Answers
How much does Patreon take?
10% of income, then processing and payout fees.
Patreon's pricing page gives one headline number for creators who join today: a 10% platform fee on what members pay. Payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees come on top, and applicable taxes are handled separately. Here is what that means in dollars at four sizes of membership.
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By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
How much does Patreon take from creators?
Patreon takes a 10% of the income you earn on Patreon, plus payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees, according to Patreon's pricing page read on 12 October 2026. On USD 1,000 of monthly membership income, the platform fee alone is USD 100.
- 10% platform fee on the income you earn on Patreon
- Plus payment processing fees
- Plus currency conversion fees
- Plus payout fees
- Applicable taxes handled separately
- On USD 1,000: USD 100 platform fee
The headline fee
What 10% is in dollars
at four sizes
The platform fee is a percentage, so it grows in step with your membership. These figures are the platform fee only, before the other fees Patreon lists.
USD 50
Platform fee on USD 500 a month
USD 600 a year
USD 200
Platform fee on USD 2,000 a month
USD 2,400 a year
USD 1,000
Platform fee on USD 10,000 a month
USD 12,000 a year
USD 5,000
Platform fee on USD 50,000 a month
USD 60,000 a year
Worked examples
Monthly income and what is left
before and after the platform fee
10% platform fee on the income you earn on Patreon from patreon.com/pricing, read 12 October 2026. Payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees and applicable taxes come on top; their rates are not listed on that page and are left out here.
The other three fees depend on how your members pay and how you are paid out. A member paying in a different currency from yours adds currency conversion; the payout method you choose sets the payout fee. Your creator dashboard shows the exact amount deducted from each payment, and that is the number to use when you compare platforms.
The comparison
A percentage against a flat plan
for a video membership
On uncompressed.io the platform share is 0 at every size. You pay a plan instead, chosen by how much film you store and how many hours your members watch: for example Pro at USD 39 or Max at USD 99 a month.
Patreon figures from patreon.com/pricing and Patreon's own video announcement, read 12 October 2026. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
Where Patreon earns its fee
What 0% commission comes with
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Deciding
Is 10% worth it for you?
by what your members pay for
Patreon is worth it if
Your membership is mostly posts, audio, polls or community, you rely on Patreon's app to find new members, or you want sales tax handled for you.
A flat plan is worth it if
Your members pay mainly to watch films, episodes or lessons, your income is past a few hundred dollars a month, and you want the money in your own account on every charge.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much does Patreon take from creators?
Patreon's pricing page states a 10% of the income you earn on Patreon, plus payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees, and applicable taxes.
How much does Patreon take from USD 1,000?
The platform fee is USD 100, leaving USD 900 before payment processing, currency conversion and payout fees.
Does Patreon take a cut of taxes too?
No. Taxes are separate from the platform fee. Patreon's pricing page says it takes care of most applicable tax collection and remittance for creators, which is a real convenience for selling to members in many countries.
What are Patreon's payment processing fees?
Patreon's pricing page lists processing, currency conversion and payout fees without the rates; the detail is in Patreon's help center. Read your own creator dashboard for the exact amounts on your account.
Is there a video platform that takes no percentage?
Yes. uncompressed.io charges 0% commission on memberships, rentals and purchases at any volume. You pay a flat plan instead, and your own payment provider charges its card fee on each charge.
Is Patreon still worth 10%?
For many creators, yes: Patreon brings community features, posts of every kind, a members app and discovery inside its own network, and it handles most sales tax. If your members mainly pay to watch video, a flat-priced video platform usually costs less as you grow.
Keep the 10%.
uncompressed.io charges 0% commission on memberships, rentals and sales. You pay a plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month) and members pay into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.Patreon pricing (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Introducing Patreon Video, Patreon news (dated 3 November 2022, read 12 October 2026)