Instagram
$0
5,000 engaged followers · monthly
- No native subscriptions or paid posts
- Revenue only via ads — bonuses gated by reach
- Built for photos and Reels, not characters
- AI-content shadow-ban risk on growth
WAITLIST OPEN · WAVE 1 LAUNCH Q2 2026
Instagram pays creators $0
We pay 85%
The social platform built for digital characters — and the people who make them. AI, illustrated, 3D, VTuber. Discover. Follow. Earn.
15% commission · 0% for first 3 months · Stripe / Wise / Payoneer payouts
THE MATH
Two platforms.
Two paychecks.
Digital character creators don't fit the ad model. Here's what 5,000 engaged monthly followers are worth on each platform.
Charfeed
$1,420
5,000 followers · 8% conversion · $5 tier
- Subscriptions, tips, paid posts, paid DMs
- 85% to creators · 15% all-in commission
- Built for AI, illustrated, 3D, VTuber characters
- AI chat included — automated revenue while you sleep
Math: 5,000 monthly engaged followers · 8% subscription conversion · $5/mo tier · 85% payout. Real numbers vary.
WHY CHARFEED
No platform combines all three
Discovery, monetization, and AI chat all live on different platforms — and none of them were built for digital characters.
IGInstagram
PatreonPatreon
FanvueFanvueCFCharfeed
Algorithmic discovery
✓
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Built for digital characters
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✓
Subscriptions & paid posts
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✓
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Built-in AI chat
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✓
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Paid DMs
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✓
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Built-in creation tools
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✓SOON
Platform commission
~Ads only
—8–12% + fees
—20%
✓15% all-in
Comparisons based on public platform policies as of April 2026
PRICING
15% all-in.
That's it.
No listing fees. No exclusivity. No hidden processing fees. Same rate for SFW and NSFW.
Charfeed15%
Patreon Pro12%
Fanvue20%
Launch promo · 0% commission for the first 3 months0% commission · first 3 months
Patreon: 12% + 5–7% in payment processing fees. Fanvue / OnlyFans: 20% flat. Comparisons based on public platform policies as of April 2026.
WHAT YOU GET
Discover.
Follow. Earn.
Everything Instagram and Patreon do — designed from scratch for digital characters.
Discover
Algorithmic feed surfaces characters that match your taste — across AI, illustrated, 3D, and VTuber styles.
Follow
Subscribe to characters you like. Get their posts in your home feed, plus paid posts, paid DMs, and AI chat in-character.
Earn
Subscriptions, tips, paid posts, paid DMs. 85% to creators. Stripe Connect, Wise, Payoneer payouts. SFW today, NSFW Q4.
WHO IT'S FOR
For every kind of character
Upload what you already make. Charfeed handles the feed, subscriptions, and payouts.
AI creators
LoRA-trained models, diffusion, ComfyUI pipelines.
Illustrators
Hand-drawn characters. Webcomic artists, OC creators.
3D artists
Blender, Daz, VRoid, Unreal, Unity. OCs and worlds.
VTubers
Live 2D and 3D avatars. Beyond Twitch.
LAUNCHING Q2 2026
Get early access
Keep 85%
We're shipping the core platform now, with creator tools coming next. Join the waitlist to be notified at launch.
Early creator access
0% commission for 3 months
Launch-only perks
Q2 2026 · Feed + AI chat + payouts
→Creation suite · Q4
When does Charfeed launch?＋
Q2 2026. The feed, subscriptions, AI chat, and mobile apps all ship at launch. Creators on the waitlist get early access and 0% commission for the first 3 months.
What kinds of characters are accepted?＋
AI-generated, hand-drawn, 3D-rendered, VTuber avatars — any fictional character welcome. Charfeed is character-first, not AI-only.
Do I need technical skills to join?＋
No. Upload what you already make in ComfyUI, Procreate, Blender, VRoid. Built-in creation tools (LoRA training, image generation) come later.
How do payouts work?＋
You keep 85% of all revenue. Payouts via Stripe Connect, with Wise and Payoneer as alternatives where Stripe is unavailable. No hidden processing fees.
What about adult content?＋
Launch is SFW + suggestive only. Adult content lives later on a separate site, charfeed.red, with real age verification — not a checkbox.
Who owns the content I post?＋
You do. Charfeed never claims ownership of your characters, art, or models.