Official fees reviewed May 14, 2026

Patreon fee calculator

Estimate Patreon creator earnings after platform fees, payment processing, currency conversion, iOS purchases, creator fee taxes, and payout costs.

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Patreon legacy rates can be account-specific. Use this calculator for planning, then confirm your plan, payout currency, and processing table inside Patreon.

Reviewed May 2026

Patreon payout estimator

Adjust pricing, patron mix, iOS purchases, currency conversion, and payout costs.

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Tier pricePatron countPayouts per monthCustom platform rate (%) Payout currencyPlatform planiOS handling Payout method

Card / Apple Pay mix80% US PayPal / Venmo mix15% Non-US PayPal mix5% iOS purchase share10% Mixed-currency member share0% Creator fee tax rate0% Annual membership discount0%

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After you estimate Patreon take-home pay, compare whether a merch storefront, owned email audience, or neutral Patreon baseline changes the better platform choice.

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Fourthwall

Neutral

Creators who want memberships, merch, product drops, and storefront tools in one place.

Platform and commerce costs depend on the product mix; compare against Patreon when merch drives revenue.

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Kit

Neutral

Creators who need an owned email audience before or alongside paid memberships.

Email platform pricing is separate from Patreon fees and should be weighed against retention gains.

Source: Kit Affiliate Program

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Patreon

Neutral

Memberships with an existing patron base and familiar creator discovery.

Standard platform fee for new creators plus payment processing, conversion, iOS, and payout costs.

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Sources and next steps

Official Patreon assumptions, then deeper planning pages

Last reviewed May 14, 2026

Primary source notes

Patreon Creator fees overview — Official overview reviewed against the March 17, 2026 update for platform fees, standard and legacy processing tables, 2.5% currency conversion, payout fees, and eligible iOS purchase treatment.
Patreon standard platform fee for new creators — Official standard 10% plan, standard processing rates, one-time purchase treatment, and legacy-plan transition rules for creators publishing after August 4, 2025.
Patreon iOS in-app purchases — Official iOS pricing behavior reviewed against the May 6, 2026 update for price offsets, post-year-one rates, China-specific rates, and the U.S. mobile-web checkout exception.
Patreon payouts guide for creators outside the US — Official non-US payout options, local-versus-USD payout tradeoffs, payout fees, minimums, and local-currency payout table.

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5 documented hand-check scenarios cover micropayment, iOS, mixed currency, frequent payout warnings with 10 calculation notes.

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