Google Pays Publishers for AI Search — Most Get Under 0.1%
Google Pays Publishers for AI Search — Most Get Under 0.1% Google finally put a price on your words. It is insulting. This week, The Information reported the first hard numbers on Google's quiet pilot program that pays publishers when their content feeds the company's AI search answers — and the numbers are brutal. About 100 publishers are enrolled. One participant earns more than $1 million a year . A second pulled in $50,000 to $60,000 over a few months. And for the small and midsize outlets that make up the rest of the program, the payments are less than 0.1 percent of their advertising revenue — under $1,000 over several months, in some cases. Update, Oct. 1: the questions everyone is asking How much does Google pay publishers in its AI contribution pilot? Under 0.1% of their advertising revenue on average, according to The Information's September 30 reporting, via Search Engine Roundtable — payouts range from under $1,000 over several months for small sites...