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Kismo astrologer commission: your share per minute, visits and pay levels

You keep 30% to 55% of your per-minute rate, depending on how often a client comes back and on your level. Here is how each part works, with worked examples in rupees.

Updated 2026-11-05

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Short answer

An astrologer on Kismo keeps 30% to 55% of their per-minute rate, and the rest is the platform's commission. A client's first visit pays you 30% at the Rising level, 40% at Established or 50% at Top; a second visit pays 50%; every visit from the third pays 55%. Your level is what you earned in the last 30 days, recomputed nightly: Rising under Rs 7,500, Established from Rs 7,500, Top from Rs 19,000. Every request on Kismo shows your share before you accept it.

Your share: 30% to 55% of your per-minute rate
First visit: 30% at Rising, 40% at Established, 50% at Top
Second visit: 50% at every level
Third visit onward: 55% at every level
One visit: Every session with a client within 12 hours of the previous one
Levels (last 30 days): Rising under Rs 7,500; Established from Rs 7,500; Top from Rs 19,000
Top lasts: 60 days once reached

Commission

How much commission does Kismo take from an astrologer?

The commission is the part of each billed minute you do not keep: 70% on a Rising astrologer's first visit, falling to 45% from a client's third visit. Put the other way, your share runs from 30% to 55% of the rate you set.

Situation	You keep	Commission
First visit, Rising	30%	70%
First visit, Established	40%	60%
First visit, Top	50%	50%
Second visit, any level	50%	50%
Third visit onward, any level	55%	45%

The public page for applicants gives the top of that range as up to 55% of your rate per minute ². The share is shown on every request before you accept it, so it is never a surprise afterwards.

Visits

What counts as a visit?

A visit is every session with the same client within 12 hours of the previous one. Several sessions close together count as one visit, and a new visit starts only after a longer gap.

Monday, 9:00
A client chats with you for the first time. This starts visit 1.
Monday, 9:40
The same client comes back after a short break. Still visit 1, paid at the first-visit share.
Wednesday, 8:00
The client returns after more than 12 hours. This is visit 2, paid at 50%.
Saturday, 18:00
Another return after more than 12 hours. Visit 3, paid at 55%, like every visit after it.

The times above are made up to show how the 12-hour rule works.

Levels

How do the Rising, Established and Top levels work?

Your level is set by what you earned on the app in the last 30 days, and it is recomputed every night. It changes only what a client's first visit pays you.

Level	Earned in the last 30 days	First-visit share
Rising	Under Rs 7,500	30%
Established	Rs 7,500 or more	40%
Top	Rs 19,000 or more	50%

Once you reach Top, you stay Top for 60 days, even if a quiet month follows. Rising and Established move with the 30-day total each night.

Per minute

What does each share mean in rupees per minute?

Each share turns into rupees when you multiply it by your rate. The table shows what one billed minute pays you at four example rates.

Your rate	30%	40%	50%	55%
Rs 20 a minute	Rs 6	Rs 8	Rs 10	Rs 11
Rs 40 a minute	Rs 12	Rs 16	Rs 20	Rs 22
Rs 100 a minute	Rs 30	Rs 40	Rs 50	Rs 55
Rs 1,000 a minute	Rs 300	Rs 400	Rs 500	Rs 550

Rates run from Rs 20 to Rs 1,000 a minute, in Rs 5 steps, and you can change yours at any time. Billing is per started minute, so a chat of 9 minutes and 10 seconds bills 10 minutes.

Example 1

What does a month at Rs 30 a minute pay a new astrologer?

A new astrologer at Rs 30 a minute, at the Rising level, earns Rs 7,425 from 600 billed minutes in this made-up month. The minutes are invented to show the arithmetic, not a forecast.

Minutes (made up)	Visit	Share per minute	Earned
300	First visits	30% of Rs 30 = Rs 9	Rs 2,700
150	Second visits	50% of Rs 30 = Rs 15	Rs 2,250
150	Third visit onward	55% of Rs 30 = Rs 16.50	Rs 2,475
600	Total	Mixed	Rs 7,425

Rs 7,425 is just under the Rs 7,500 needed for Established, so this astrologer stays Rising. A few more paid minutes in the same 30 days would cross the line, and from then on every first visit pays 40%.

Example 2

How does an Established astrologer reach the Top level?

An Established astrologer reaches Top once 30 days of earnings pass Rs 19,000. In this made-up example, the astrologer charges Rs 50 a minute and bills 900 minutes.

Minutes (made up)	Visit	Share per minute	Earned
400	First visits	40% of Rs 50 = Rs 20	Rs 8,000
200	Second visits	50% of Rs 50 = Rs 25	Rs 5,000
300	Third visit onward	55% of Rs 50 = Rs 27.50	Rs 8,250
900	Total	Mixed	Rs 21,250

At Rs 21,250 this astrologer moves to Top, so first visits now pay 50%, or Rs 25 a minute, and the level holds for 60 days. Returning clients brought in Rs 13,250, more than half of the month.

Returns

Why do returning clients matter more than a higher rate?

Returning clients matter because the visit share rises for every reader at every level, while a higher rate can mean fewer clients choose you. A third visit at Rs 30 pays Rs 16.50 a minute, almost double the Rs 9 of a Rising first visit at the same rate.

Raising the rate is still an option, and changes apply at once with no review. For how to weigh it, read setting your per-minute rate and how to get repeat clients.

Free first minutes are a separate choice. With the Increase Client Flow switch on, a new client's first 5 minutes with you are free, chat only and once per client. You earn nothing in them, but they are the fastest route to first reviews.

On Kismo

What else affects your pay on Kismo?

Beyond the share and the level, gifts, being reachable and your place in Explore also affect pay. Clients can send a virtual gift after a reading, from Rs 49 to Rs 1,999, and you get 50% of it, though you may never ask or hint for one.

You are reachable only while you have tapped Go online and the app is open on your screen; 15 minutes in the background sets you offline. A request lasts 30 seconds, and a missed one sets you offline and lowers your place in Explore, where the order follows the ratings clients give.

Telling a client what you earn, your share, your level or the commission is not allowed ¹, so these numbers stay between you and the app. For how earnings leave the app, read how payouts work.

Questions

What do astrologers ask about this?

What percentage does Kismo give astrologers?

Between 30% and 55% of the per-minute rate you set. A first visit pays 30%, 40% or 50% depending on your level, a second visit pays 50%, and every visit from the third pays 55%. The exact share is shown on each request before you accept.

Does my level change what returning clients pay me?

No. The level changes only the first-visit share. Second visits pay 50% and later visits 55% whatever your level, which is why steady returning clients help a Rising astrologer most.

If I change my rate during a chat, does the new rate apply to it?

No. The agreement says the rate is fixed when you accept a chat, so a change cannot re-price a conversation you are already in ¹. A new rate applies straight away to the requests that come after it.

Do free minutes count towards my level?

No. You earn nothing in free minutes, and your level is what you earned on Kismo in the last 30 days, so they add nothing to it. Their value is the first reviews they bring.

How long do I stay at the Top level?

For 60 days once you reach it, even if a quiet month follows. After that, your level again follows what you earned in the last 30 days, recomputed every night.

Can I tell a client my share to explain my rate?

No. Telling a client what you earn, your share of a minute, your level or the commission breaks the Astrologer Agreement on Kismo ¹. If a client asks about price, point to the rate shown in the app.

Read for clients on Kismo

Set your own per-minute rate for chat and calls, from Rs 20 to Rs 1,000. Apply in your browser with your Aadhaar or PAN and one reading.