Quick answer
Airbnb currently documents two home-stay fee structures. Most hosts on the single-fee structure pay 15.5% from their payout, while most split-fee hosts pay 3% and guests generally pay 14.1% to 16.5% on top of the booking subtotal. Use the calculators below with the rate shown in your own Airbnb Earnings breakdown.
Last checked August 6, 2026. Airbnb says fee structures, rates, and transition timing can vary by listing, host, country, booking, and currency. This independent calculator estimates home-stay economics before taxes and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Airbnb.
Airbnb host fee and profit calculators
Compare the fee split for one home-stay reservation or estimate profit after the booking costs you enter. Results update instantly in your browser.
For example, pet or extra-guest fees.
Preset: 15.5% host fee and no separate guest fee. Edit the rate if your Earnings breakdown differs. Currency selection changes formatting only; no conversion is performed.
Estimated booking breakdown
Amounts are before occupancy taxes, VAT/GST, withholding, and currency conversion.
Nightly charges
$600.00Booking subtotal
$675.00Airbnb host service fee
$104.63Airbnb guest service fee
$0.00Airbnb fees combined
$104.63Guest total before tax
$675.00Estimated host payout
$570.37Where the guest payment goes
What are Airbnb's current home host fee structures?
Airbnb's current service-fee guidance describes a split fee and a single fee for home stays. Both are percentages of the booking subtotal: the nightly price plus fees charged by the host, excluding Airbnb's guest service fee and taxes.
Airbnb single fee versus split fee
| Fee item | Single fee | Split fee |
|---|---|---|
| Typical host service fee | 15.5% for most hosts; remaining hosts typically 14%–16% | 3% for most hosts |
| Guest service fee | No separate guest service fee | Generally 14.1%–16.5% of the booking subtotal |
| Brazil and Mexico | 16% host fee | 4% host fee; guest fee can still vary |
| Who may be required to use it | Traditional hospitality, software-connected hosts, and specified countries | Eligible hosts not required to use the single fee |
What changed with Airbnb fees in 2026?
Airbnb's fee migration is staged rather than universal on one date. Airbnb's July 29 update says hosts using property or channel management software who have not yet switched will move to the single fee on October 13, 2026. Airbnb separately provides transition tooling for eligible home hosts who do not use property management software, so account notices still matter.
- Airbnb describes the standard single host fee as 15.5%, based on its global average service fees.
- Airbnb provides a one-time price-adjustment tool for eligible home hosts who do not use property management software during their transition.
- The single fee applies only to reservations made after a host switches; earlier confirmed reservations keep their prior fee treatment.
- Because notices can be account- and region-specific, the Payments settings and Earnings breakdown are more reliable than a general deadline for one listing.
How the fee split and payout calculation works
- Nightly charges = nightly rate multiplied by number of nights.
- Booking subtotal = nightly charges plus cleaning fee and other host-added fees.
- Host service fee = booking subtotal multiplied by the host fee rate, rounded to the nearest currency minor unit.
- Guest service fee = booking subtotal multiplied by the guest fee rate, rounded to the nearest currency minor unit.
- Estimated host payout = booking subtotal minus the host service fee.
- Guest total before tax = booking subtotal plus the guest service fee.
A $675 single-fee example
At the calculator defaults, $200 per night for three nights plus a $75 cleaning fee creates a $675 subtotal. A 15.5% host fee rounds to $104.63, leaving an estimated $570.37 host payout before other deductions.
Cleaning and extra fees are part of the fee base
A cleaning fee may reimburse a real turnover expense, but it is still host-charged revenue in Airbnb's service-fee calculation. The same principle applies to extra-guest, pet, and other host-added fees. Enter what the guest is charged under host fees, then enter the actual cost separately in the profit tab so revenue and expense are not confused.
How to reprice after a single-fee switch
A percentage increase equal to the new fee does not precisely preserve a former payout because the old host fee also disappears. To preserve a payout, calculate: old subtotal multiplied by (1 minus the old host fee rate), divided by (1 minus the new host fee rate). Moving from 3% to 15.5% produces an increase of about 14.8%. To net the full old subtotal instead of the former after-fee payout, divide the target payout by 0.845, an increase of about 18.34%.
Airbnb recommends checking every adjusted price, including cleaning fees, discounts, promotions, and Smart Pricing limits. Raising a price can also change occupancy or lodging taxes and how competitive the listing appears, so calculator output should be treated as a scenario rather than a pricing recommendation.
What these calculators do not include
- Occupancy, lodging, sales, income, withholding, VAT, or GST taxes.
- Currency conversion or payout-method transaction fees.
- Discounts, promotions, refunds, cancellation adjustments, or co-host payouts unless entered as another booking cost.
- Mortgage or rent, utilities, insurance, licensing, depreciation, maintenance reserves, and other fixed property overhead.
- Airbnb Services or Experiences, which use different fee rules from home stays.
Estimate, then verify
Use this page to understand the flow of one reservation, not as an invoice, tax calculation, accounting record, or guarantee of an Airbnb payout. Confirm the actual fee and deductions in Airbnb before changing a listing price.
For hosts
Explore StayPerk's host workflow for manuals, add-ons, guest services, and payouts.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers related to this resource.
What percentage does Airbnb charge hosts in 2026?
Airbnb says most home hosts on the single-fee structure pay 15.5%. Remaining single-fee hosts typically pay 14% to 16%, while home listings in Brazil and Mexico pay 16%. Under the split-fee structure, most hosts pay 3%, with a 4% host fee for listings in Brazil and Mexico. Your Earnings breakdown is the best source for your actual rate.
How does Airbnb's 15.5% fee affect host payout?
On the single-fee structure, a 15.5% host service fee is deducted from the booking subtotal. A $1,000 subtotal would therefore produce an estimated $845 host payout before taxes, withholding, co-host payouts, or other deductions.
Does Airbnb charge its service fee on the cleaning fee?
Yes. Airbnb describes the fee base as the nightly price plus fees charged by the host, such as cleaning or extra-guest fees. Taxes and Airbnb's separate guest service fee are excluded from that booking subtotal.
Is Airbnb's split-fee structure still available?
Airbnb's current Help Center still documents split fee and single fee, but says the split-fee structure will no longer be available to certain hosts. Traditional hospitality listings, property-management-software users, and hosts in certain countries may be required to use the single fee. Check the fee shown for your own listing and reservations.
How much should a host raise prices when moving from 3% to 15.5%?
To preserve the payout from a 3% host fee when moving to a 15.5% host fee, the exact before-tax adjustment is about 14.8%: multiply the old subtotal by 0.97 and divide by 0.845. Actual results can differ because of taxes, discounts, promotions, fee rates, and rounding.
Does this Airbnb fee calculator include taxes or fixed property costs?
No. The calculator excludes occupancy tax, VAT, GST, income tax, currency conversion, withholding, financing, mortgage or rent, utilities, insurance, depreciation, and other fixed property overhead. The profit tab subtracts only Airbnb's host fee and the per-booking costs entered by the user.
Useful StayPerk pages
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Sources
- Airbnb service fees - Airbnb Help Center
- Simplifying Airbnb service fees - Airbnb Resource Center
- Using the Airbnb price adjustment tool - Airbnb Help Center
- Calculating your payout - Airbnb Help Center
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