# Creator monetization platforms: which vendors AI models recommend (September 2026)

Source: Memetik Index, https://www.memetik.ai/index/creator-monetization
Field: Creator economy. Edition: 2026-09. Run: 2026-09-02.
Method: 5 fixed buyer prompts sent once each to 10 current models (GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning Pro) via their APIs with web search enabled. 50 answers. Answer share = fraction of answers naming the vendor. Named first = fraction where it was the first tracked vendor named.

**Podia leads** with 92% answer share (named in 46 of 50 answers) and was named first in 48%. Gumroad follows at 82%. 16 vendors were named at least once.

## Answer share

| # | Vendor | Answer share | Named first | Mentions | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podia | 92% | 48% | 46/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 2 | Gumroad | 82% | 22% | 41/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 3 | Payhip | 72% | 10% | 36/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 4 | Kajabi | 62% | 8% | 31/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 5 | Shopify | 42% | 0% | 21/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 6 | Patreon | 30% | 0% | 15/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 7 | Skool | 26% | 2% | 13/50 | Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 8 | Circle | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 9 | Lemon Squeezy | 26% | 0% | 13/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude Opus 5, Claude, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 10 | Whop | 24% | 0% | 12/50 | Claude Opus 5, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 11 | Stan | 22% | 4% | 11/50 | Claude Opus 5, Gemini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 12 | Teachable | 20% | 0% | 10/50 | GPT-5.6 Luna, Claude, Claude Fable 5, Gemini, Perplexity |
| 13 | Sellfy | 16% | 0% | 8/50 | Claude, Claude Fable 5, Perplexity, Sonar Reasoning Pro |
| 14 | Fourthwall | 12% | 6% | 6/50 | GPT-5.6 Sol, ChatGPT, GPT-5.6 Luna |
| 15 | Beacons | 2% | 0% | 1/50 | Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| 16 | Memberful | 2% | 0% | 1/50 | ChatGPT |

## By model

- **GPT-5.6 Sol** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-sol, 5 answers): Podia 80%, Gumroad 80%, Kajabi 80%, Patreon 80%, Circle 40%
- **GPT-5.6 Terra** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-terra, 5 answers): Podia 80%, Gumroad 80%, Shopify 60%, Patreon 60%, Circle 60%
- **GPT-5.6 Luna** (OpenAI, gpt-5.6-luna, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Gumroad 100%, Kajabi 100%, Patreon 60%, Fourthwall 60%
- **Claude Opus 5** (Anthropic, claude-opus-5, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Gumroad 100%, Payhip 100%, Kajabi 60%, Shopify 60%
- **Claude Sonnet 5** (Anthropic, claude-sonnet-5, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Gumroad 100%, Payhip 100%, Shopify 60%, Whop 60%
- **Claude Fable 5** (Anthropic, claude-fable-5, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Gumroad 100%, Payhip 100%, Shopify 60%, Sellfy 60%
- **Gemini 3.6 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.6-flash, 5 answers): Gumroad 100%, Kajabi 100%, Skool 100%, Podia 80%, Payhip 80%
- **Gemini 3.5 Flash** (Google, gemini-3.5-flash, 5 answers): Payhip 100%, Kajabi 100%, Skool 100%, Lemon Squeezy 100%, Podia 80%
- **Sonar Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-pro, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Payhip 100%, Gumroad 80%, Teachable 80%, Kajabi 60%
- **Sonar Reasoning Pro** (Perplexity, sonar-reasoning-pro, 5 answers): Podia 100%, Payhip 100%, Kajabi 40%, Whop 40%, Sellfy 40%

## Sources the models cited

- youtube.com: 94
- kourses.com: 86
- payhip.com: 72
- bigcatcreative.com: 27
- taap.bio: 26
- podia.com: 25
- linkjolt.io: 25
- reddit.com: 25
- digitalcoursefreelancer.com: 20
- createsell.com: 19
- armemberplugin.com: 18
- gumroad.com: 17
- whop.com: 16
- ebdeals.readme.io: 15
- ecomm.design: 14

## Prompts

1. What is the best platform to sell digital products and memberships for a creator? Name specific products.
2. Which platform to sell digital products and memberships would you recommend to a creator in 2026?
3. Compare the top platform to sell digital products and memberships options right now.
4. I'm a creator and I need a platform to sell digital products and memberships. What should I use and why?
5. Best platform to sell digital products and memberships for a creator with 50k followers?

## Tracked but never named

Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee

Raw answers: https://www.memetik.ai/index/creator-monetization (every answer published in full). Chart image: https://www.memetik.ai/charts/creator-monetization.png. Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit "Memetik Index".