Which Airbnb Service Fee Am I Paying? (How to Check Your Host Fee in 2025)

Rental Scale-Up
Published: December 8, 2025
Pricing & Profitability

Summary

Airbnb hosts need to know which service fee model they are using: the 3% split fee or the 15.5% host-only fee. Check your service fee settings under Account > Payments > Service fee, or confirm via your payout details to ensure you're aware of the fees.

Key Insights

  • Direct hosts can check their service fee model under Account > Payments > Service fee to see which fee model is active.
  • Hosts using a PMS were automatically moved to the host-only fee.

Action Items

  • Check your service fee model under Account > Payments > Service fee.
    Effort: low
    Impact: medium
  • Double-check your fee model by reviewing your payout details to confirm the percentage being deducted.
    Effort: low
    Impact: medium

Tools & Resources

  • Rental Scale-Up: Rental Scale-Up is the source of this information.(rentalscaleup.com)

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