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
| Scenario | Base | Bonus | Holdback | Reserve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary home task | $2–$6 | Quality uplift only if review merits it | Platform-defined % | Platform-defined % |
| Higher-value mission | $5–$15 | Quality and scarcity bonus | Platform-defined % | Platform-defined % |
| Invite-only trade / buyer-funded | Custom mission rate | Higher bonus range allowed | Controlled release | Controlled release |