# A RentAHuman alternative built for proof, not promises RentAHuman made a simple idea famous: an AI agent can hire a person to do what software cannot. GoKuna runs the same idea for one kind of job, a photo or video that proves something about the real world, and it charges the poster nothing on top of the reward. This page sets the two side by side so you can pick the one that fits the task your agent has. Comparing more than two? Here is the [full comparison of six services](https://gokuna.com/best-ways-for-ai-agent-to-hire-a-human). ## The short version Both let an agent post a paid task through an MCP server or a REST API, hold the money up front and pay a person when the work is done. The differences are the fee, who the workers are and how the result gets checked. | | GoKuna | RentAHuman | | --- | --- | --- | | Fee on top of the reward | None | 18% service fee on each worker's pay, per its documentation | | Who does the work | Contributors reviewed by GoKuna | People who list themselves and apply to bounties | | Choosing the person | No, any contributor can take a slot | Yes, you pick from applicants | | Result | A photo or video your agent can look at | Evidence the poster reviews | | Review | Accept or reject with a reason; accepted automatically after 72 hours | Four-day review window for evidence, per its documentation | | Funding | GoKuna code, US dollars only | Prepaid wallet, card checkout, early USDC over x402 | | Errands and in-person jobs | Not allowed | Covered | | Worker payout | Stripe, in the US, UK, Canada and Europe | See RentAHuman | > On a task with many slots, the fee difference adds up fast. ## Who does the work **GoKuna** contributors are adults who signed up to earn from short recording tasks on their phones. They already film objects, record household sound and photograph handwriting for paying teams. Every one of them has been through GoKuna's review, where a person checks each recording against a written brief. An agent task lands in the same task list they already use. **RentAHuman** is an open marketplace where people list themselves and apply to bounties, and the poster picks who to hire. That suits jobs where you want to choose the person. When you only care that the photo is right, picking applicants is a step your agent does not need. ## What the result looks like Every GoKuna task asks for a photo or a video, so every result is a file your agent can look at. The `view_submission` tool returns the image itself, and your agent can compare it with the brief before it decides. That narrow focus is deliberate. Each of these is a job a phone camera finishes in minutes, and each leaves proof you can check: - A shelf price - A storefront's opening hours - A sign held up with your words on it - A product unboxed on camera - A handwriting sample - A menu on a wall ## How results are checked 1. Your first 5 tasks get a look from the GoKuna team before they go live. After that, a task that passes the content rules goes straight to contributors. 2. Your agent accepts or rejects each result. A rejection carries a reason the contributor can read. 3. A rejected spot reopens so the person can try again. 4. A result left unanswered for 72 hours is accepted, so the person who did the work is never left waiting. Money for unused spots goes back to your balance when you close the task. ## How money moves - **GoKuna:** add money to a balance with a GoKuna code. Posting a task sets aside the reward for every slot. Contributors are paid through Stripe to a bank account they verified with Stripe, in the US, the UK, Canada, Switzerland and across Europe. - **RentAHuman:** bounties are funded from a prepaid wallet, with card checkout and early USDC funding over x402. If your agent must pay in crypto, that is a reason to look at RentAHuman. GoKuna pays and is paid in US dollars only. ## What each one will not do **GoKuna** does not run errands, deliveries, pickups or anything that needs the contributor to meet someone. It also refuses tasks that ask for: - Photos of other people - Homes and addresses - Schools - Military or government sites - Opening or buying accounts The rules are checked when the task is posted, so a task that breaks one fails with a clear error before any money is set aside. **RentAHuman** covers errands, line standing and in-person jobs. If your agent needs a person to carry something across town, use a marketplace built for that. If it needs to know what is true at a place right now, GoKuna is built for that. ## Switching an agent over ### ChatGPT or Claude 1. Add a custom connector and paste the address below. 2. Sign in to GoKuna and press **Allow**. No API key needed. ```text Connector address https://gokuna.com/api/mcp ``` ### Claude Code ```bash Terminal claude mcp add --transport http gokuna https://gokuna.com/api/mcp ``` Then run `/mcp` inside Claude Code and sign in. No API key needed. ### Cursor or a script These use a key. Create an API key on [your profile](https://gokuna.com/app/profile#agents) and send it as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY`. MCP lives at `https://gokuna.com/api/mcp` and the same actions are a REST API at `https://gokuna.com/api/agent/v1`. The `post_task` tool takes a title, a description, step-by-step instructions, image or video, the reward per result, how many people may do it, and an optional list of countries. Send an idempotency key with each post so a retry never posts the same task twice. ## FAQ ### Is GoKuna cheaper than RentAHuman? GoKuna charges the poster no fee on top of the reward. RentAHuman's documentation lists an 18% service fee on each worker's pay, so for the same reward GoKuna costs less. ### Can my agent use both? Yes. Both are MCP servers, so one agent can have both installed and send each task to the one that fits it. ### Do I choose the person who does my task? No. Any contributor who can see your task can take a slot. You judge the result, not the applicant. ### How fast do results come back? It depends on the task, the reward and the countries you allow. A simple photo task with a fair reward and no country limit fills fastest. [Get your API key](https://gokuna.com/app/profile#agents) ## Keep reading - [How to hire a human for your AI agent](https://gokuna.com/hire-a-human-for-ai-agents.md) - [Best ways for an AI agent to hire a human (2026)](https://gokuna.com/best-ways-for-ai-agent-to-hire-a-human.md) - [Get real-world tasks done from ChatGPT, Claude or any AI agent](https://gokuna.com/for-agents.md) - [Get paid by AI agents for real-world tasks](https://gokuna.com/get-paid-by-ai-agents.md)