Chaturbate, Stripchat, LiveJasmin, BongaCams How payouts and studio accounts differ

What a token is worth, what share you keep, when you're paid and who receives the money in a studio: what we could source for four cam sites, dated.

By the Crewvale editorial team

On every big cam site, viewers buy tokens or credits, and the model receives a share of what they spend. The share, the payout dates and the minimum differ from site to site, and so does what happens when you work through a studio: who holds the account and who receives the money. Below is what we could source on 18 October 2026, site by site, and the questions to ask where the sites' own pages still need checking.

In short

Cam sites sell viewers tokens or credits. A model earns a share of what viewers spend, set by the site.
On Chaturbate, a token is worth USD 0.05 to a model, according to Wikipedia, citing among others the site's broadcaster guide from 2019.
On LiveJasmin, the model's payout ranges from 30% to 80%, depending on the model's income, according to Wikipedia.
On Stripchat, the site's own example gives the model USD 118 of a USD 199.99 token package, about 59%, and promises weekly payouts.
Wikipedia puts a model's share of a tip at 30% to 70%, depending on the site.
In a studio, the studio often holds the account or receives the payout and then pays you. Ask whose name the payout account is in, and see your own earnings.
Check every figure on the site's own terms before you rely on it. Rates and rules change.

How do cam sites pay models?

Viewers pay in the site's own currency, usually called tokens or credits. Tips in free rooms are paid in tokens, and private shows are usually charged by the minute.

The site keeps part of what viewers spend and credits the rest to the model's account. Wikipedia's article on webcam models says the model's portion of a tip ranges from 30% to 70%, depending on the cam site, and that higher earners can get a larger share.

Two numbers decide what a token is worth to you: what the site pays out per token, and the share you keep after a studio or agency takes its cut. A token's price to viewers is not what you receive.

An example of how a payout term reads, using the Chaturbate figure Wikipedia reports:

1 token = USD 0.05 to the model For every 100 tokens you receive, the site credits you USD 5 before any studio share.

What a token costs a viewer is not what it pays you.

Chaturbate

Token value. According to Wikipedia, each token is worth USD 0.05 to a model. Viewers pay about USD 0.10 a token, depending on how many they buy at once.

Payout share. Wikipedia says the site takes roughly 40% to 50% of models' earnings, citing CNN Money (2015) and a 2018 academic paper.

Payout minimum. Wikipedia says a model must earn at least USD 50 to receive a payment, citing the site's broadcaster guide as retrieved in January 2019.

Chaturbate's own pages couldn't be read for this article, so these figures are as Wikipedia reports them, from sources between 2015 and 2019. Check the current token value, payout dates and how studio accounts are paid in Chaturbate's broadcaster terms before you rely on them.

Stripchat

Payout share. Stripchat's own page for new models, as archived on 1 May 2026, gives a worked example. A viewer buys a token package for USD 199.99 to tip a model. Stripchat says 20% (USD 40) goes on bringing new users to the site and USD 28 on processing fees and taxes. Of the USD 132 left, the model's share is 89% (USD 118) and Stripchat's 11% (USD 14). By our arithmetic, that is about 59% of what the viewer paid. The page adds that the numbers vary with the currency, the package and the payment method.

Payout schedule. The same page promises weekly payouts and several payout methods. It doesn't state a minimum.

Studio accounts. Stripchat's terms of use (effective 1 May 2026) refer to separate rules for studios, which we couldn't read. Human Rights Watch quotes Stripchat's studio FAQ: studios “can monitor their model accounts' activities and have total control over them”.

LiveJasmin

Payout share. According to Wikipedia, the payout percentage to the model ranges between 30% and 80%, depending on the model's income. It cites a 2022 article by two researchers.

Studios. Wikipedia says that in the Philippines, Eastern Europe and Colombia, LiveJasmin models typically work for a studio that provides the equipment and infrastructure and controls their work.

LiveJasmin's model pages couldn't be read for this article. Check the value of a credit to the model, the payout dates and minimum, and who receives the payout for a studio model in LiveJasmin's model centre before you rely on any figure.

BongaCams

Wikipedia says models on BongaCams earn by hosting private shows and getting tips from registered users. It gives no figures.

BongaCams' model pages couldn't be read for this article. Check the token value, your share, the payout dates and minimum, and how studio accounts are paid on the BongaCams model site itself.

What is a studio account, and who receives the money?

When you work through a webcam studio, there are two shares: the site's and the studio's. The site pays out first. The studio then pays you your part.

How that money reaches you depends on how the account is set up, and each site sets its own rules for studio accounts (see the sections above). If the studio holds the account or receives the payout, every payment passes through the studio before it reaches you.

Whatever the set-up, what matters is that you can see your own numbers. Ask:

Whose name is the model account in, and whose name is the payout account in?
Can you log in and see your own earnings statement on the site?
Is the studio's share taken from what the site pays out, or from what viewers spend?
When does the studio pay you, in which currency and by which method?
What happens to the account, and to any unpaid earnings, if you leave?

If you can't see what the site paid out, you can't check your share.

What about fan clubs, recorded content and links out?

From Chaturbate’s terms (last modified 14 January 2026):

Fan clubs. A broadcaster sets a monthly fee, and memberships renew until the member cancels. If members ask for refunds or charge back, Chaturbate may add a chargeback fee to your account or suspend the fan club. It can withdraw permission to run one “for any or no reason at all”.
Recorded content. Private shows are recorded by default and sent to the buyer, who gets a perpetual licence to view them. You can turn recording off in account settings.
Other sites. The terms say broadcasters are free to cam on other sites, but you may not use Chaturbate to solicit viewers to another live-streaming site. Links and references to third-party sites are barred from the room subject and the bio page, and Chaturbate may restrict links further.

So sending viewers to a subscription page needs care: read the link rules before you try. These are Chaturbate’s rules. We couldn’t read the link rules of Stripchat, LiveJasmin or BongaCams, so read theirs before you send viewers anywhere else.

Why do the numbers differ so much?

Because they measure different things. A token price is what viewers pay. A payout share is what the site credits to the model. A studio split is what the studio passes on from that.

The share can also change with your income. On LiveJasmin, Wikipedia describes a range that rises with the model's income.

And the figures age. Several of the numbers above come from sources between 2015 and 2022. Check the site's current terms before you compare offers.

How does this work on Crewvale?

Crewvale is a free marketplace where creators and cam models compare agencies on their published terms. It is free for creators and agencies. Crewvale is not an agency and does not handle payments. Agencies are reviewed by hand before they are published, and agencies that carry the Verified badge renew their business check every year. Every agency publishes six terms, including its share and what that share covers, so you can compare studios, up to four side by side, before you get in touch. Your profile is private until you accept an introduction, and no agency can pay to change where it ranks.

Find webcam agencies by platform: Chaturbate, Stripchat, LiveJasmin and BongaCams. Before you sign with a studio, run its contract through the contract checklist.

Sources

Wikipedia pages were read on 18 October 2026. The model pages of Chaturbate, LiveJasmin and BongaCams could not be read for this article.

Last reviewed: 26 October 2026.