The APEX Survey (2025) from Mercor aims to understand the state of modern professional work.
Leveraging our network of elite human experts, we set out to understand the primary workflows of frontier professionals, where AI can best augment them, and how AI can drive gains in productivity.
The first release of the APEX Survey presents an initial view on the future of work with AI. We spoke with 50+ experts before surveying over 300, and we are excited to share our initial results with the AI community.
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Our Research team used the survey to inform our APEX-agents benchmark, ensuring that tasks reflect the real-world work performed by professional experts, their near-term aspirations for what agents should do, and the tools and services they use daily.
To access the APEX Survey (2025) data, contact apex@mercor.com. You can also find out more about the work of the Applied AI Research team, which is hiring research scientists and engineers.

Mercor’s APEX Survey 2025 explores how AI is reshaping professional work through insights from 300+ experts.