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Guide, updated 1 Nov 2026
How much does UGC cost in 2026?
We collected UGC creator rates from the published guides of Billo, Influee, Insense and JoinBrands, plus shipping and timing. Here is what a UGC video costs, what adds to it, and a calculator for your own numbers.
- Rates from 4 platforms
- Sources checked 31 Oct 2026
- Calculator included
Calculator example: 4 videos a month
- Creator UGC$908
- Worvik AI UGC$299
- You keep$609
Creator fee $150, usage rights 30%, product $20 and shipping $12 per video. Change them in the calculator below.
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01Short answer
The short answer
Sources: Billo (2026), Influee (2025), USPS (October 2026) and Soona (2025). The widest range we found is Insense's: $50 to $3,000 and up. Links at the bottom of this page.
- A video from an experienced creator
- $150 to $350
- A video from a new creator
- $50 to $150
- Median creator fee
- about $175
- Usage rights to run it as an ad
- +20% to 50%
- Shipping your product to the creator
- about $10 to $14
- Brief to finished video
- about 2 to 3 weeks
02Calculator
UGC cost calculator.
Start values: an experienced creator at the low end of Billo's range, 30% for usage rights, and USPS 1 lb shipping. The product cost is yours to set. Change any number.
Worvik prices: $99 for one video, $299 for 4, $549 for 8 and $899 for 15 a month. Usage rights are included once paid.
03Compared
What adds to the price.
The creator fee is only the start.
Usage rights for paid ads
+20% to 50% of the fee
Source: Billo, Jun 2026
Whitelisting (ads run from the creator's account)
+50% to 100%
Source: Billo, Jun 2026
Raw footage
+30% to 50%
Source: Influee, 2025
An extra hook
about $50 each
Source: Influee, 2025
Rush delivery
+25% to 50%
Source: Influee, 2025; JoinBrands, Aug 2026
Shipping one product, 1 lb
$10.05 to $13.65
Source: USPS retail, Oct 2026
The sources do not agree on every add-on. Influee, for example, lists whitelisting at 30% a month. Ask each creator for a full quote before you compare.
04Good to know
What does AI UGC cost?
Ours: $99 for a single video, or monthly plans at $299 for 4, $549 for 8 and $899 for 15 videos, about $60 to $75 a video.
Usage rights are included once paid, and your first video is free. See pricing.
What you give up, and when a real creator is worth the money, is in AI UGC vs creator UGC.
05Questions
Straight answers.
01How much do UGC creators charge per video?
Billo puts new creators at $50 to $150 a video, experienced creators at $150 to $350 and premium creators at $350 to $500 and up. Influee reports a median of about $175.
02Why does UGC cost more for ads?
Running a video as a paid ad usually needs usage rights, which Billo puts at 20% to 50% on top of the fee. Running it from the creator's own account, called whitelisting, costs more: 50% to 100% at Billo.
03How long does UGC take?
Soona puts the whole process at about 2 to 3 weeks: the creator has 7 days after the product arrives, then come your review and any revisions. Our first AI UGC video takes 3 to 5 working days.
04Are these prices final?
No. They are published ranges, checked on 31 Oct 2026. Every creator and platform quotes its own price.
06Sources
Sources
- billo.app
Billo, UGC content creator guide
Page date: 4 Sep 2026
- billo.app
Billo, UGC usage rights guide
Page date: 25 Jun 2026
- influee.co
Influee, UGC price guide
Page date: 18 Apr 2025
- insense.pro
Insense, UGC creator rates
Page date: 14 Sep 2026
- joinbrands.com
JoinBrands, UGC creator rates
Page date: 15 Aug 2026
- pe.usps.com
USPS Ground Advantage retail prices
Page date: price list from 4 Oct 2026
- support.soona.co
Soona, content submission timeline
Page date: 7 May 2025
Every page was opened on 31 Oct 2026. These are published ranges from platforms that sell creator UGC, not invoices. Prices change, so check the source before you compare.
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