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# How much should an intercept study pay

Intercept studies interrupt participants while they’re naturally completing another task. That’s by design so you can gather in-the-moment feedback, but you should also keep this in mind when determining an incentive. Your intercept should offer enough to make participants want to stop what they’re doing and complete the study.

**At a minimum, we recommend intercept studies offer $5 as an incentive.** Lower incentives risk lower engagement.

To set your study's incentive in the builder, see [Manage participant limit and incentive in an intercept study](/intercept-studies/create-an-intercept-study/manage-participant-limit-and-incentive-in-an-intercept-study.md).


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