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title: "lemonly pricing: $8,000 flat per hire (2026)"
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summary: "lemonly pricing: $8,000 flat per hire for talent sourcing, invoiced when the hire starts and due within 14 days – no percentage of salary; a non-exclusive agreement either side can end on 15 days' notice. 90-day replacement guarantee: if the hire leaves or doesn't work out within 90 days, lemonly runs a replacement search at no extra fee; the fee is not refunded. The separate AI candidate screening product is $150 per month per active role, never bundled into the placement fee. A contingency agency charges 15–25% of first-year salary ($15,000–25,000 on a $100,000 hire). Prices re-checked September 2026."
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# lemonly Pricing

> **Summary:** lemonly costs $8,000 flat per hire for talent sourcing, invoiced when the hire starts and due within 14 days. No percentage of salary. The agreement is non-exclusive, with no minimum, and either side can end it on 15 days’ notice; run as many searches in parallel as you need. If the hire leaves or doesn’t work out within 90 days of starting, lemonly runs a replacement search at no extra fee; the placement fee is not refunded. Every search includes AI assessment of 20,000+ candidates and a recruiter interview before any introduction. lemonly’s AI candidate screening product is separate: $150 per month per active role, cancel any time. A traditional agency charges 15–25% of first-year salary – $15,000–25,000 on a $100K hire. lemonly serves companies in Canada and the US.

lemonly costs $8,000 flat per hire, due only when your hire starts – no percentage of salary.

Prices checked September 12, 2026

## What lemonly charges

Talent sourcing

$8,000

per hire, due when they start

USD for US companies, CAD for Canadian companies

Best for: roles the right people aren’t applying to.

- 20,000+ candidates assessed per role
- A recruiter interview before every intro
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Non-exclusive – end it on 15 days' notice

AI candidate screening

$150/month

per active role · a separate product

Best for: job posts that already draw applicants.

- Ranks every inbound application
- Scores against your must-haves and nice-to-haves
- Flags AI-generated and unqualified submissions
- Tracks applied → screened → interviewing → offer
- Cancel any time

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## What the fee covers

### Included in the $8,000

- The hiring brief
- 20,000+ candidates assessed
- Outreach to the strongest
- A recruiter interview before every intro
- The 90-day replacement guarantee

### Not included

- Your interviews, offer and onboarding
- Screening applicants to your own posts – $150/month, separate
- Executive or confidential searches
- Contract and freelance roles
- High-volume hourly hiring

Invoiced on the start date, due within 14 days.

[Compare lemonly to every other way to hire →](https://www.lemonly.ai/compare.md)·[Run your own numbers →](https://www.lemonly.ai/cost-calculator.md)

If it doesn’t work out

## The 90-day guarantee

Hire leaves or doesn’t work out within 90 days of starting? Tell lemonly within 15 business days and a replacement search runs at no extra fee.

## Common questions

### How much does lemonly cost?

$8,000 flat per hire, due only when your hire starts. No percentage of salary: an $80,000 hire and a $200,000 hire cost the same. lemonly’s [AI candidate screening](https://www.lemonly.ai/ai-candidate-screening.md), for applicants to your own job posts, is separate: $150 per month per active role.

### What is included in the $8,000 placement fee?

Everything up to your first interview: the brief, AI assessment of 20,000+ candidates, outreach, a recruiter interview with every candidate lemonly introduces, and the 90-day replacement guarantee. No job-board fees, seat licences or per-candidate charges. Your interviews, offer and onboarding stay with you.

### When is the placement fee invoiced?

When your hire starts: invoiced on the start date, due within 14 days. A search that ends without a hire costs nothing. The fee is $8,000 whether the search took two weeks or two months; nothing about it is time-based.

### What happens if the hire doesn't work out?

A 90-day replacement guarantee covers it. If the hire leaves or doesn't work out within 90 days of starting, tell lemonly within 15 business days and a replacement search runs at no extra fee; the placement fee isn't refunded. The agreement is non-exclusive, and either side can end it on 15 days' notice.

### Does lemonly charge a percentage of salary?

No. lemonly charges $8,000 flat whatever the offer. A contingency agency typically charges 15–25% of first-year salary – $15,000–25,000 on a $100,000 hire, more as the band rises – which rewards pushing the offer up. A flat fee doesn't move with the number.

### Is the fee higher for senior or technical roles?

No. Every role lemonly takes is $8,000, from a mid-level marketer to a senior engineer, regardless of salary or search length. There is no premium tier because the pricier end of the market is out of scope: lemonly doesn't take executive or confidential searches, contract roles, or high-volume hourly hiring.

### What does it cost to run several searches at once?

$8,000 per hire, however many roles are open. Each search is billed on its own when that role's hire starts; an open role that hasn't produced a hire costs nothing. Add or stop roles at any time – there is no minimum and no per-seat licence.

### How does lemonly's pricing compare to a recruiting agency?

A contingency agency typically charges 15–25% of first-year salary: $15,000–25,000 on a $100,000 hire, rising with every band. lemonly is $8,000 flat on the same hire, about 60–68% less, and the gap widens as salaries rise. Most agencies publish no fee at all: of 28 recruiting services checked in October 2026, only lemonly publishes complete pricing – [the transparency index](https://www.lemonly.ai/research/recruiter-pricing-transparency-2026.md).

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_Markdown version of [this page](https://www.lemonly.ai/pricing) for AI agents and LLMs. More lemonly content: [llms.txt](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms.txt) · [full index](https://www.lemonly.ai/llms-full.txt)._