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Merchants of record · October 2026 Edition

Lemon Squeezy vs Dodo Payments

Zero of fourteen models named Lemon Squeezy first on the direct prompt; zero named Dodo Payments. Lemon Squeezy was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Dodo Payments by eleven and Lemon Squeezy carries 35 labels and Dodo Payments 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Lemon Squeezy

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Dodo Payments

accepted challenger

Named in four categories this edition.

First-choice share12%5%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate23%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3517A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Lemon Squeezy 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 Lemon Squeezy · Paddle vs Dodo Payments · Cleverbridge vs Lemon Squeezy

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.
Lemon SqueezyFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDodo Payments
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained732 against Lemon Squeezy
Scale-constrained00
Negative106 against Lemon Squeezy
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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Lemon Squeezy and Dodo Payments were named in the same answer twenty-six times, of the 102 answers naming Lemon Squeezy and the 48 naming Dodo Payments. In those answers Dodo Payments took the first choice six times and Lemon Squeezy six.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Lemon Squeezy 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
Lemon Squeezy Dodo Payments first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Lemon Squeezy on the left and Dodo Payments on the right.

The direct prompt

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

Neither was named

14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5FastSpring alternatives: Cleverbridge, Paddle, PayPro Global
GPT-5.4 miniFastSpring alternatives: Paddle
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
Qwen 3.7 FlashFastSpring, Paddle alternatives: Verifone
Kimi K2Paddle alternatives: FastSpring, PayPro Global
GLM 4.7 FlashXCleverbridge, Paddle alternatives: FastSpring
MiniMax M2.5Cleverbridge alternatives: FastSpring, Paddle, PayPro Global
GPT-6 LunaPaddle alternatives: FastSpring
Muse Glimmer 30BPaddle alternatives: Cleverbridge, FastSpring, PayPro Global

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
Lemon Squeezy leads by six points.
Lemon Squeezy12%#3 of 10
Dodo Payments6%#5 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Lemon Squeezy leads by seven points.
Lemon Squeezy12%#4 of 10
Dodo Payments5%#6 of 10
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Lemon Squeezy0%#7 of 7
Dodo Payments0%#– of 7
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Lemon Squeezy

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

“Trustpilot and review aggregates repeatedly flag frozen accounts and payout delays.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · hard negative
“many merchants report sudden account "reviews" that freeze payouts... their customer support can be slow during these bottlenecks” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Mixed reviews (≈3.5/5 on Trustpilot) ... Account suspensions without clear explanation” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top Recommendation: Lemon Squeezy ... Start with Lemon Squeezy for the best balance of low cost, simple integration, and included tax compliance.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Simpler, established alternative: Lemon Squeezy... Choose Lemon Squeezy if you prefer its pricing and product setup.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with Freemius ... or Lemon Squeezy (for digital products/creators)” MiniMax M2.5 · budget 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.