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title: Creator Earnings
description: 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.
source: https://www.edgaze.ai/docs/creator-earnings
last_updated: 2026-03-15
section: legal
---
# 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](/docs/billing/creator-earnings-guide) and the [Billing guides](/docs/billing) 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](/docs/billing/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](/docs/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](/docs/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

- [Marketplace Fees](/docs/marketplace-fees)
- [Payout System](/docs/payout-system)
- [Refund Policy](/docs/refund-policy)
- [Chargeback Policy](/docs/chargeback-policy)