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| title: "Referral, affiliate, and creator programs" | ||
| sidebarTitle: "Referral programs" | ||
| description: "Earn additional revenue through Runpod's referral, affiliate, and creator programs. Review account, billing, and management details for Runpod." | ||
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| Runpod offers three programs that help you earn additional revenue while helping us grow our community. Whether you're referring new users, creating popular templates, or driving significant traffic, there's a program that fits your contribution style. | ||
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| ## Runpod referral program | ||
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| - **Bonus credits** for both you and your referral after they load \$10 on their account. The bonus amount depends on your location: | ||
| - **Non-European customers** receive a random weighted bonus between \$5 and \$500. | ||
| - **European customers** receive a fixed \$5 bonus. | ||
| - **Cross-region referrals**: If a European customer refers a non-European customer, the European customer receives \$5 and the non-European customer receives the random weighted bonus (\$5-\$500). If a non-European customer refers a European customer, the non-European customer receives the random weighted bonus and the European customer receives \$5. | ||
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| If you referred users before June 16, 2025, you're part of our beta program group. This means you'll continue earning commissions on their spend indefinitely, not just for 6 months. | ||
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| ### Eligibility requirements | ||
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| For a referral to qualify for rewards, the person you refer must meet the following requirements: | ||
| For a referral to qualify for rewards, the person you refer must meet all of the following requirements: | ||
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| - They must sign up using Google SSO. Referrals who sign up through any other method are not eligible for rewards. | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. Google SSO eligibility bullet ("They must sign up using Google SSO. Referrals who sign up through any other method are not eligible for rewards.") was restated verbatim in PR reviewer lavanya-gunreddi's PR #801 review comment (2026-08-20) as part of the full four-item eligibility list. Wording is identical to the fact already present in the prior published version of this page, so this is a dual-sourced, high-confidence claim (pre-existing doc content + reviewer confirmation), not a new/unverified fact. Source: #801 (comment) |
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| - They must be a first-time Runpod user. If they previously had a Runpod account under the same email address, they are not eligible. | ||
| - They must be a first-time Runpod user. Users who previously had a Runpod account under the same email address, including deleted accounts, are not eligible for referral rewards. | ||
| - They must have signed up after June 15, 2025. Accounts created before this date are not eligible. | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. New claim: referred users must have signed up after June 15, 2025 to be eligible; accounts before that date are ineligible. Source: verbatim requirement supplied by PR reviewer lavanya-gunreddi (Runpod maintainer, authoritative source for their own referral program) in PR #801 review comment dated 2026-08-20. This exact date/fact is NOT independently corroborated elsewhere in the docs: line 24 of this page documents a June 16, 2025 cutoff for referrer-beta grandfathering (a different program/date), and line 48 documents a June 26, 2025 cutoff for affiliate-beta status (also a different program/date). Neither confirms nor contradicts a June 15, 2025 referred-user signup cutoff. Linear keyword search for independent corroboration was unavailable (tooling gap). Carried as reviewer-sourced per instruction; flagged unverified, not treated as a blocking correction. Source: #801 (comment) |
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| - They must load at least \$10 onto their account. The bonus credits are awarded only after this minimum \$10 load. | ||
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| ## Runpod affiliate program | ||
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| The affiliate program is designed for high-performing referrers who want to earn cash instead of credits. Through our partnership with Partnerstack, eligible referrers can earn 10% cash commissions on all referral spend. | ||
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| ### Eligibility and rewards | ||
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| Once you opt into the affiliate program, this decision is permanent. Choose carefully based on whether you prefer cash payments or Runpod Credits. | ||
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| For beta program participants (users referred before June 26, 2025), a special arrangement applies. These users will be eligible for Partnerstack commissions during their first 6 months. After that period, they'll return to the standard referral program but continue generating commissions indefinitely. | ||
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| ## Runpod creator program | ||
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| Getting started with any of these programs is straightforward: | ||
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| 1. Navigate to your [referral dashboard](https://www.console.runpod.io/user/referrals) in the Runpod console. | ||
| 2. Find your unique referral link (it will look something like `https://runpod.io?ref=5t99c9je`). | ||
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| 3. Share this link with potential users through your preferred channels. | ||
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| For the creator program, simply publish templates through your Runpod account and promote them to potential users. | ||
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| ## Important details | ||
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| Understanding how these programs work will help you maximize your earnings: | ||
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| 1. **Referral commissions are based on actual usage, not purchases.** If someone you refer buys \$1,000 in credits, you won't earn commission until they actually use those credits on Pods or Serverless workloads. | ||
| 2. **New accounts only.** Referral links only work for brand new Runpod users. If someone already has an account, referring them won't generate commissions. | ||
| 3. **Bonus credit distribution varies by location.** Non-European customers receive credits through a weighted random system between \$5 and \$500, while European customers receive a fixed \$5 bonus. For non-European customers, most will receive a bonus of \$5, with about 96% receiving \$10 or less. | ||
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| ## Support | ||
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| Have questions about maximizing your earnings or need help with any of these programs? [Contact our support team](https://contact.runpod.io/hc/en-us/requests/new) for assistance. | ||
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| Remember, if you're transitioning to the affiliate program, you'll keep all earnings accumulated through the referral program before making the switch. | ||
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Corroborates new eligibility bullet at line 32 ($10 minimum top-up required before referral bonus is awarded). The "How rewards work" section already documents that bonus credits are awarded "after they load $10 on their account," so restating this as an eligibility requirement is internally consistent with existing, previously-verified page content.
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