International card
+1.5%4.4% + $0.30
$100 → $95.30
Card issued outside your country, payout in your local currency.
What Is Autumn, and Who Is It For?
Autumn targets AI startups with usage-based and metered billing needs, an emerging niche in the payment space. While it offers Stripe-compatible APIs and flexible billing models, its lack of WordPress integration and non-MoR model make it a specialized tool rather than a general-purpose payment solution for the WordPress audience.
Best for
AI startups needing usage-based and metered billing.
Used by
AI startups Developer tooling Usage-based SaaS
Highlights
- AI-native billing
- Usage-based billing
- Stripe-compatible
Autumn at a Glance
- Pricing model
- Pay-as-you-go gateway
- Domestic fee
- 2.9% + $0.30
- International card fee
- 4.4% + $0.30
- Currency conversion
- +1%
- Monthly cost
- Free — no monthly fee
- Tax handling
- You handle (or buy add-on)
- Chargebacks
- You handle, $15 dispute fee
Autumn Fee Calculator: What Does a Sale Actually Cost?
This Autumn fee calculator shows where a sale ends up — drag the slider or type your own amount to see it in real time. Prices are list rates; large merchants can negotiate.
Autumn Fee Calculator: Any Sale, Broken Down
Live scenario
US card · USD payoutYou receive
$96.80
$1 Drag or type your amount $1,000+
You keep · 96.8% Autumn fee · 3.2%
Fee breakdown
- Card processing 2.9% × $100
- −$2.90
- Fixed fee per transaction
- −$0.30
- Total fee
- −$3.20
- You receive
- +$96.80
Currency conversion
+1%+1%
$100 → $94.30
Stacked on international when you charge and pay out in different currencies.
Refund · chargeback
Worst case−$18.20
$100 lost + $15 fee
Lost dispute: you forfeit the $100, the $3.20 processing fee, and a $15 dispute fee.
The fine print headline rates don't show
- Sales tax / VAT — your responsibility, or +0.5% via Stripe Tax.
- Chargebacks — $15 per dispute, original fee not refunded.
- Refunds — the processing fee is not returned to the merchant.
- Marketplaces — Stripe Connect adds 0.25% + $2 per active connected account, monthly.
What we like
- Purpose-built for AI and LLM-based products
- Metered billing for token-based pricing
- Stripe-compatible API for easy migration
- Open-source option available
- Flexible pricing models (per-seat, usage, hybrid)
Where it falls short
- Not a merchant of record — tax and chargebacks are your problem
- Newest platform on this list (2023) — minimal track record
- No WordPress, WooCommerce, or EDD integration
- AI/ML-focused — less relevant for traditional digital products
- Requires developer integration
How Does Autumn Work with WordPress?
No official WordPress plugin
Autumn does not have an official WordPress, WooCommerce, or EDD plugin. Integration requires custom development.
If tax + chargebacks worry you
Consider Paddle as a Merchant-of-Record Alternative
Paddle handles VAT, sales tax, and chargebacks globally — and connects to WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads through WP Smart Pay's official integrations.
