Predictions are for channels Twitch has already approved
Channel Points Predictions are genuinely good: viewers stake points on an outcome and the winners split the pot. Two things rule them out for a lot of channels. They are available to monetized streamers, so a channel below that threshold does not have the button — and the stake and the payout are both Channel Points, which means nothing leaves the platform and nobody can win an actual thing.
Competitor facts verified September 2026. We keep this page current.
Can you run Twitch Predictions without being an Affiliate?
No. Channel Points Predictions are available to monetized streamers, and both the stake and the payout are Channel Points. An overlay poll needs no status at all, works on any platform, and can be attached to a real prize rather than a points payout.
No status requirement
Predictions arrived for all monetized streamers, which still means the channel has to be there. A poll that lives on your own overlay does not ask Twitch for permission, so a channel on day one can run it.
A real prize, not a points payout
A Prediction redistributes Channel Points among viewers. If what you want is to give somebody a game key, attach a giveaway to the vote instead — every vote becomes an entry, and the draw runs on the voters when the poll closes.
It shows up in the VOD
A Prediction renders in each viewer’s own interface, so it is invisible in a clip, in the VOD, and to anyone watching on a TV. An overlay poll is part of the video, which is why the moment survives being posted afterwards.
Kloot vs Twitch Predictions
A Prediction is a Channel Points game. An overlay poll is a question with a result on screen.
Available without monetized status
Works off Twitch
Appears on the broadcast itself
Which is why a Prediction is invisible in a clip or a VOD, and an overlay poll is not.
Costs the viewer nothing
Can award a real prize
Number of options
Predictions allow more outcomes than Kloot does. If a ten-way split is the segment, that is a real point in their favour.
Viewers with no account can take part
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Pricing, side by side
Different models — here’s the honest version of both.
Kloot
- $0FreeEnough to run a real stream, free forever: 2 screens with a countdown, 1 live counter, emoji effects and presets, one each of alert, lower third, text overlay, ticker and border, and 2 giveaways plus 2 polls every month. Kloot badge on overlays.
- $15/moCreatorTakes the caps off: 10 screens with overtime, moving backgrounds and band & camera layouts; 5 counters with 100+ looks, segments and milestones; every alert, lower third, ticker and border you build live at once; 10 giveaways and 10 polls a month with automatic prize delivery by email and up to 5 prizes a draw; and no Kloot badge.
- $99/yr ($8.25/mo billed annually)Creator (annual)Everything in Creator, billed once a year instead of monthly — the best-value way to run Kloot.
- $25/moProEverything in Creator, plus Pro counter looks that react to your run; counter cap raised to 10, scoreboards, sponsor slot, money per count and countdown → Screen; the monetization layer (sponsor ad overlays and custom border uploads); and unlimited giveaways and polls.
- $149/yr ($12.42/mo billed annually)Pro (annual)Everything in Pro, billed once a year instead of monthly — the best-value way to run Kloot.
- $9 / 3 daysEvent Pass3 days of everything in Pro, one payment and no subscription. The way to try Kloot on a real stream: charity streams, tournaments and product launches.
Twitch Predictions
Free, for monetized channels
Channel Points Predictions cost nothing and are available to monetized streamers. Viewers stake Channel Points and winners take a proportionate share of the pot. Verified against Twitch’s own help documentation, September 2026.
If you are waiting for Predictions to unlock
Run the question as an overlay poll now
Same idea, no threshold: the question and the options go on your stream, viewers tap on their phones, and the bars fill live where the audience can see them.
Attach a prize when you want stakes
The thing a Prediction gives you is something to win. Vote-to-enter does that with a real prize: every vote is also an entry, and the draw runs on the voters when the poll closes.
Use both once you are monetized
They are not mutually exclusive. Predictions are a good Channel Points sink for your regulars; an overlay poll reaches the people who have no points and no account.
Kloot fits when
- You are not monetized yet, or stream somewhere other than Twitch
- You want the poll visible in the VOD and in clips
- The prize should be a real thing rather than points
- You want viewers with no account to be able to take part
Predictions fit when
- You are monetized and your chat has points to spend
- The stakes are the point and a points pot is enough
- You want up to ten outcomes on one question
- The audience is entirely on Twitch and signed in
Frequently asked
Who can use Twitch Predictions?
Monetized streamers — Twitch’s own help page describes the launch as being to all monetized streamers, and the article sits under the Affiliate Program topic. A channel below that threshold does not have the feature.
Do Predictions cost viewers anything?
They stake Channel Points, and viewers who guess correctly win a proportionate share of the pot. Nothing leaves the platform, so no real prize can be awarded through them.
How many outcomes can a Prediction have?
Between two and ten, per Twitch’s documentation. That is more than a Kloot poll offers — four options on the free plan, six on Creator and eight on Pro.
Can viewers see a Prediction in a clip?
No. Predictions render in each viewer’s own interface rather than on the broadcast, so they do not appear in the VOD or in a clip. An overlay poll is part of the video.
What is the closest thing with a real prize?
A poll with vote-to-enter switched on: each vote is also an entry in a linked giveaway, so the audience answers a question and one of them wins something. It is on Creator and above.
All Twitch Predictions details verified September 2026 and reviewed regularly. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
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