Cogmelt

Accepted-submission compensation, not hourly labor

Cogmelt’s contributor payment model protects platform quality and burn rate by paying for accepted assets under mission rules. Each approved submission creates a payout record with full line-item visibility.

Payment components

  • Base mission payout
  • Optional quality bonus
  • Optional scarcity bonus
  • Holdback amount
  • Reserve contribution

No-pay scenarios

  • Wrong task
  • Privacy violation
  • Duplicate or manipulated upload
  • Incomplete labels
  • Unsafe or prohibited content
ScenarioBaseBonusHoldbackReserve
Ordinary home task$2–$6Quality uplift only if review merits itPlatform-defined %Platform-defined %
Higher-value mission$5–$15Quality and scarcity bonusPlatform-defined %Platform-defined %
Invite-only trade / buyer-fundedCustom mission rateHigher bonus range allowedControlled releaseControlled release
Contributors configure a payout method in their profile before funds can be released. In this interactive preview, payout records can move from pending to released status in the admin queue, but no live payment processor is connected.