# CoinGate: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/coingate

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Stablecoin platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/treasury/stablecoin-platforms/index.md) | 5% | 6 | 0% | 11 |

## What the models said for it

- "CoinGate is likely the best starting point if the main goal is accepting stablecoin payments" (Perplexity Sonar, Stablecoin platforms)
- "with CoinGate offering a lower processing fee (1% vs. 2% + $0.25)" (Mistral Small, Stablecoin platforms)
- "Best for EU Businesses ... Best for: EU-based businesses needing MiCA-licensed compliance" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Stablecoin platforms)
- "If you need something even simpler with just 1% fees, CoinGate is also excellent." (MiniMax M2.5, Stablecoin platforms)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named CoinGate, from 28 of the 28 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- spark.money: 25
- photonpay.com: 14
- allscale.io: 13
- tryspeed.com: 11
- merge.money: 9
- startupik.com: 9
- osl.com: 8
- reverbico.com: 7
- requestfinance.com: 6
- stablecoininsider.com: 6

### Pages cited

- https://spark.money/tools/stablecoin-for-small-business-comparison: 23
- https://allscale.io/posts/best-stablecoin-payment-gateways-crypto-checkout: 13
- https://tryspeed.com/blog/best-stablecoin-payment-apis: 10
- https://merge.money/resources/blog/best-stablecoin-payment-providers-in-2026: 9
- https://startupik.com/best-crypto-payment-gateways-startups-2026: 9
- https://osl.com/en/bits/article/best-enterprise-stablecoin-payment-platforms-comparison-review: 8
- https://reverbico.com/blog/top-stablecoin-payment-gateways: 6
- https://photonpay.com/hk/blog/article/stablecoin-payout-platforms: 5

## In its own words

What CoinGate's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Licensed Crypto Payment Gateway | Solutions for Businesses (https://coingate.com/)
- For: Business (https://coingate.com/)
- Price stated: Fees are transparent, starting from 1% (https://coingate.com/)
- Starting price: 1% (https://coingate.com/)
- Free plan or trial: You can try CoinGate's payment flow in the demo page... For deeper testing, you can also create a sandbox account (https://coingate.com/)
- Certifications: AML, KYC
- Customers named: NordVPN, Eldorado.gg, MoreMins, Thunderproxy, Coinzilla, Hostinger, Cherry Servers, IPRoyal

## What it publishes

Every page coingate.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 1500 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 581 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- case study: 17 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-16
- comparison: 24 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-29
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-02
- glossary or explainer: 58 pages, 44 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-10-05 blog: Sent wrong crypto refund https://coingate.com/blog/post/sent-wrong-crypto-refund
- Recent: 2026-09-30 blog: Where crypto payments come from 2026 https://coingate.com/blog/post/where-crypto-payments-come-from-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: How long crypto refunds take https://coingate.com/blog/post/how-long-crypto-refunds-take
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Crypto checkout completion by asset https://coingate.com/blog/post/crypto-checkout-completion-by-asset
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: When crypto payments arrive https://coingate.com/blog/post/when-crypto-payments-arrive
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Crypto checkout small baskets https://coingate.com/blog/post/crypto-checkout-small-baskets

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.