Meals supply platform Swiggy has raised its platform charge to Rs 17.58 per order, together with GST, up from Rs 14.99, a rise of almost 17%.

The revised cost is now displayed at checkout, the place the corporate stated it helps “function and keep Swiggy platform”.

The transfer comes days after rival Zomato increased its own platform fee by Rs 2.40 per order, taking its pre-GST cost to Rs 14.90. Together with GST, Zomato’s charge additionally totals Rs 17.58, bringing each corporations to comparable pricing ranges.

Platform charges are mounted expenses utilized to every order, along with supply prices and taxes. Whereas individually small, they’re changing into a extra seen a part of total payments, significantly for frequent customers.

Swiggy final revised its charge in August 2025, elevating it to Rs 14 in choose areas amid a surge so as volumes. The corporate first launched the cost at Rs 2 in April 2023 and has steadily elevated it since then.

The most recent will increase come at a time of heightened competitors within the sector, together with the entry of recent providers comparable to Rapido’s Ownly in Bengaluru, in addition to wider price pressures.

Swiggy reported a 54% year-on-year rise in working income to Rs 6,148 crore within the third quarter of FY26. Nonetheless, its losses widened to Rs 1,065 crore over the identical interval, underlining the persevering with problem of balancing progress with profitability.