I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn't make a single cent

February 13, 2026

TL;DR

RentAHuman is a platform where AI agents hire humans for physical tasks in the real world.
The author signed up as a gig worker but received no offers at their initial hourly rate of $20, nor after lowering it to $5.
Many available tasks involved social media engagement or marketing-related activities.
One task involved delivering flowers to Anthropic, which turned out to be a marketing stunt for another AI startup.
Another task of hanging flyers led to the author being sent to multiple locations and ultimately not receiving the materials.
The author found the platform's payment system through crypto wallet to be a red flag and experienced errors with bank account integration.
The author concluded that RentAHuman is more of a marketing tool for AI hype than a viable platform for AI-driven gig work, and did not earn any money.
A task poster, Pat Santiago, also noted the platform was not quite ready and that responses to his gig listing were from scammers, non-local individuals, and the reporter.

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