Airbnb Host Fee Calculator

How much does Airbnb charge hosts?

Airbnb runs two fee structures. Under the split fee — the default for most hosts — the host pays 3% of the booking total (nightly rate × nights, plus the cleaning fee) and the guest pays a separate service fee on top at checkout, which does not come out of your payout. Under host-only pricing, the guest pays no service fee and the host pays the whole fee: 14–16%, most commonly 15%. Host-only is mandatory for some hosts — hotels and traditional hospitality businesses, and many hosts connected through property-management software — and optional for others. On a $410 booking that is $12.30 versus $61.50, a difference of $49.20 per stay.

How it works

Airbnb charges its host fee on the booking subtotal — the nightly rate multiplied by the nights, plus the cleaning fee — before taxes. Whether you searched for an Airbnb host fee calculator, an Airbnb payout calculator or simply how much Airbnb takes, this is the whole calculation for both structures:

The cleaning fee being inside the fee base surprises new hosts: Airbnb’s percentage is charged on it just as on the nightly rate, so a $50 cleaning fee costs you $1.50 of fee under split pricing and $7.50 under host-only. Weekly and monthly discounts reduce the nightly portion before the fee is calculated, and in many jurisdictions Airbnb collects occupancy taxes from the guest separately — those taxes pass through and are not part of this calculation.

Rates used by this calculator

Source: Airbnb’s Help Centre and host resources on service fees (airbnb.com/help and airbnb.com/resources/hosting). Last verified: November 2026

Worked examples

When these fees apply — and the limitations

This calculator covers Airbnb’s standard host fees on the booking subtotal. It does not include:

• Taxes — in many jurisdictions Airbnb collects occupancy tax or VAT from the guest and remits it; those amounts pass through outside this calculation, and your own income tax is yours to handle.
• Who must use host-only pricing — hotels, aparthotels and similar traditional hospitality listings, and hosts connected via certain property-management software, are put on host-only fees by Airbnb; some regions differ. Check your own listing’s fee page in your host settings.
• Discounts and adjustments — weekly/monthly discounts, special offers and resolution-centre adjustments change the subtotal before the fee is worked out.
• Co-host splits and cleaning costs — what you pay a co-host or a cleaner comes out of your payout afterwards; the calculator shows the platform payout, not your final profit.
• Cancellations — payouts on cancelled bookings follow your cancellation policy, not this arithmetic.

Payouts are typically released about 24 hours after the guest checks in. Confirm your structure and rate on Airbnb’s own host pages before making pricing decisions.

Comparing your options

Hosts weighing the two structures are really choosing who sees the fee: split fee keeps your nightly economics intact but adds a visible service fee to the guest’s total at checkout; host-only shows the guest one clean price, which some hosts find converts better, at the cost of roughly five times the fee. The wider comparison is Airbnb versus taking the booking direct: a direct booking has no platform fee, but you pay card processing yourself (around 3% — see the Stripe fee calculator) and you lose Airbnb’s demand, payments handling and host guarantees. Vrbo, the other big short-stay platform, prices hosting differently again, with its own commission structure — compare payouts per booking, never headline rates.