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Brands Open at 27% of a Creator's Quote, Deal Data Shows [2026]

A 124-conversation deal log shows brands open at a median 27% of the quote, and a typical sponsored video closes at 1,250 dollars. What to do with it.

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Key questions

How much do brands pay creators for one sponsored video?
In Ames Create's deal log, 10 single-video deals that closed paid 250 to 4,000 dollars per video, with 1,250 dollars in the middle.
How low is a brand's first offer usually?
When a brand named its own number for work a creator had already quoted, the offer was a median 27 percent of the quote, across 8 offers.
What do brands pay per 1,000 views?
Rate guides from Modash and Karat put a sponsored Instagram Reel at about 15 to 35 dollars per 1,000 views.

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