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Figure Index
Figure Index is Figure's app for recording everyday tasks. Creators receive a recording device and are paid by the minute. On August 25, 2026 Figure reported 264,000 downloads across 108 countries, over 44,000 weekly active users and $15M paid to creators to date, and in September it said it had pretrained its Helix 2.5 robot model on Index footage. By October 21, 2026 its page listed 111 countries and $35M paid to contributors. These are company figures, not earnings per worker.
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Is Figure Index legit?
Researched October 2026 · 10 sourcesYes. Index is Figure AI's own app, published by Figure AI Inc., and Figure says it has paid creators $35M. But no per-minute rate is public, new sign-ups join a waitlist, and we found no creator describing their own pay. The main risk is not knowing what you will earn: Figure publishes no per-minute rate, payout method or creator terms before you are accepted, and you film inside your home for a dataset that trains Figure's robots. It pays Paid per minute of recorded tasks.
Joined through its own application (it publishes no job postings)
Index is run by Figure AI Inc. of San Jose, California, the humanoid robot maker that raised over $1 billion at a $39 billion valuation in September 2025. The app ran in stealth for four months and launched publicly on August 25, 2026. In September 2026 Figure said it had pretrained its Helix 2.5 robot model on Index footage.
Accepted creators receive a recording device and are paid by the minute for recorded tasks; Figure publishes no rate, payout method or schedule. Its page (October 28, 2026) lists 111 countries and $35M paid to contributors, up from $15M in its August 25 launch post. These are company totals, not earnings per person.
Apple App Store (US) 4.9/5 (8 ratings) · Apple App Store (Canada) 2.7/5 (3 ratings). Read October 2026.
Its page lists 111 countries (October 2026; 108 in August); 18+ only. New sign-ups join a waitlist because demand is high.
We found no documented scam using the Index name as of October 28, 2026. Install it only from the App Store or Google Play listing published by Figure AI Inc.; Figure sends the recording device to accepted creators, so anyone charging for a device, a code or a spot off the waitlist is not Figure, as the FTC warns.
What people praise
- Its Google Play listing is published by Figure AI Inc. under its own name, with its San Jose address and a support address, index-app@figure.ai.
- Figure says accepted creators are sent a recording device and paid by the minute while they do their everyday tasks; it mentions no fee to join.
- Figure reported in September 2026 that Index footage raised its robot's success in 30 unseen homes from 9% to 56%, so the recordings are used as described.
What people complain about
- No per-minute rate or creator agreement is public. The only terms on figure.ai are its website terms, last updated February 1, 2023.
- Sign-up is a waitlist: its listing says demand is very high, and a US App Store reviewer was still waiting on August 31, 2026.
- A Canadian App Store reviewer (August 2026) said Canada was missing from the country list at sign-up.
- Figure's privacy policy covers "sensory data" such as photos, videos or recordings of you and of your environment, so your home is part of what you hand over.
Best for: Adults 18 and over in a country Index accepts who do chores at home anyway, want to be paid by the minute, and can wait for a spot. Not for: Anyone who needs to know the rate before filming, anyone uneasy about recording inside their home, and anyone under 18.
Honest catches
- Pay here is stated by the employer, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
Sources for this review
- Figure: Index (111 countries, $35M paid to contributors, paid by the minute), read Oct 28, 2026
- Figure: Introducing Index (Aug 25, 2026)
- Figure: Helix 2.5, pretrained on Index (Sep 17, 2026)
- Figure: Series C at a $39 billion valuation (Sep 16, 2025)
- Google Play: Figure INDEX by Figure AI Inc. (1K+ downloads, no rating yet), read Oct 28, 2026
- Apple App Store (US): Figure INDEX by Figure AI Inc. (4.9/5, 8 ratings, 18+), read Oct 28, 2026
- Apple App Store (Canada): Figure INDEX (2.7/5, 3 ratings), read Oct 28, 2026
- Figure: Privacy Policy (last updated Jan 21, 2026), read Oct 28, 2026
- Figure: Terms & Conditions (last updated Feb 1, 2023), read Oct 28, 2026
- FTC: That job offer text is probably a scam (Apr 30, 2026)
What Figure Index pays
Stated by the employer · updated 2026-10-21Researched rate card (stated by the employer), updated 2026-10-21
Figure's Index page states $35M paid to contributors (read October 21, 2026; $15M in its August 25 announcement); the per-minute rate is not published. This is a dated company total, not current earnings per worker.
| Role | Work type | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Index Creator (record everyday tasks at home) | Egocentric Capture | per minute of recorded tasks |
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Live Figure Index roles
Figure Index does not publish a public job feed.
Applications go through Figure Index's own site, and once you have an account it matches you to work.
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Kinds of work at Figure Index
Open any of them for the day-to-day tasks, every employer hiring for it and market-wide pay.
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What our research records about Figure Index
3 dated facts from public sources (the company itself, filings, regulators, courts and the press), each kept with the publication it comes from in one of our research reports. Newest first; the newest is from 29 Oct 2026.
Figure's Index page now also offers to send Index creators into people's homes to help with daily tasks and chores, and to deploy labor at businesses such as logistics sites, restaurants, factories and offices.
Source: Figure (company site) · In Robot data vendors
Figure pretrained its Helix 2.5 robot model entirely on Index footage and said Index pretraining alone raised the robot's zero-shot success in 30 unseen Bay Area homes from 9% to 56%.
Source: Figure (company blog) · In Robot data vendors
Figure said in September 2026 that Index was generating roughly 35 minutes of new human task video every second.
Source: Figure (company blog) · In Robot data vendors
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Frequently asked questions
Is Figure Index legit?
Yes. Index is Figure AI's own app, published by Figure AI Inc., and Figure says it has paid creators $35M. But no per-minute rate is public, new sign-ups join a waitlist, and we found no creator describing their own pay. The main risk is not knowing what you will earn: Figure publishes no per-minute rate, payout method or creator terms before you are accepted, and you film inside your home for a dataset that trains Figure's robots.
Is Figure Index a scam?
No. Figure Index is a real company. We found no documented scam using the Index name as of October 28, 2026. Install it only from the App Store or Google Play listing published by Figure AI Inc.; Figure sends the recording device to accepted creators, so anyone charging for a device, a code or a spot off the waitlist is not Figure, as the FTC warns.
Does Figure Index pay?
Yes. Launched Aug 2026 by Figure (one of the best-funded humanoid programs); framed as the largest, most diverse robot dataset in the world. Payouts: Paid by the minute for recorded tasks, through the Index app.
How much does Figure Index pay?
Paid per minute of recorded tasks. Figure's Index page states $35M paid to contributors (read October 21, 2026; $15M in its August 25 announcement); the per-minute rate is not published. This is a dated company total, not current earnings per worker.
Is Figure Index worth it?
Pay at Figure Index: Paid per minute of recorded tasks. It works best as flexible, project-by-project income, since each project sets its own pay, equipment and eligibility. Worth knowing: Apple App Store (US) 4.9/5 (8 ratings) · Apple App Store (Canada) 2.7/5 (3 ratings).
How does Figure Index pay out?
Paid by the minute for recorded tasks, through the Index app.
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