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Merchants of record · October 2026 Edition

Cleverbridge vs Dodo Payments

Eight of fourteen models named Cleverbridge first on the direct prompt; zero named Dodo Payments. Cleverbridge was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Dodo Payments by eleven and Cleverbridge carries 29 labels and Dodo Payments 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Cleverbridge

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Dodo Payments

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share17%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels2917A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cleverbridge reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Paddle was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Paddle vs Cleverbridge · Paddle vs Dodo Payments · Cleverbridge vs FastSpring

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the merchants of record page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
CleverbridgeFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDodo Payments
Direct80
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained03
Scale-constrained00
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cleverbridge and Dodo Payments stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Cleverbridge Dodo Payments first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cleverbridge on the left and Dodo Payments on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cleverbridge and Dodo Payments stood in it.

Cleverbridge first, Dodo Payments not the choice

8 of 14 modelsDodo Payments was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashCleverbridge alternatives: FastSpring, Paddle, PayPro Global
Perplexity SonarCleverbridge alternatives: Paddle
Grok 4.1 FastCleverbridge alternatives: FastSpring, Paddle
Mistral SmallCleverbridge alternatives: 2Checkout, Paddle
DeepSeek V4 FlashCleverbridge alternatives: 2Checkout, Paddle
Llama 4 MaverickCleverbridge, Paddle
GLM 4.7 FlashXCleverbridge, Paddle alternatives: FastSpring
MiniMax M2.5Cleverbridge alternatives: FastSpring, Paddle, PayPro Global

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5FastSpring alternatives: Cleverbridge, Paddle, PayPro Global
Muse Glimmer 30BPaddle alternatives: Cleverbridge, FastSpring, PayPro Global

Neither was named

4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniFastSpring alternatives: Paddle
Qwen 3.7 FlashFastSpring, Paddle alternatives: Verifone
Kimi K2Paddle alternatives: FastSpring, PayPro Global
GPT-6 LunaPaddle alternatives: FastSpring

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Dodo Payments leads by four points.
Dodo Payments6%#5 of 10
Cleverbridge2%#7 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Cleverbridge leads at mid-market.
Cleverbridge17%#2 of 10
Dodo Payments5%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Cleverbridge leads by thirty-two points.
Cleverbridge32%#2 of 7
Dodo Payments0%#– of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Cleverbridge

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“Cleverbridge is the most enterprise-grade MoR on the market... Choose Cleverbridge if your sales team heavily drives deals via custom contracts” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Cleverbridge is the top choice due to its strong B2B focus, billing complexity handling, and enterprise-grade capabilities” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“the best fit for higher‑touch, B2B‑focused sales cycles, invoicing, and complex enterprise procurement workflows” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice

What the models said about Dodo Payments

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.

“Lowest published headline rate: Dodo Payments... Try Dodo if your priority is the lowest published fee” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Dodo Payments looks like the strongest low-budget option at 4% + 40¢ with no monthly fees” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“the best merchant of record for a company with a limited budget is Dodo Payments” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.