbH, Bonn, Germany. Payouts in euros, invoices and tax documents included.

People search for a Prolific alternative for different reasons. Some want work that matches their field. Some want to be paid in euros with proper invoices. Some are tired of waiting lists and survey screenouts.

Pathwize is not a survey site and not an agency. You do real tasks on real customer data: classifying images, reviewing documents, evaluating model answers, writing and checking expert content.

This page explains what Pathwize does and how it differs from Prolific, so you can decide if it fits.

Prolific vs Pathwize: the short version

Prolific is widely reported as a US-based platform where you take part in research studies and surveys, paid per task or per hour, with waiting lists and account reviews mentioned by some users.

Pathwize is based in Bonn, Germany. The work is expert AI tasks, not studies. You get matched to tasks in your field, and a business approves who joins each pool.

You are paid for every hour of real work. Time is tracked automatically and payouts are made in euros with invoices.

What the work looks like

Tasks fall into a few types. Annotation, like image classification and document review. Evaluation, where you judge model answers against what is correct in your field. Authoring, where you write or check expert content.

Current annotation tasks pay 20 to 24 euros per hour. Specialist evaluation and authoring tasks are priced per task.

Right now there are 86 tasks and expert pools open, and 200k+ experts have signed up.

Who it is for

The fields with the most experts so far are medicine, engineering, mathematics, software and life sciences. Students in these areas fit well too.

You do not need to be famous or senior. You need real knowledge the task requires, which the qualification test checks.

If your background is far from these fields, there may be fewer matching tasks at any moment.

How joining works

Sign-up needs only an email. Your profile, resume and a short AI interview come later, in the app or on the web.

Each task starts with a short unpaid qualification test on the customer's real data. You can retake it. The calibration round after it is unpaid too.

After that, every hour of real work is paid. You keep control of your data, with account deletion and GDPR data access in the app.

Before you switch from Prolific

  • Check that your field is covered by current tasks
  • Have your resume ready for your profile
  • Expect a short unpaid qualification test on real data
  • Know that pay is per hour worked, tracked automatically
  • Set up for euro payouts with invoices
  • Read how GDPR data access and deletion work in the app
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The process

How it works

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    Sign up and pick a task

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    Short qualification test

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    Work when you want, paid per hour

  • Sign up and pick a task. Create your account with your email, tell us your field and pick an open task or expert pool.
  • Short qualification test. Every task starts with a test on the customer's own data, with instructions and examples. Pass it and you are in.
  • Work when you want, paid per hour. Label, review or evaluate from your laptop. Your time is tracked automatically and paid per hour worked.

Questions

It depends on what you want. If you want survey and study participation, Prolific fits that. If you want paid work that uses your professional or academic field, Pathwize is built for that. Pathwize gives real AI tasks, matches you by field, and pays per hour worked with euro payouts and invoices.

Pathwize is based in Germany and focuses on expert AI tasks rather than surveys. Work is classifying images, reviewing documents, evaluating model answers, and writing or checking content. A business approves who joins each task pool, and you pass a short unpaid qualification test on real data first.

Current annotation tasks pay 20 to 24 euros per hour. Specialist evaluation and authoring tasks are priced per task. We do not promise any income, since it depends on which tasks you qualify for and how much you work.

No. The qualification test is unpaid and you can retake it. The calibration round after it is also unpaid. From there, every hour of real work is paid.

You are paid after each payout period. Payouts are made in euros via Stripe, with invoices. Time on tasks is tracked automatically, so paid hours are recorded for you.

You receive invoices for your work and are responsible for declaring income where you live. Rules differ by country and situation, so check with a local tax authority or advisor. We cannot give legal or tax advice.

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