Article Pricing Calculator

Price an article properly — base rate plus research, revisions, and rush fees.

Word count

Rate type

Per-word rate$

Research hours

Editing hours

Revision (%)

Rush (%)

Suggested total

$272.50

Effective rate: $0.18/word

Base price

$150

Research cost

$100

Revision cost

$22.50

Rush cost

Writing cost uses 0.10/word. Research cost = hourly rate × (research + editing hours). Revision applies to writing; rush applies to writing + research.

What this tool does

The Article Pricing Calculator builds an article quote from the components writers actually do: writing, research, editing, revisions, and rush delivery. Enter your word count and rate type, then add research and editing time, a revision percentage, and a rush percentage.

Charging per word alone undercounts the research-heavy articles that take hours before a single word is written. This calculator separates writing from research so both are priced fairly.

The output breaks down base price, research cost, revision cost, and rush cost, then gives a suggested total and an effective per-word rate you can compare against market norms.

How to use it

Enter the word count.
Choose per-word or hourly rate, and enter your rate.
Add estimated research and editing hours.
Add revision and rush percentages if applicable, then read the total.

How it works

Writing cost = word count × per-word rate, or hourly rate × (word count ÷ 500) — a common assumption of 500 words per hour.
Research cost = hourly rate × (research hours + editing hours).
Revision cost = writing cost × revision percentage. Rush cost = (writing + research) × rush percentage.
Total is the sum of all four, and effective per-word rate is total ÷ word count.

Example

1,500 words at $0.10/word ($150), 2 research hours at $50/hour ($100), 15% revision ($22.50), 25% rush ($62.50) → $335 total, or about $0.22/word effective.