Pay real people. Get real answers.
Pay your respondents — in vibe credits, gift cards, or cash. Whether you're an indie researcher, a startup PM, a professor, an agency, or a full research firm. Every respondent is a verified human. No bot farms. No survey-mill garbage. Just signal.
A Vexa Plus and up feature.
Who it's for
Anyone who wants to pay for honest answers.
Paid responses isn't a portals-only thing. If you're on Vexa Plus or higher, you can run incentivized studies the moment this ships.
Indie researchers
Solo academics, journalists, and writers who need real human input without buying into a 12-month panel contract.
Startups & PMs
Validate a feature, a name, a price, or a landing page in hours — not weeks. Pay only for completes.
Agencies & consultancies
Spin up white-label studies for clients. Export raw data, build the deck, send the bill.
Research firms
Replace bot-riddled panels with verified humans. Full demographic targeting, attention checks, and audit trail.
Why vexavibes for paid responses
Verified humans only
Every respondent passes our human-verification layer before they ever see your study. The #1 problem with Prolific, MTurk, and Pollfish — bot farms gaming rewards — is solved at the platform level.
Aura-targeted respondents
Every user has a public reputation score earned over time. Pay only the highest-quality respondents, reject low-effort completes, and never pay for fraud.
Built-in screeners
Target by category interests, demographics, location, and past behavior — without buying a separate panel. The audience is already here.
Pick the reward rail that fits your study.
Pilot studies on credits. Production studies on cash. Mix and match per project.
Vibe credits
Plus & upRespondents redeem in our existing rewards catalog. Zero payout friction, zero platform fee.
Gift cards
Max & upAmazon, Visa, 100+ brands worldwide. Respondents pick what they want.
Cash payouts
Max & upPayPal or bank deposit. Most professional, includes tax handling for US payouts. Portals get priority queue and the lowest fees.
How fees work
Transparent. Tier-friendly. No surprises.
We make money when you make money work. Platform fee on top of each respondent payout — that's it. Provider fees (Stripe, gift-card networks) passed through at cost.
| Reward type | Vexa Plus | Vexa Max | Portals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vibe credits | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gift cards | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Cash payouts | — | 7% | 5% |
Indicative pricing for the 2026 launch — final rates will be confirmed before billing goes live. Waitlist members get locked-in founder rates.
How a study works
01
Fund your balance
Top up with a card or invoice. Pay only for completed, approved responses.
02
Define your audience
Set screeners, target demographics, set Aura minimums, choose how many completes you need.
03
Launch your study
Verified humans matching your criteria get invited. Real-time response monitoring.
04
Approve & pay completes
Review responses, reject low-quality completes (you don't pay for them), respondents get paid automatically.
Built for serious work
- Attention checks and completion-time minimums
- Reject low-quality responses without paying for them
- CSV, SPSS, and JSON export
- API access for ongoing research programs
- GDPR-compliant by default
- W-9 collection and 1099-NEC handling for US cash payouts over $600/yr
- Real-time response monitoring with quota controls
- Portals tier: dedicated researcher dashboard + priority payout queue
Join the paid responses waitlist.
Tell us a little about what you'd run, and we'll reach out personally before this goes live. Pilot slots available for early waitlist members.
FAQ
+Who can pay respondents?
Any creator on Vexa Plus or higher. Credits payouts unlock on Plus; gift cards and cash payouts unlock on Vexa Max and Portals. Portals tier gets the lowest fees and a priority payout queue.
+When does paid responses launch?
Rolling out in 2026. Waitlist members get early access and founder pricing on platform fees.
+How do platform fees work?
We charge a small platform fee on each respondent payout — 0% on vibe credits, ~4–6% on gift cards, ~5–9% on cash (better rates at higher tiers). Provider fees (Stripe, gift-card networks) pass through at cost.
+How do you prevent fraud?
Every respondent passes human verification before they can take a paid study. Add attention checks, completion-time minimums, and Aura reputation gates on top — and reject low-quality responses without paying for them.
+What about taxes and 1099s?
Handled at payout. W-9 collection is built in for US respondents, with automatic 1099-NEC reporting for anyone earning over $600/yr in cash.
+Can I run a pilot study now?
Yes. We run early studies manually for select partners. Join the waitlist and tell us what you're researching — if it's a fit, we'll set it up.
+Do respondents have to be in the US?
No. Verified humans on vexavibes are global. You can target by country, region, or city.