Pricing
Free to publish. Three ways to be heard.
Audiobooks and podcasts cost nothing to put out — we earn only when you do. Flat fees, no mystery deductions, never any exclusivity.
Plans
Start free. Pay only if it helps you.
You never need a plan to publish. Audiobooks and podcasts are free, and we take our share only when something sells. A plan is for musicians who would rather pay a flat fee than give up a slice of their streaming.
Free
$0 always
- ·Unlimited audiobooks · keep 40% of your list price
- ·Unlimited podcasts · free hosting, free RSS
- ·Music released on an 80/20 split
- ·Wide distribution to every partner store
Audio Starter
$19 per month
- ·Everything in Free
- ·1 music artist · 20 tracks, 0% commission on streaming
- ·Faster review
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Audio Pro
$149 per year
- ·Everything in Starter
- ·2 music artists · unlimited tracks, 0% commission
- ·Priority review queue
Audio Label
$399 per year
- ·Everything in Pro
- ·10 music artists · unlimited tracks, 0% commission
- ·Dedicated support
What you keep
An audiobook sale passes through the retailer and the distribution network before it reaches anyone. Our fee is a flat percentage of your own list price — never a percentage of whatever is left.
Audiobook · standard retail sale
Of your list price, after the retailer and distribution network take their cuts.
- You (author)40% of list price40%
- Retailer + network + ChiifyStore cut · distribution · 12% Chiify60%
Music · streaming royalties on a plan
Your plan covers distribution, so we take nothing from streaming. Without a plan you keep 80%.
- You (artist)100% of streaming royalties100%
| Vertical | Platform fee | What you keep |
|---|---|---|
| Audiobooks | Free to publish · 12% of list price when a copy sells | You keep 40% of list price on a standard retail sale |
| Podcasts | Free to publish · $0 hosting | 12% only on monetization we broker (ads, premium feeds) |
| Music · on a plan | 0% commission on streaming | You keep 100% of streaming royalties |
| Music · no plan | Nothing up front · 20% of streaming revenue | You keep 80% of streaming royalties |