Where are the most reliable platforms right now to find remote developer gigs that do not take a massive commission percentage from my earnings?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Where are the most reliable platforms right now to find remote developer gigs that do not take a massive commission percentage from my earnings?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 best freelance platforms for developers fees commission Contra Arc.dev Toptal Lemon.io Upwork official feesGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model).
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 best freelance platforms for developers fees commission Contra Arc.dev Toptal Lemon.io Upwork official fees Google ↗
- contra.com · contra.com
- Fees overview · help.contra.com
- arc.dev/talent · arc.dev
- gun.io · gun.io
- 16 Best Freelance Sites for Remote Developers (2026) · codersera.com
- Developer Hiring Platform Rate Index: October 2026 · match.dev
- lemon.io · lemon.io
- Upwork Alternatives for Hiring Developers: 8 Compared (2026) · stacktie.com
- toptal.com · toptal.com
- Wellfound jobs · wellfound.com
- We Work Remotely · weworkremotely.com
- Remote OK · remoteok.com
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com
- Y Combinator jobs · ycombinator.com
- Best Remote Job Boards for Software Engineers in 2026 · roamjobs.com
- Best Remote Job Boards for Software Engineers (2026) · remotehunt.app
- Frequently Asked Questions | Remote Jobs & Hiring · weworkremotely.com