Creator Earnings
How creator earnings accrue per successful run at 80% of margin, clear from pending to available over 7 days, pay out weekly above $25, and are clawed back from pending on refund.
Overview#
Creator earnings are Edgaze accounting records for marketplace sales. They are not a bank account, deposit account, stored value balance, or guarantee that funds are immediately payable.
On each successful per-run sale, Edgaze records 80% of the creator margin for you, rounded down to the nearest cent. Compute charges are separate and do not count toward your earnings. Read Creator Earnings Guide and the Billing guides for the full path from sale to payout.
What Earnings Mean#
Creator earnings are your share of margin on successful runs, not the buyer's full displayed price. A buyer may pay margin plus compute; only the margin portion counts toward what you earn.
For legacy purchases completed before per-run pricing existed, earnings follow the split recorded at checkout, not the per-run margin model. Read Legacy Unlock.
Gross, Fee, and Net (Per-Run)#
| Record | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Run margin | The per-run margin you set for that workflow. |
| Platform fee | Edgaze's 20% share of margin, unless a separate agreement applies. |
| Creator net | 80% of margin, rounded down to the nearest cent. |
Your net amount is what counts toward payout eligibility before any holds, reversals, disputes, or adjustments.
Earnings Status#
Each successful run follows: pending, then 7-day clearing, then available, then payout.
- Pending: recorded immediately when a run completes successfully; clears automatically after a 7-day window covering refund and dispute risk.
- Available: cleared earnings, eligible for the next weekly payout once they reach the $25 minimum (smaller balances carry forward).
- Paid: transferred to your connected Stripe account on the weekly payout run.
Held until onboarding#
If you have not completed payout onboarding, earnings still accrue and still clear from pending to available on the normal 7-day schedule, but they are held and cannot be paid out until you connect a payout-ready Stripe account. Held balances are durable, are never lost, and are released for payout on the next weekly run after onboarding completes.
Payout Eligibility#
Visible earnings do not mean immediate payout release. Payout eligibility depends on Stripe Connect onboarding, verification, sanctions and compliance checks, fraud review, refund and chargeback risk, reserves, holds, account status, and platform controls.
Stripe handles payout rails. Edgaze records payout-related events for dashboard and accounting purposes. Read Payout System.
Refunds and Partial Refunds#
Clawback from pending only#
A refund claws back only from still-pending earnings tied to that run or purchase.
- If a sale is refunded while still pending, that pending amount is removed from your earnings.
- If a sale is refunded after it has already cleared and been paid out, the refund is not clawed back from you and never drives your balance negative. Edgaze absorbs that portion.
Successful runs are final#
Per-run charges after a successful run are generally final. Wallet refund requests are reviewed separately under the Refund Policy.
Partial refunds#
For partial refunds on eligible purchases, Edgaze may proportionally reduce still-pending purchase records, platform fee amount, and creator net amount.
Chargebacks and Disputes#
When a payment is disputed, the purchase may be marked disputed and creator earnings may be held or later reversed. If a dispute is lost, Edgaze may mark the purchase refunded and reverse related creator net amounts.
Chargebacks may also trigger fraud review, payout delay, account restriction, or future balance adjustments.
Platform Errors and Reconciliation#
Edgaze may correct records to address duplicate payments, delayed payment notifications, Stripe reconciliation issues, calculation errors, missing account information, fraud, abuse, or legal requirements.
Creator Responsibilities#
Creators should monitor sales, refunds, dispute rates, payout onboarding status, and pricing. High refund or dispute rates may lead to review, holds, reduced visibility, or suspension.
Related Policies#
Related policies
Back to Legal & Trust CenterHow Edgaze platform fees apply to creator margin on successful per-run sales, separate from compute recovery.
How Stripe Connect onboarding, the pending to available 7-day clearing, held-until-onboard balances, the weekly $25 payout, and refund clawback work for Edgaze creators.
How refund requests are reviewed, including wallet refund requests, the rule that successful runs are final, and effects on access and creator earnings.
How Edgaze handles card disputes, Stripe dispute records, purchase status changes, and creator earning reversals.