How Much Does a Wikipedia Page Cost and Why?

My New Page Creation fee is £900 upfront for drafting, redrafting, revising, testing and refining the content in Studio, and uploading it to Wikipedia, plus a further £900 commission on the success criteria in your accepted order. The Studio subscription is separate: eligible new customers receive seven days free, then plans start at £49/month. A card is required. The trial includes one assessment request. Draft Reviews cost £24.50 separately.

Updated 9 November 2026. This guide explains my current charges and replaces the earlier pricing on this page. The plans and prices page lists the services available through your Studio account.

How is the cost of a Wikipedia page broken down?

There are three parts to commissioning a new article: the platform subscription, the initial assessment and the editorial project. They cover different work.

• WikiNative Studio: from £49 per month. A subscription is required. It provides your private workspace, hosting, testing, updates and your plan’s assessment allowance.
• Preliminary Notability Assessment: £49, or one included assessment credit. I examine whether the available reliable, independent coverage supports a new article before you commission drafting.
• New Page Creation: £1,800. The first £900 payment covers the agreed research, drafting, revisions, checking and preparation. The second £900 payment becomes due under the agreed completion triggers.
• Draft Review: £24.50 if you want me to review an existing draft. This is a separate service, paid before I review the material in your Studio scratch pad. It is not included in assessment credits and does not replace a notability assessment.

Suppose you activate a Solo trial and use the included assessment request. Studio access costs £0 for 168 hours. If you separately commission New Page Creation during the trial, its £900 upfront fee is payable immediately. Unless you cancel before the trial deadline, Solo then costs £49 per month. The first subscription payment and upfront project fee total £949; the further £900 commission is due only under your accepted order’s success criteria. Cancelling the subscription does not cancel a separate project contract. This example excludes a Draft Review and any additional work.

Your overall cost depends on the Studio plan you choose, how long you subscribe, whether you use an included assessment credit and any additional work you commission. The £1,800 project fee does not include your monthly subscription. I agree the deliverables and revision scope with you before work begins.

What does the £1,800 project fee cover?

I research the sources, develop an appropriate structure, write neutral encyclopaedic prose and prepare the references and WikiText. You review the draft and leave written comments in your private Studio workspace. I revise and test the draft in Studio, then publish the finished article directly on Wikipedia.

The same payment structure applies whether I am creating the article from the beginning or working with material you have prepared yourself or in-house. The amount of material, the work required and the project scope are agreed at the outset. Read my Wikipedia page creation process for more detail.

The further £900 commission is due on the successful-completion criteria stated in your accepted project order. I agree those criteria before you order; existing projects retain their agreed terms. Read the terms and conditions before commissioning work.

Why is a Studio subscription required?

All my Wikipedia projects take place in WikiNative Studio. Your sources, assessments, drafts, comments and revisions stay together in one private workspace. The subscription pays for that platform and your plan’s assessment allowance; the project fee pays for the professional editorial work we agree.

All four plans include private WikiNative Studio access and live presence. You can see when I am active during Monday–Thursday, 9am–5pm UK time, then use the draft comments and Discussion to work through your project with me. Feedback can be left at any time. Presence updates automatically. Saved changes on the draft page, including comments, replies, suggestions, editorial notes and draft revisions, appear automatically. Refresh or reopen separate Discussion pages to see new contributions. Online does not promise an immediate reply, uninterrupted availability or a guaranteed response time. This does not change the separately agreed editorial fees.

The subscription does not buy protection from Wikipedia editors or control over an article. It does not include unlimited drafting, revisions, calls or personal support. Additional work is separately charged. Additional live Wikipedia editing is £120 per hour; other services are charged at their listed or separately quoted price.

Aren’t Wikipedia pages supposed to be free?

Yes. Wikipedia does not charge a publication fee. My charges pay for my time researching, writing, reviewing and preparing your project, and for the Studio platform. They are not payments to Wikipedia or its volunteer editors.

My New Page Creation work establishes and demonstrates the subject’s relevant notability through the evidence; commissioning the work cannot manufacture it. The initial assessment identifies a potential route, which research and drafting must substantiate. You do not own the published page or have the final say over its content.

What if Wikipedia declines or deletes the article?

I cannot guarantee publication, retention, a search ranking or a Google Knowledge Panel. The initial £900 covers the agreed professional work; the further commission follows your accepted order’s success criteria. Statutory refunds and remedies remain available. An assessment and private testing help identify problems, but they are not approval from Wikipedia.

Once your Studio subscription or eligible trial is active, record any declined draft or deleted article in your private workspace before the project starts. I need to inspect the earlier work and discussions to assess the sources, identify the issues and agree the next steps. Any further work outside the agreed scope is separately priced.

What if I only need an existing page updated?

That is an editing project. Start with a Preliminary Viability Assessment, which costs £73.50 for subscribers or one included assessment credit. The assessment examines the changes you want and the evidence supporting them. My Wikipedia editing services page explains the process and editorial fees.

Start with your Studio trial

Card required. Plans from £49/month after seven days, renewing monthly unless cancelled. Cancel before your trial ends to avoid the first subscription payment. One trial assessment per account. Draft Reviews and editorial work are charged separately. Private reports and drafts are reviewed inside Studio under the private-use terms.

I am based in the UK and work on the English Wikipedia with clients internationally. Activate your Studio subscription or eligible seven-day trial first. Once it is active, order a Preliminary Notability Assessment and submit the subject’s name, source links and previous Wikipedia history in your private workspace. I accept no project briefs or materials before account activation, including from agencies.