Free intro
$0
15 minutes on video
- No card needed
- Every student gets 3, with any mentor
- Cancelling gives your free intro back.
Nothing over $60.
The price you see is the full price, with no added fees.
What each service costs
An example mentor
$40/hr · 7¢ per word for essays
Every mentor sets their own rates. You see them on the profile before you book.
Essay edit
$45.50
650 words at 7¢ per word
- 7¢ per word × 650 words
- Priced by length, so shorter essays cost less
- Held until your mentor delivers your edit. Not delivered within 3 days? Automatic full refund.
Video call
$40.00
60 minutes at $40/hr
- 1 hour × $40/hr
- Paid calls are always 60 minutes
- Luminao holds your payment and releases it to your mentor only after your session.
Price your essay edit.
Essay edits are priced by length. Move the sliders to see what an edit costs at any mentor’s rate.
words
50700 · full essay1,000
7¢ per word
2¢$49.00 for 700 words8¢
Each mentor sets their own rate. You see it on their profile before you book.
You pay
$45.50
7¢ per word × 650 words = $45.50
- Per word
- 7¢
- Your mentor keeps
- $36.40
Held until your mentor delivers your edit. Not delivered within 3 days? Automatic full refund.
Every mentor’s rate, today.
Each mentor sets a rate under Luminao’s caps, and you see it on their profile before you book.
Where your $45.50 goes
$36.40 to your mentor · 80%
$9.10 to Luminao · 20%
Mentors keep 80% of every paid order. Luminao’s 20% pays for payments, the video room and support.
Questions
Per word: your mentor’s rate (2¢ to 8¢ a word) × the words in your essay, so 650 words at 7¢ is $45.50. We count the words from the essay you upload. You never pay for more than 700 words, so an edit is never more than $56, and one order covers up to 1,000 words.
Yes. Every mentor offers a free 15-minute intro on video. No card needed, and every student gets 3.
Never for intros. Paid help is charged when you book, on Stripe’s secure page, and held until your edit is delivered or until after your call.
Yes. Cancel at least 24 hours before and you’re refunded in full automatically. Closer to the call, there’s no refund unless support decides otherwise. If your mentor cancels or doesn’t show up, you’re refunded in full.
Refer a friend to earn a credit: 10% off one essay edit or 15% off one video call. One credit per order, up to 10, and your mentor is still paid in full.
Yes. Mentors set their own rates under Luminao’s caps and keep 80% of every paid order. Become a mentor