Type any amount of Bits and see exactly what it's worth in dollars — both what a streamer actually receives and what a viewer really pays to buy them. The two numbers are not the same, and the gap is where most converters mislead you.
At Twitch's standard creator rate of $0.01 per Bit, before any payout fees or taxes.
Bits are sold in bundles, and bigger bundles are cheaper per Bit. Enter how many Bits you want to cheer and this finds the cheapest bundle combination — then shows how much of your money reaches the streamer and how much Twitch keeps.
Prices are Twitch's standard desktop (web) bundle prices in USD. Buying inside the iOS or Android app costs more because of app-store fees, so buy on the web if you can.
Every bundle Twitch sells on the web, with the real cost per Bit and what the streamer ends up with when you cheer them all.
| Bundle | You pay | Cost per Bit | Streamer gets | You save vs. 100-pack |
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The animated gem in a cheer changes color as the amount grows. Cheer at least the threshold amount in a single message to unlock each tier.
Common amounts, both sides of the transaction: what the streamer earns and the cheapest way for a viewer to buy that many Bits.
| Bits | Streamer receives | Cheapest viewer cost | Effective cost / Bit |
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To a streamer, exactly $0.01 — Twitch pays creators one cent for every Bit cheered in their channel. To a viewer, a Bit costs more: between $0.0123 and $0.014 depending on the bundle size you buy. That difference is Twitch's margin.
A streamer receives $1.00 for a 100-Bit cheer. Buying 100 Bits costs a viewer $1.40 on the web — the smallest bundle Twitch sells.
$100.00 to the streamer. A viewer pays $126.00 for the 10,000-Bit bundle, which is one of the better rates at $0.0126 per Bit.
Twitch pays out once a creator's balance reaches $50, so a streamer needs at least 5,000 Bits worth of earnings (combined with subs and other revenue) before a payout is issued. Payouts go out around the 15th of the following month.
The markup covers Twitch's cut of the transaction. Buying in larger bundles shrinks it: the 100-Bit pack costs $0.014 per Bit, while the 25,000-Bit pack costs $0.01232 per Bit — about 12% cheaper. Buying through the mobile apps costs even more because Apple and Google take their own store fee on top.
No. Bits are a one-way purchase for viewers — once bought, they can only be cheered to streamers, not refunded or cashed out. Only creators receive money, at the $0.01-per-Bit rate, through Twitch's payout system.
Bits in your balance don't expire and stay available until you cheer them. If a Twitch account is closed, any unused Bits in it are lost, so cheer them before deleting an account.
They're different. A Tier 1 sub costs $5.99 and the streamer typically keeps about half, plus the sub counts toward emote slots. Bits go further per dollar at large bundle sizes (the streamer keeps roughly 71–81% of what you spend) and work in any Affiliate or Partner channel without a subscription. Direct donation platforms pass through the most, but offer no channel perks, badges, or chargeback protection for the streamer.
