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Pay only for what you use.
The price you (the Requester) pay for a Human Intelligence Task ("HIT") is comprised of two components: the amount you pay Workers, plus a fee you pay Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) which is based on the amount you pay Workers. Additional details are as follows:
Worker Reward
- You decide how much to pay Workers for each assignment.
MTurk Fee
- 20% fee on the reward and bonus amount (if any) you pay Workers.
- HITs with 10 or more assignments will be charged an additional 20% fee on the reward you pay Workers.
- The minimum fee is $0.01 per assignment or bonus payment.
Masters Qualification
- There is an additional fee for using the Masters Qualification (What is the Masters Qualification?)
- The fee is 5% of the reward you pay Workers.
Premium Qualifications
- There is an additional fee for using Premium Qualifications (How do I use Premium Qualifications?)
- The additional fee per assignment starts at $0.05 and varies depending on the qualification. View the full list of Premium Qualifications and their associated fees.