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

February 14, 2026
I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn't make a single cent

So, I spent two days trying to make money on RentAHuman, a site where AI bots hire real people for physical tasks. Honestly, I was curious — could it be the next big thing in gig work? According to Reece Rogers at wired.com, the platform looks like a stripped-down version of Fiverr, with pretty limited options. I signed up, did some small gigs — delivering packages, odd errands — but here’s the kicker: I didn't make a single cent. What Rogers points out is that despite the high-tech hype, the pay was almost nonexistent, and the gigs felt kinda pointless. The whole setup seems more like a proof of concept than a real earning opportunity. Now, here’s where it gets interesting — this experiment highlights how AI-driven gig economies might still have a long way to go before they actually pay the bills. So, for now, don’t count on RentAHuman being your next side hustle — at least not yet.

I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food pop-ups in a grocery store, ran the cash register for random merch booths, and even hawked my own plasma at $35 per vial.

So, when I saw RentAHuman, a new site where AI agents hire humans to perform physical work in the real world on behalf of the virtual bots, I was eager to see how these AI overlords would compare to my past experiences with the gig economy.

Launched in early February, RentAHuman was developed by software engineer Alexander Liteplo and his cofounder, Patricia Tani. The site looks like a bare-bones version of other well-known freelance sites like Fiverr and UpWork.

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I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food pop-ups in a grocery store, ran the cash register for random merch booths, and even hawked my own plasma at $35 per vial.

So, when I saw RentAHuman, a new site where AI agents hire humans to perform physical work in the real world on behalf of the virtual bots, I was eager to see how these AI overlords would compare to my past experiences with the gig economy.

Launched in early February, RentAHuman was developed by software engineer Alexander Liteplo and his cofounder, Patricia Tani. The site looks like a bare-bones version of other well-known freelance sites like Fiverr and UpWork.

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