# Freemius: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 8 judge labels across 1 category by 7 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/freemius

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Merchants of record](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/receivables/merchants-of-record/index.md) | 0% | 15 | 0% | 8 |

## What the models said for it

- "Tailored for micro-SaaS, with a 3.8% + $0.50 fee and no monthly fee" (Mistral Small, Merchants of record)
- "Freemius 3.8% + $0.50 is the stage-mapped cheapest specialist" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Merchants of record)
- "Freemius wins on price for developers" (MiniMax M2.5, Merchants of record)
- "Purpose-built for WordPress ecosystem" (Kimi K2, Merchants of record)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Freemius, from 20 of the 20 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- freemius.com: 16 (its own site)
- g2.com: 15
- comecero.com: 12
- fintechspecs.com: 9
- dupple.com: 7
- bearplex.com: 6
- dodopayments.com: 6
- ebrands.com: 6
- paymentreview.com: 6
- creem.io: 5

### Pages cited

- https://freemius.com/blog/best-merchant-of-record-providers-saas-stage: 12
- https://comecero.com/blog/best-merchant-of-record-providers: 10
- https://g2.com/categories/merchant-of-record/small-business: 9
- https://fintechspecs.com/blog/best-merchant-of-record-providers-saas-growth-stage: 8
- https://dupple.com/learn/cheapest-merchant-of-record-platforms: 7
- https://bearplex.com/best/merchant-of-record-for-saas: 6
- https://ebrands.com/blog-posts/merchant-of-record-companies-compared: 6
- https://paymentreview.com/categories/merchants-of-record: 5

## In its own words

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

- Positioning: Merchant of Record for Software (https://freemius.com/)
- For: software makers (https://freemius.com/)
- Price stated: No setup fees. No monthly fees. Pay only when you sell. (https://freemius.com/pricing)
- Starting price: 3.8% + 50¢ (https://freemius.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: free trials (https://freemius.com/)
- Certifications: PCI DSS
- Customers named: Fullworks plugins

## What it publishes

Every page freemius.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 134 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 56 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- case study: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-10
- webinar or virtual event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-18
- conference or event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-14
- comparison: 12 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-21
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-21 comparison: Taxjar vs avalara tax compliance https://freemius.com/blog/taxjar-vs-avalara-tax-compliance/
- Recent: 2026-09-14 blog: Software tax compliance costs https://freemius.com/blog/software-tax-compliance-costs/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: Saas subscription management tools https://freemius.com/blog/saas-subscription-management-tools/
- Recent: 2026-09-02 blog: Freemius release notes august 2026 https://freemius.com/blog/freemius-release-notes-august-2026/
- Recent: 2026-08-30 comparison: Paypro global alternative https://freemius.com/paypro-global-alternative
- Recent: 2026-08-27 blog: Outbound sales tools accelerate growth software business https://freemius.com/blog/outbound-sales-tools-accelerate-growth-software-business/

## 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.