10% when you get paid.
Nothing before that.
mehenot charges freelancers a 10% service fee on each payment they receive. Clients pay no platform fee.
The client's money is held by mehenot until the work is approved.
Client pays
৳10,000
Service fee (10%)
−৳1,000
Freelancer receives
৳9,000
What costs nothing
Signing up, posting a project, applying for work and listing your first service cost nothing. The fee is charged only when a freelancer gets paid. mehenot AI is paid for separately with credits.
- Creating an account and a profile
- Posting a project, however many you need
- Applying to projects
- Listing your first service
- Messaging, contracts and milestones
Why the 10% exists
The 10% pays for the escrow that holds a client's money until work is approved, payment support in taka, dispute handling and the people who review every listing. mehenot is a business, and that fee is how it stays open.
mehenot AI is priced separately, in credits: from one credit a reply (two when it builds something for you); a long conversation can cost more, because the price follows what the reply actually uses. Every new account starts with 10 credits; more can be bought (1 credit = ৳1, or ৳500 for 650).
What the others charge
Global marketplaces charge a freelancer up to 20% and bill in dollars. mehenot charges 10% and pays out in taka through bKash, Nagad or bank transfer.
| Platform | Freelancer pays | Client pays |
|---|---|---|
| mehenot | 10% from the freelancer | No fee |
| Fiverr | 20% flat on every order | Service fee on top of the order |
| Upwork | 0–15% per contract | Marketplace fee, plus paid Connects for freelancers |
| Freelancer.com | 10% or $5 minimum | Project fee on top |
Competitor fees taken from each platform’s public pricing pages, checked September 2026.
Questions
- How much does mehenot cost?
mehenot charges freelancers a 10% service fee on each payment they receive. Clients pay no platform fee.
On a ৳10,000 project the client pays ৳10,000 and the freelancer receives ৳9,000.
Signing up, posting a project, applying for work and listing your first service cost nothing. The fee is charged only when a freelancer gets paid. mehenot AI is paid for separately with credits.
- Why does mehenot take 10%?
The 10% pays for the escrow that holds a client's money until work is approved, payment support in taka, dispute handling and the people who review every listing. mehenot is a business, and that fee is how it stays open.
Global marketplaces charge a freelancer up to 20% and bill in dollars. mehenot charges 10% and pays out in taka through bKash, Nagad or bank transfer.
- Do clients pay a fee on mehenot?
No. A client pays the price agreed with the freelancer and nothing on top.
The 10% service fee comes out of the freelancer's payment.
- When exactly is the fee taken?
- When the client approves the work and the payment is released. Nothing is charged for listing, bidding or waiting, and there is no monthly subscription.
The fee is how mehenot stays open, and keeping it low is the point: a Bangladeshi freelancer keeps ৳9,000 of a ৳10,000 project here, paid in taka, with no dollar account in the way.
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