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Estimate your maximum exposure under Article 99 of the EU AI Act. Enter your annual worldwide turnover and see what the three tiers of fines could look like for your business — including the reduced caps for SMEs and startups.
Based on Article 99 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
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Use your total global annual turnover for the preceding financial year. Fines are capped on a per-infringement basis.
SMEs and startups get the lower of fixed or percentage — not the higher.
Standard rule: the higher of the fixed cap or the turnover percentage applies.
Use of a banned practice under Article 5 (e.g. social scoring, real-time biometric categorisation, emotion recognition in the workplace). Highest tier: up to EUR 35M or 7% of worldwide turnover.
€35,000,000
Maximum fine
The higher of the two applies.
Breach of obligations for high-risk AI systems (Articles 8–27, 43, 49), notified body duties, or GPAI provider obligations (Articles 51–56). Up to EUR 15M or 3% of worldwide turnover.
€15,000,000
Maximum fine
The higher of the two applies.
Supplying incorrect, incomplete or misleading information to notified bodies or national competent authorities. Up to EUR 7.5M or 1% of worldwide turnover.
€7,500,000
Maximum fine
The higher of the two applies.
These figures are the ceiling — the regulator looks at intent, duration, cooperation and dozens of other factors when setting an actual fine. Start with our free classifier to see what risk level your AI system falls into, then work through the compliance checklist.
Article 99 of the EU AI Act defines three tiers. Use of a prohibited practice under Article 5 is punishable by up to EUR 35 million or 7% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. Breach of most other obligations (high-risk AI, notified body duties, GPAI obligations) can cost up to EUR 15 million or 3% of worldwide turnover. Supplying misleading information to regulators is capped at EUR 7.5 million or 1% of turnover. The higher of the two applies for standard companies.
For each tier the regulator compares a fixed EUR cap with a percentage of your worldwide annual turnover from the preceding financial year and applies the higher of the two. Turnover is counted group-wide. The actual fine within that ceiling depends on the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement, whether the violation was intentional or negligent, how the company cooperated with authorities, the size of the operator and the extent of any financial benefit gained.
Yes. Article 99(6) flips the rule for SMEs, including startups: the lower of the fixed cap or the turnover percentage applies instead of the higher. In practice this caps a small company's exposure to the percentage-based figure, which can be a fraction of the headline numbers. SME status is defined by the EU recommendation 2003/361/EC (fewer than 250 employees and either turnover ≤ EUR 50M or balance sheet ≤ EUR 43M).
This calculator provides non-binding estimates of maximum statutory fines under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. It is not legal advice. Actual fines depend on the specific circumstances of an infringement and the decision of the competent national authority.