No subscription. No ties. Listen free with ads, or turn on Metered and pay a penny per qualifying play — 55% of every penny goes straight to the artist. Toggle it off any time.
One rule: a qualifying play is a track you listened to for at least 60 seconds or 50% of the song — whichever comes first. Everything else is honest math.
Listen past the 60-second (or half-song) mark and you're charged 1¢. Skips, previews, and quick tastes cost nothing.
Every penny you spend on a track counts toward its own-price ($0.99–$4.99). Hit the ceiling and the track is yours — forever, even on Free.
Once you hit your monthly cap (default $14.99), further plays are free for the rest of the month. Nothing surprises you at settlement.
Every cent charged on Metered splits the same way, on every play. No black-box royalty pool. No middleman payouts. Just three lines of math.
The exact numbers behind the Metered tier — no dark patterns.
No. lettuce.radio has no subscription. You're either Free (with ads) or Metered (pay-per-play, postpaid). Nothing recurs, nothing renews, nothing to cancel.
A track you listened to for at least 60 seconds or 50% of the song, whichever comes first. Skips, previews, and quick tastes never charge.
Yes, any time — from Settings or the profile card in the sidebar. Turning off freezes your in-progress accrual (it isn't deleted). Turn it back on later and you pick up exactly where you left off. Any tracks you already own stay yours forever.
Further plays for the rest of the month don't charge and don't accrue. You coast on Free until the next billing period. You can raise the cap up to $50/mo or lower it to $5/mo from settings.
Every penny you spend on a track counts toward its own-price ($0.99–$4.99, set by the artist). When your accrual matches the price, the track becomes yours — playable on Free, forever, even if you turn Metered off.
Yes. 55¢ of every dollar charged goes into the artist ledger, on every qualifying play. Lettuce keeps 35¢ for infrastructure + rights admin. 10¢ goes into the Reserve pool for disputes and settlement.
If you leave ads on while Metered is active, your bill gets a 10% discount, prorated by the share of plays that actually served an ad. Small perk for letting the network monetize your session.