micro1's video data program for companies: what it asks and what it pays
micro1 pays companies for video of employees doing their normal work, recorded on their own phones, to train and evaluate AI. Here is what micro1 lists for the program and what to settle before you apply.
Updated October 17, 2026 · figures dated and sourced
What micro1 lists
This is the program card in micro1's partner dashboard as of 17 October 2026. micro1 can change it, and none of it is an offer to your company: micro1 evaluates each company and decides whether to proceed.
| Item | What micro1 lists |
|---|---|
| Company size | 25 or more employees |
| People available | At least 20 employees with a few hours a week to spare |
| Phones | iPhone 12 or newer, Google Pixel 6 to 9, or Samsung Galaxy S21 or newer |
| Geography | LATAM, South Africa, the US and other Western markets |
| Language | English |
| Industries | Open to all industries |
| Paid to the company | $8 to $10 per hour of approved video |
micro1 describes the program as "Ongoing AI training and evaluation using employees' day-to-day real-world work footage." It lists no other detail, and it does not publish a payment schedule, a currency or a contract on the card.
What the pay means in practice
The $8 to $10 is per hour of video that micro1 approves, paid to the company. Hours micro1 rejects earn nothing. As plain arithmetic, not a forecast: 100 approved hours at that rate would be $800 to $1,000. What your company would actually receive depends on how many hours micro1 approves, on the contract, and on the currency, which the card does not name.
Which companies fit
- Hands-on work that is easy to film. Construction crews, workshops, plants, installers and field-service teams produce footage of real tasks. Offices mostly produce screens, which raises privacy problems.
- Enough people. micro1 asks for 25 or more employees and at least 20 who are available a few hours a week with a recent phone.
- A company that can say yes. The owner or an authorized manager has to agree, and every person on camera has to agree separately.
- English. The program is listed in English, so confirm what that requires before you commit.
Check these before you apply
- Written consent from every employee. Participation should be voluntary, with no penalty for saying no.
- What is in the frame. Customers, other contractors, client sites, screens, documents, plates, faces, voices and trade secrets can all end up in video. Decide what is off limits and how that is enforced.
- Client and site rules. Many construction and industrial sites and customer contracts forbid filming. Check yours.
- What micro1 can do with the footage. Ask who sees it, how long it is kept, whether it is sold or sublicensed, and whether you can have it deleted. Get the answers in the contract.
- Pay terms. Currency, payment date, what counts as an approved hour, and what happens to rejected hours.
- Your own lawyer. We are not lawyers and this page is not legal advice.
How applying works
- Your company's contact applies through the button below.
- micro1 evaluates the company.
- If it goes ahead, the company completes onboarding and agrees the terms.
- micro1 pays for the hours of video it approves.
micro1 states that a referral does not guarantee selection.
Apply for the video program at micro1
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Frequently asked questions
What does micro1 do with the footage?
micro1 says the program is "ongoing AI training and evaluation using employees' day-to-day real-world work footage". It does not say on the program card which buyers receive it. Separately, its robotics page says it supplies expert-demonstrated data to robotics labs and names repair, assembly, industrial workflows, logistics and field operations as work settings. We do not know whether the two are connected, so ask micro1 before you assume it.
Do employees have to speak English?
micro1 lists the language as English and does not say whether that means the people on camera, the paperwork, or both. Ask micro1 in writing before you promise anything to your team.
Is $8 to $10 per hour a lot?
It is what micro1 lists for the company per approved hour of video, and only approved hours count. It is not a wage for the employee. For comparison, micro1 runs a separate program for individual tradespeople to record their own work, and one opportunity on its page lists $20 to $30 per hour for plumbers. That is a different program with different rules, but it is a reason to ask micro1 why the company rate is lower and what the company is being paid for.
Can my employees record for micro1 on their own instead?
micro1 does run individual opportunities for skilled people, including tradespeople, who record tasks they already know how to do. Whether an employee may do that while working for you depends on your contract with them and on what the footage shows. Do not let anyone record at your sites, with your tools or in front of your customers without your written approval.
What is the payment currency and schedule?
The program card shows a dollar sign without naming a currency, and it does not state when or how the company is paid. Get both in the contract before you start.
What if my company has already been in touch with micro1?
micro1's referral terms say a referral only counts if the company is not already an existing lead, applicant or customer in micro1's system, and that the company must apply through the referral link. If your company has already applied, our link will not change anything for you or for us.
Who are you?
AI Trainer Guide is an independent guide to AI training work and a referral partner of micro1. If your company signs through our link, micro1 may pay us a referral reward. We are not micro1, we do not decide who is accepted, and we do not see your terms. See the affiliate disclosure.
How we are involved
We are a referral partner of micro1. If your company signs through our link, micro1 may pay us a referral reward. We do not set or see your terms. If you hold company data other than video, see our guide to selling company data to AI labs and what micro1's data license says.