specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Lemon Squeezy
providerId: lemon-squeezy
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Payments
  - Merchant of Record
  - SaaS Billing
description: 'Lemon Squeezy Merchant-of-Record: 5% + 50¢ per transaction with stacking add-on fees.'
sources:
  - https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/pricing
plans:
  - id: lemon-squeezy-payg
    name: Pay As You Go
    type: usage-based
    description: 5% + 50¢ per transaction; no monthly fee.
    entries:
      - label: Base transaction fee
        name: base
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 5% + $0.50
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: International surcharge
        name: intl
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: +1.5%
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: PayPal payments
        name: paypal
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: +1.5%
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Subscription payments
        name: sub
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: +0.5%
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Abandoned cart recovery
        name: cart
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: +5%
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Affiliate referrals
        name: affiliate
        type: metered
        metric: transaction
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: +3%
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: US bank payout
        name: payout_us
        type: metered
        metric: payout
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: US
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: International bank payout
        name: payout_intl
        type: metered
        metric: payout
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: 1%
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Merchant of Record (handles tax/compliance)
      - name: No monthly fee
      - name: Pay only on sales
  - id: lemon-squeezy-custom
    name: Custom (Volume)
    type: enterprise
    description: '$25K-$50K/mo+ revenue: contact for volume rate.'
    entries:
      - label: Annual (custom)
        name: annual
        type: subscription
        metric: year
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Volume-based effective rate reduction
      - name: Negotiated terms