How does Pangea's pricing work?

Freelancers set their own rate and keep all of it. Pangea adds a flat 15% on top, and every candidate card shows all three numbers — the talent's rate, the fee, and the all-in total you pay. There are no subscriptions, no placement fees, and no charge for searching, shortlisting, or interviewing.

How fast can I actually hire someone?

Describe the role in the box above and an agent searches Pangea's vetted network straight away, returning a fit-scored shortlist with the evidence behind each match. Flag who you want to meet, they get invited, and interviews book directly onto your calendar — most people go from a first description to booked conversations the same day.

How are freelancers on Pangea vetted?

Profiles are built from real work history and past engagements rather than self-reported résumés, and only complete, currently-active profiles are eligible to be surfaced. Every shortlist explains why each person matched, citing the evidence, so you can judge the reasoning rather than trusting a score.

Can I hire part-time or fractionally?

Yes — most engagements are part-time or project-scoped. You can hire someone for a defined piece of work, for a set number of hours a week, or on ongoing capacity you adjust as the work changes. The terms are agreed directly with the freelancer.

Can I hire someone full-time after working with them?

Yes, and Pangea charges nothing to make the switch. Contract work is often the best way to find out whether someone is right for a permanent role, so there is no conversion fee and no placement fee if you decide to bring them on staff — billing simply stops when the contract ends.

Do I have to talk to a salesperson or a recruiter?

No. There is no sales call, no intake form, and no account manager in the middle. The agent runs the search, the invitations, and the scheduling; you talk to the candidates, not to us.

Can my own AI agent hire through Pangea?

Yes. The same capabilities are exposed as an MCP server with eleven tools, so an agent can search, shortlist, invite, and book on your behalf. The privacy rules are identical — candidate contact information never leaves our servers.

For agentsSign in

The hiring agent for independent talent

Who are you hiring?

professionals available to search: 19,000+professionals available to search
with 5+ years of experience: 12,000+with 5+ years of experience

Fig 1.0 — Search

Describe the work.
Meet five real people.

A senior product designer, three days a week.

7 matches · top result

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer · Lisbon · 3 days/wk from Jul 27

94 fit

2 Series A design systems · 11 contracts · ★ 4.9Invite

Senior product designer, 3 days/wkBackend engineer, 20 hrs/wkFractional CFO

Fig 2.0 — Book, meet, decide

They book the time. You meet in the browser. Your team scores it.

One invite puts a slot on your calendar. The interview room, the recording, and the debrief are in Pangea — so anyone on the hiring team can watch and rate without another tool.

Maya booked Tue 10:00

From your calendar · no scheduling thread

REC 24:10

Team review · 3 of 4 inAVG 4.3

AKStrong systems thinking. Would hire.★ 5

JTWants to see the mobile work.★ 4

Watch the recording, read the debrief, leave your score.Rate Maya

Fig 3.0 — Contract

Paperwork, payouts, and taxes handled.

Set the rate and hours in chat. Pangea generates the NDA and the contractor agreement, tracks approved hours, and pays out weekly.

Payouts run on Stripe Connect, which issues the 1099-NEC at year end.

Agreements

Mutual NDASigned Jul 24

Contractor agreement · $80/hr · 3 days/wkSigned Jul 25

Hours · week of Aug 421.5 h

Approved · paid out Friday$1,720.00

1099-NEC filed for 2026

Fig 4.0 — Pay

One fee. 15% on top of the rate.

Talent sets their rate and keeps all of it. You pay 15% on top — no subscription, no placement fee, no minimum.

The all-in number is printed on every profile before you talk to anyone.

What an $80/hr hire costs

talent rate$80.00

Pangea fee · 15%$12.00

You pay$92.00/hr

Fig 5.0 — MCP

Connect your agent in one line.

Pangea is an MCP server. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, or anything that speaks MCP.

Step 1 · Install

claude mcp add --transport http pangea https://hire.pangea.app/api/mcp

Or paste into your client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pangea": {
      "url": "https://hire.pangea.app/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer $PANGEA_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Step 2 · Ask it to hire

› find a senior data scientist under $110/hr

→ search_talent · 5 results, fit-scored, all-in rates

› invite the top two

→ send_invite · watching for bookings

11 tools · same 15% · docs at pangea.app/agents

Fig 6.0 — Questions

The things people ask
before they start.

How does Pangea's pricing work?: Freelancers set their own rate and keep all of it. Pangea adds a flat 15% on top, and every candidate card shows all three numbers — the talent's rate, the fee, and the all-in total you pay. There are no subscriptions, no placement fees, and no charge for searching, shortlisting, or interviewing.
How fast can I actually hire someone?: Describe the role in the box above and an agent searches Pangea's vetted network straight away, returning a fit-scored shortlist with the evidence behind each match. Flag who you want to meet, they get invited, and interviews book directly onto your calendar — most people go from a first description to booked conversations the same day.
How are freelancers on Pangea vetted?: Profiles are built from real work history and past engagements rather than self-reported résumés, and only complete, currently-active profiles are eligible to be surfaced. Every shortlist explains why each person matched, citing the evidence, so you can judge the reasoning rather than trusting a score.
Can I hire part-time or fractionally?: Yes — most engagements are part-time or project-scoped. You can hire someone for a defined piece of work, for a set number of hours a week, or on ongoing capacity you adjust as the work changes. The terms are agreed directly with the freelancer.
Can I hire someone full-time after working with them?: Yes, and Pangea charges nothing to make the switch. Contract work is often the best way to find out whether someone is right for a permanent role, so there is no conversion fee and no placement fee if you decide to bring them on staff — billing simply stops when the contract ends.
Do I have to talk to a salesperson or a recruiter?: No. There is no sales call, no intake form, and no account manager in the middle. The agent runs the search, the invitations, and the scheduling; you talk to the candidates, not to us.
Can my own AI agent hire through Pangea?: Yes. The same capabilities are exposed as an MCP server with eleven tools, so an agent can search, shortlist, invite, and book on your behalf. The privacy rules are identical — candidate contact information never leaves our servers.

Wherever the mission goes

Great talent will take you far.

Tell Pangea who you need. We’ll find the person who can get you there.

Start a search

For agentsSign in

The hiring agent for independent talent

Who are you hiring?

professionals available to search: 19,000+professionals available to search
with 5+ years of experience: 12,000+with 5+ years of experience

Fig 1.0 — Search

Describe the work.
Meet five real people.

A senior product designer, three days a week.

7 matches · top result

Maya Chen

Senior Product Designer · Lisbon · 3 days/wk from Jul 27

94 fit

2 Series A design systems · 11 contracts · ★ 4.9Invite

Senior product designer, 3 days/wkBackend engineer, 20 hrs/wkFractional CFO

Fig 2.0 — Book, meet, decide

They book the time. You meet in the browser. Your team scores it.

One invite puts a slot on your calendar. The interview room, the recording, and the debrief are in Pangea — so anyone on the hiring team can watch and rate without another tool.

Maya booked Tue 10:00

From your calendar · no scheduling thread

REC 24:10

Team review · 3 of 4 inAVG 4.3

AKStrong systems thinking. Would hire.★ 5

JTWants to see the mobile work.★ 4

Watch the recording, read the debrief, leave your score.Rate Maya

Fig 3.0 — Contract

Paperwork, payouts, and taxes handled.

Set the rate and hours in chat. Pangea generates the NDA and the contractor agreement, tracks approved hours, and pays out weekly.

Payouts run on Stripe Connect, which issues the 1099-NEC at year end.

Agreements

Mutual NDASigned Jul 24

Contractor agreement · $80/hr · 3 days/wkSigned Jul 25

Hours · week of Aug 421.5 h

Approved · paid out Friday$1,720.00

1099-NEC filed for 2026

Fig 4.0 — Pay

One fee. 15% on top of the rate.

Talent sets their rate and keeps all of it. You pay 15% on top — no subscription, no placement fee, no minimum.

The all-in number is printed on every profile before you talk to anyone.

What an $80/hr hire costs

talent rate$80.00

Pangea fee · 15%$12.00

You pay$92.00/hr

Fig 5.0 — MCP

Connect your agent in one line.

Pangea is an MCP server. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, or anything that speaks MCP.

Step 1 · Install

claude mcp add --transport http pangea https://hire.pangea.app/api/mcp

Or paste into your client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pangea": {
      "url": "https://hire.pangea.app/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer $PANGEA_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Step 2 · Ask it to hire

› find a senior data scientist under $110/hr

→ search_talent · 5 results, fit-scored, all-in rates

› invite the top two

→ send_invite · watching for bookings

11 tools · same 15% · docs at pangea.app/agents

Fig 6.0 — Questions

The things people ask
before they start.

How does Pangea's pricing work?: Freelancers set their own rate and keep all of it. Pangea adds a flat 15% on top, and every candidate card shows all three numbers — the talent's rate, the fee, and the all-in total you pay. There are no subscriptions, no placement fees, and no charge for searching, shortlisting, or interviewing.
How fast can I actually hire someone?: Describe the role in the box above and an agent searches Pangea's vetted network straight away, returning a fit-scored shortlist with the evidence behind each match. Flag who you want to meet, they get invited, and interviews book directly onto your calendar — most people go from a first description to booked conversations the same day.
How are freelancers on Pangea vetted?: Profiles are built from real work history and past engagements rather than self-reported résumés, and only complete, currently-active profiles are eligible to be surfaced. Every shortlist explains why each person matched, citing the evidence, so you can judge the reasoning rather than trusting a score.
Can I hire part-time or fractionally?: Yes — most engagements are part-time or project-scoped. You can hire someone for a defined piece of work, for a set number of hours a week, or on ongoing capacity you adjust as the work changes. The terms are agreed directly with the freelancer.
Can I hire someone full-time after working with them?: Yes, and Pangea charges nothing to make the switch. Contract work is often the best way to find out whether someone is right for a permanent role, so there is no conversion fee and no placement fee if you decide to bring them on staff — billing simply stops when the contract ends.
Do I have to talk to a salesperson or a recruiter?: No. There is no sales call, no intake form, and no account manager in the middle. The agent runs the search, the invitations, and the scheduling; you talk to the candidates, not to us.
Can my own AI agent hire through Pangea?: Yes. The same capabilities are exposed as an MCP server with eleven tools, so an agent can search, shortlist, invite, and book on your behalf. The privacy rules are identical — candidate contact information never leaves our servers.

Wherever the mission goes

Great talent will take you far.

Tell Pangea who you need. We’ll find the person who can get you there.

Start a search

Who are you hiring?

Describe the work.Meet five real people.

They book the time. You meet in the browser. Your team scores it.

Paperwork, payouts, and taxes handled.

One fee. 15% on top of the rate.

Connect your agent in one line.

The things people askbefore they start.

Great talent will take you far.

Who are you hiring?

Describe the work.Meet five real people.

They book the time. You meet in the browser. Your team scores it.

Paperwork, payouts, and taxes handled.

One fee. 15% on top of the rate.

Connect your agent in one line.

The things people askbefore they start.

Great talent will take you far.

Describe the work.
Meet five real people.

The things people ask
before they start.

Describe the work.
Meet five real people.

The things people ask
before they start.