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Nope, the opposite. Lyft's basic take rate is lower. And active Lyft drivers can have their fees cut in half or even eliminated.

Tipping on Lyft is not awkward. Defaults to 0.00, tip if you want. Driver doesn't find out immediately.

Lyft gives drivers a larger portion of the ride's cost (80% instead of 70% IIRC). I never feel obligated to tip, but tip if the service was great.

I'll tip when driver went up and beyond what I was expecting (helping me load and unload furniture, stopping at a point not on the lyft line route, etc).