UPI Native
No Stripe setup, no card-first flow. Supporters pay with GPay, PhonePe, Paytm, and other UPI apps that already fit Indian behavior.
India-first creator links, UPI tips and monthly subscriptions
Have a Chai Tea. Yes, we know it's redundant ;)
The India-first creator link page to accept UPI tips, manage social links, and sell digital products from a single short chaitea.me link.
Get your unique chaitea handle before it's taken!
India-native advantage
One short link for creators, one UPI tap for supporters.
Built for Indian creators who need a real payment flow, transparent deductions, and a profile link that looks native everywhere they share it.
Weekly Payouts
Once your balance reaches ₹ 100, your payout runs every Sunday automatically. Lower balances simply roll forward with no penalty.
Monthly Subscriptions
Supporters approve a UPI AutoPay mandate once. Every month after that, they're automatically charged. No reminders, no friction, consistent income for you.
Link-in-Bio + More
Use one clean chaitea.me/username link for social profiles, external products, and digital downloads instead of stitching platforms together.
How it works
A short onboarding path from new creator to live chai link.
01
Brew Your Account
Sign up with Google or email and land inside a creator-ready onboarding flow.
02
Claim Your Cup
Pick the chaitea.me handle you'll share everywhere your audience already follows you.
03
Verify for Payouts
Finish Cashfree KYC and bank linking so weekly payouts can move cleanly into your verified account.
04
Share the Aroma
Drop your link into Instagram bios, YouTube descriptions, or X profiles. It looks like a personal page, supporters start sending chai the moment they land on it.
Transparent deduction example
Creator earnings after a ₹ 1,000 milestone
Sunday payout
Supporters send
₹ 1,000.00
Cashfree gateway fee
We've locked in 1.6% for year one. After that, standard rate of 1.95% applies.
₹ 16.00 to ₹ 19.50
GST on gateway fee
₹ 2.88 to ₹ 3.51
Platform milestone fee
Charged once for every ₹ 1,000 earned milestone. No monthly subscription fee and no setup cost.
₹ 50.00
Weekly payout transfer fee
Flat fee charged by Cashfree per bank transfer.
₹ 10.00
Creator receives
Higher amount reflects year-one promo rate. Lower amount reflects standard rate after.
₹ 921.12 to ₹ 916.99
Honest pricing for Indian creators
No monthly fee. No setup cost. You only pay when support actually lands.
The model is simple: a flat ₹ 50 platform fee for every ₹ 1,000 earned milestone, deducted automatically at payout.
That's it. No hidden charges, no monthly subscription, no percentage cut on top. The platform earns only when you do.
Standard Cashfree gateway fees are 1.95% + GST. For launch, the platform has locked a 1.6% promotional rate for its first year of operation.
Every weekly bank transfer also carries a flat ₹ 10 payout fee. The point is not to hide deductions. It is to show them clearly before creators commit.
Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi don't work in India at all. Comparable fees, but we actually show up.
Detailed FAQ
The answers are upfront because creators should never have to guess.
The fastest way to lose trust with creators is vague pricing or missing payout rules. This section makes the operational details obvious before someone signs up.
We are India-native and UPI-first. Buy Me a Coffee and Ko-fi rely on Stripe, which does not support Indian merchant accounts, so they simply don't work for Indian creators.
Have a Chai Tea combines the short bio link format creators want with a payment flow that already matches Indian supporter behavior.