# Patreon Fee Calculator

> Free Patreon fee calculator with 2026 pricing: 10% platform fee for new creators, legacy 5/8/12% plans, payment processing (2.9% + $0.30, or 5% + $0.10 micro), payout and currency fees.

*Interactive tool: enter your values at https://toollantern.win/patreon-fee-calculator/ and results update instantly in your browser.*

## Frequently asked questions
### How much does Patreon take from creators?

For creators who published after August 2025: a 10% platform fee plus payment processing of 2.9% + $0.30 per pledge (or 5% + $0.10 on pledges of $3 or less), plus a payout fee and 2.5% currency conversion when it applies. On 100 patrons at $5, that is about $94.75 of $500, an effective rate near 19%.

### What happened to Patreon's Lite, Pro, and Premium plans?

Patreon retired its tiered plans for new creators on August 4, 2025, and now charges a single 10% platform fee. Creators with pages published before that date keep their legacy rate (5%, 8%, or 12%) only while the page stays published; unpublishing moves you to 10% permanently.

### Why do small pledges lose more to fees?

Processing has a fixed part ($0.30, or $0.10 on micro pledges), so it eats a bigger share of a small pledge. A $1 pledge loses about 35% to platform plus processing. Patreon's micropayment rate (5% + $0.10) applies to pledges of $3 or less, so a $3 tier keeps the cheaper rate.

### How much is the Patreon payout fee?

$0.25 per payout by direct deposit (ACH) to a bank, 1% of the payout to PayPal (minimum $0.25, capped at $20), or $1.00 per payout to Payoneer. Most creators pay out monthly, so the fee is small next to the other layers.

### What is Patreon's currency conversion fee?

2.5% on any payment made in a currency different from your payout currency. If your payout currency matches most of your patrons, most pledges avoid it.

### Does Patreon charge fees on iOS purchases?

On iOS, Apple takes a 30% App Store cut on in-app membership purchases, and Patreon does not add its processing fee on those transactions, though the platform fee still applies. Many creators send mobile fans to Patreon's web checkout instead.

### Can patrons pay the fees for me?

Patreon deducts fees from your earnings; there is no built-in fee-covering option like some donation platforms offer. Pricing your tiers to absorb the roughly 19% all-in cost is the practical workaround.

### Is Patreon cheaper than Gumroad for a creator?

It depends on the product. Patreon's all-in cost is usually 14% to 19% for monthly memberships; Gumroad charges about 13% to 15% on one-off digital sales over $30 but nearly 30% on $5 sales because of its $0.50 fixed fee. Run both calculators at your price point.

### How often does Patreon pay creators out?

Creators can withdraw their balance at any time in most cases, or set up automatic monthly payouts on the 5th. Payouts take a few business days depending on the method.

### Does Patreon charge VAT or sales tax?

Patreon handles tax collection in some jurisdictions and notes that applicable taxes are charged on top of its fees. If you sell digital goods to consumers in the EU or other tax-heavy regions, check whether your payouts are net of collected tax.

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