How much to charge for a video call, per minute and per session
Pricing a video call is less about what other creators charge and more about how many hours you want to sell and how many of those hours fans actually book. This guide walks through per minute pricing, per session pricing and member prices, with the math laid out so you can redo it with your own numbers.
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Start with hours, not with a price
Most creators pick a price first and then wonder why the month looks small. Start from the other end. Decide how many hours a week you are willing to spend on calls, then decide how long each call should be. The price follows from what you want those hours to earn.
Three numbers decide your monthly income from calls.
- Slots you open: hours per week divided by call length, times four weeks.
- Fill rate: the share of open slots fans actually book.
- Price per call: what one booked slot pays.
Everything else, including the 20 percent platform fee, is a fixed step at the end.
A worked month with the planner defaults
The earnings planner opens with a simple set of defaults so you can see how the math runs. Here is that month, step by step.
- Price: 50 USD per 15 minute call.
- Hours: 5 hours a week, which is 20 slots of 15 minutes a week.
- Month: four weeks, so 80 open slots.
- Fill rate: 60 percent, so 48 booked calls.
- Paid by fans: 48 calls times 50 USD, 2,400 USD.
- After the 20 percent fee: 1,920 USD for you.
Change any one number and the month moves. Raise the price to 60 USD and keep everything else the same, and the booked calls pay 2,880 USD, or 2,304 USD after the fee. Open 2 more hours a week at the same fill rate, and you add 32 open slots a month. The planner does this for you, but it helps to know where the result comes from.
Per minute pricing and why short calls cost more per minute
On FansMeetup calls come in 5, 10, 15 and 30 minute lengths, and you set a separate price for each. The platform floor is 10 USD per 5 minutes, which works out to 2 USD a minute. That is the lowest a call can be priced, not a recommendation.
A useful habit is to price short calls higher per minute than long ones. A 5 minute call takes the same setup, the same buffer and the same attention as a longer one, and fans who book short calls are often buying a quick hello rather than a long conversation.
| Length | Price you set | Per minute |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | 20 USD | 4.00 USD |
| 15 minutes | 50 USD | 3.33 USD |
| 30 minutes | 90 USD | 3.00 USD |
These are your own numbers to adjust. The point is the shape: shorter calls cost more per minute, longer calls feel like better value, and fans can pick what fits them.
Per session pricing for group calls
A group session sells seats instead of minutes. You choose between 5 and 50 seats and set a ticket price, with a floor of 5 USD per seat. The math is seats sold times the ticket price.
A group session priced at 15 USD per seat with 30 seats pays 450 USD when it sells out, or 360 USD after the fee, for one hour. Fill half of it and you still earn 180 USD for that hour. Group sessions let fans who would never book a one on one call spend something smaller, and they fill evenings when private slots are quiet.
Member prices for VIP fans
A VIP membership costs fans a monthly price you set, from 9.99 USD to 99.99 USD, and renews until they cancel. One of the perks is a member price on calls. Members also see new slots first and can join members only group sessions.
Two simple ways to set a member price.
- A fixed discount, such as 10 USD off a 50 USD call.
- An extra few minutes at the same price, such as 20 minutes for the price of 15.
Keep the member price close enough to the public price that one on one calls still pay for your time. The membership income itself is the steady part of the month: members times your monthly price, every month they stay.
Prices for formats that do not need your calendar
Custom videos and voice messages are priced per order and paid when you deliver. The floors are 15 USD for a custom video and 5 USD for a voice message. These formats are useful for pricing practice: if requests pile up faster than you can deliver, your price is probably low.
When to raise or lower your price
Your fill rate tells you what to do next. A calendar that is almost always full means fans would pay more. A calendar that stays mostly empty may need a lower price, shorter calls or fewer open hours.
- Above 80 percent booked for a few weeks: raise the price a step.
- Around 40 to 60 percent: hold the price and watch which slots fill first.
- Below 40 percent: try shorter calls, fewer hours or a group session.
Change one thing at a time, so you know which change worked.
What fans pay and what you keep
Fans pay the price you set, and nothing is added on top for them. The platform fee is 20 percent of each sale, so you keep 80 percent. There is no monthly fee for creators. Full details are on the pricing page.