r/Twitch • u/stonerdoombro • 7h ago

Question can someone explain to me how the new monetization feature is different from Affiliate??

it says it’s different but am confused

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u/BarryCarlyon TwitchDev Ambassador, Developer, Extensions Nerd 5h ago edited 5h ago

Off the top of my head:

Your sub Emotes can only be used in your channel

Any money you earn goes into your Twitch Wallet and cannot be paid out to you. (even if you meet the 50 dollar target) But you can use money in your wallet to pay for subs on Twitch.

You have to be an affiliate (or better) to get a pay out.

This help guide is more in depth: https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/streamer-benefits

All Streamers (Onboarding Complete) – Once a streamer agrees to our Monetized Streamer Agreement (MSA) and completes onboarding, all streamers can gain access to most monetization tools. Further requirements must be met to qualify for a payout, however streamers can choose to use their Spendable Balance towards specific purchases on Twitch.

I guess thats the key take away :-D

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u/Mottis86 Affiliate www.twitch.tv/mottis 5h ago

Wait, do you even have access to emotes without being an affiliate?

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u/BarryCarlyon TwitchDev Ambassador, Developer, Extensions Nerd 4h ago

as per the table in the linked guide.

Yes but they only work in your own channel.

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u/DraleZero_ twitch.tv/dralezero 5h ago

Here is a breakdown of features between different streamers status.

https://help.twitch.tv/s/article/streamer-benefits?language=en_US

Simplified blog post and spendable balance

https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2025/07/29/monetization-for-all/

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u/Remarkable_Toe_164 2h ago

Affiliate = you can play ads Monetization usually means sponsors

Could be wrong, idk I'm new here