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== Products & Revenue Model ==

VRChat Inc. operates on a '''freemium model''' — the platform is free to access, with a premium subscription tier and in-platform commerce providing revenue.

=== VRC+ ===

Launched '''December 4, 2020''', VRC+ is VRChat Inc.'s primary subscription product. It provides:

* Increased avatar slots
* Custom nameplate icons, emojis, and stickers
* Profile picture customization
* Gallery uploads and invite photo attachments
* Trust rank boost
* VRCat companion on Quick Menu
* Access to the Creator Economy store
* Automatic impostors (mobile avatar fallbacks)

VRC+ is offered on monthly and annual billing cycles. A lifetime subscription was offered to the 30% of employees laid off in June 2024 as part of their severance package.

=== Creator Economy ===

Launched in November 2023, the Creator Economy allows world creators to charge for subscriptions and content within VRChat using '''VRChat Credits''' — an in-platform currency. VRChat takes a commission on transactions. The system was announced in May 2023 and funded in part by the 2021 Series D.

The Creator Economy represents VRChat Inc.'s attempt to internalize a portion of the avatar and content economy that had previously existed entirely outside the platform (on Gumroad, Jinxxy, and BOOTH).

=== Key Technical Systems ===

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! System !! Launched !! Purpose
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| VRChat SDK2 || 2014–2022 || Original world and avatar creation toolkit
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| Avatar 3.0 (SDK3) || 2020 || Expanded avatar expression system; Action Menu, parameters, state machines
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| Udon || April 2020 || Visual node-graph scripting for worlds; replaced Unity's Playmaker-based approach
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| UdonSharp || 2020 || C#-based Udon compiler; allows script-based world building
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| VRChat Creator Companion (VCC) || 2022–2023 || Package management tool for Unity SDK installations
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| PhysBones || April 21, 2022 || Native physics bones; replaced third-party Dynamic Bones; enabled avatar interactions
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| Open Sound Control (OSC) || 2022 || External device/software integration protocol
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| Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) || July 25, 2022 || Anti-modification security layer; controversial; ended client mod ecosystem
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| Impostors || January 2024 || Auto-generated mobile avatar fallbacks
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| Age Verification (Persona) || November 2024 → Jan 2025 || 18+ instance gating via third-party ID verification
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| Udon 2 ("Soba") || 2025–2026 || Next-generation scripting system; showcased at 2026 NYE event
|}