Airbnb 15.5% host fee calculator
Airbnb now takes 15.5% from your payout instead of 3%. Enter your prices and we'll tell you exactly what to change them to — base rate, weekends, cleaning, pet fees and a whole calendar of custom prices.
✅ Last updated Oct 1, 2026 (fee rules checked against the sources below) · By Joshua Gold · Free · No signup · Runs in your browser
Quick answer: if you paid Airbnb's usual 3% split fee before, raise every price, including cleaning, pet and extra-guest fees, by about 14.8% (0.97 ÷ 0.845) to keep the same payout under the 15.5% host-only fee. A $200 night that paid $194 now pays $169 unless you reprice; $229.59 gets you back to $194.
What changed: Airbnb's host-only fee
Until this fall most Airbnb hosts outside Europe were on the split fee: you paid about 3%, and the guest paid a separate service fee (typically around 14%) on top of your price. Airbnb has now moved hosts to a single host-only fee of 15.5% (16% in Brazil and Mexico): the guest pays exactly the price you set, and Airbnb deducts its fee from your payout. Airbnb's deadline was September 15, 2026 for hosts outside the EEA; hosts in the EEA and Switzerland follow on October 13, 2026.
Airbnb says the single fee applies to "your nightly price and any fees you add, like a cleaning, pet, or extra guest fee." Taxes are not part of the fee base.
Why the answer is +14.8%, not +18.3% or +12.5%
You'll see a lot of quick rules online. The correct "same payout" math is a ratio, not a subtraction:
- Old payout on a $100 price: $100 × (1 − 3%) = $97
- New price needed so that price × (1 − 15.5%) = $97 → $97 ÷ 0.845 = $114.79
- So the neutral raise is +14.8%.
Airbnb's own example rounds this to $115 ($115 × 0.845 = $97.18). Raising by the full 15.5% overshoots slightly. Dividing $100 by 0.845 (+18.3%) is the right formula only if you previously paid no host fee. And just "adding the 12.5-point difference" leaves you short.
Which strategy should you pick?
Keep my old payout is the break-even choice: your bank deposit per booking stays the same, and the guest total ends up close to what guests paid before. Airbnb says the old guest fee ranged from 14.1% to 16.5% of the subtotal, so after a 14.8% raise some guests pay slightly more than before and most pay slightly less. Keep the old guest total raises prices to what guests used to pay including their service fee — it earns you more per booking, but you lose the price advantage. Many hosts land in between; use Custom % and compare in the booking check.
Don't forget your cleaning fee
Because the 15.5% applies to cleaning, a $100 cleaning fee now nets you $84.50. To keep netting $100 you need to charge $118.34. Our cleaning fee calculator works out the full turnover cost.
Questions hosts ask
Is the Airbnb host fee really 15.5% now?
For most hosts, yes. Airbnb's help center says most hosts on the single (host-only) fee pay 15.5%, the remaining hosts typically pay 14%–16%, and listings in Brazil and Mexico pay 16%. Confirm the percentage in your own earnings dashboard and adjust the setting above.
Does Airbnb's 15.5% apply to the cleaning fee?
Yes. The fee is calculated on the subtotal, which includes your nightly rate plus cleaning, pet and extra-guest fees. Taxes are excluded.
How much should I raise my Airbnb prices?
If you paid the usual 3% split fee before, raising every price by about 14.8% keeps your payout the same (Airbnb's own example rounds it to 15%). Guests no longer pay a separate service fee, so the total they see stays close to what they paid before.
When did the change take effect?
Airbnb set a September 15, 2026 deadline for hosts outside the European Economic Area and October 13, 2026 for hosts in the EEA and Switzerland. The single fee applies to reservations made after your switch; earlier bookings keep the old fee.
Do I need to change my prices by hand?
Airbnb lets you edit base, weekend and custom prices in the calendar. If you use dynamic pricing or a channel manager, change the base price or add a markup there instead — otherwise it may overwrite your edits.
Is this calculator affiliated with Airbnb?
No. HostFees is independent. Airbnb is a trademark of Airbnb, Inc. This is an estimate — your payout breakdown in Airbnb is the final word.