Merchants of record · RankedCreem
Creem is a merchant of record service that handles payment transactions on behalf of the businesses that sell through it · creem.io ↗
Strongest at small business. Thin evidence at enterprise: three labels.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Paddle is first at 44%.
Paddle is first at 44%.
Cleverbridge is first at 35%.
Why models recommend it
“The best merchant of record for a company with a limited budget is Creem, with a flat rate of 3.9% + 40¢ per successful transaction and no monthly fee.”Llama 4 Maverick · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“For a truly limited budget: Creem offers the lowest published rates at 3.9% + $0.40 with no hidden fees.”Kimi K2 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Creem is likely the best starting point if its eligibility and feature set fit your business”Perplexity Sonar · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“Lemon Squeezy and Creem are among the best choices due to their low fees and ease of use”Mistral Small · Budget-constrained question · first choice
What gives them pause
“Creem is a merchant of record that has been reported to have issues with payment processing, with one user experiencing unexpected payment declines and customer account blocks.”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“Do not use Creem/Dodo despite lower rates. Reliability > Margin here.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Avoid Creem due to the reported payment and payout issues.”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Avoid using Creem at all costs!”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Creem, over the 54 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 15 | Compare → | |
| 44 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 29 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 26 | 1 | View → | |
| 23 | 0 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | View → | |
| 12 | 0 | View → | |
| 11 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 10 | 1 | View → | |
| 10 | 0 | Compare → |
What the models named instead of Creem →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Creem's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- software companies
- Price stated
- 3.9% + 40c per successful transaction
- Starting price
- 3.9% + 40c
- Free plan or trial
- No monthly fees, no setup fees, nothing until you sell.
- Customers named
- Tibo
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 54 of the 54 answers that named Creem and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
149 of the 176 domain citations in answers naming Creem came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 76 | 37 | 2026-09-17 | ||
| Comparison | 24 | 4 | 2026-08-14 | ||
| Report or ebook | 10 | 0 | 2026-02-20 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 4 | 0 | 2026-06-25 | ||
| Template or tool | 1 | undated | |||
| News or press | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-17Introducing creem 2 0 blog
- 2026-09-13Free trial saas playbook that converts trials to paid blog
- 2026-09-117 hosted payment page example patterns for saas blog
- 2026-09-08How to join affiliate program a creators quick guide blog
- 2026-09-07How to sell software as a service a practical 2026 guide blog
- 2026-09-07Storefront builder guide for software and digital goods blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page creem.io exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.