# Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/google-reportedly-tests-paying-publishers-for-ai-search-results
> **Original Source**: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002665/google-paying-publishers-ai-search-features)
> **Author**: Emma Roth (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, The Verge AI, products

## Executive Summary
Google has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information.



## Full Coverage
Around 100 publishers have joined Google's pilot program, The Information reports

Google has launched a pilot program that pays publishers for their contributions to its AI-powered search features, according to a report from The Information . The pilot program reportedly includes around 100 publishers and comes as Google faces scrutiny over the impact of its AI features on web traffic

Digiday first reported on the pilot program , which began less than a year ago. As part of the test, Google is reportedly paying participating publishers for how much their content contributed to AI Overviews and AI Mode in Search, as well as its Gemini chatbot. One publisher that joined the program when it first started earned over $1 million in a year, while another that joined a few months ago has earned around $50,000 to $60,000, The Information reports

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