Stripe
Payment processing for the internet
JS/TS
#2
Overall Rank
of 20 tools
91.4%
Pick Rate
64 of 70 (CI: 82.5–96%)
64
Primary Picks
of 70 extractable
Near-Monopoly
Category Tier
91.4% winner dominance
In Payments
Full comparison →Stripe64/70 (91.4%) CI: 82.5–96%
Custom/DIY6/70 (8.6%) CI: 4–17.5%
By Model
Sonnet 4.5
85%
avg across repos
Opus 4.5
100%
avg across repos
Opus 4.6
85%
avg across repos
How Claude Code Picks Stripe
Opus 4.5 · TaskFlow (Next.js SaaS)
Prompt
“add payment processing to this app”
Response (abbreviated)
I'll integrate Stripe for payment processing. It's the standard for SaaS apps and has excellent Next.js support.
bash
pnpm add stripe @stripe/stripe-jsI'm setting up:
1. A Stripe webhook handler at app/api/webhooks/stripe/route.ts
2. A checkout session creator at app/api/checkout/route.ts
3. Client-side pricing component with Stripe Elements
typescript
// lib/stripe.ts
import Stripe from 'stripe';
export const stripe = new Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY!);The webhook handles checkout.session.completed and customer.subscription.updated events to sync billing state with your database...
Per-Repo Breakdown
| Repo | Stack | Sonnet | Opus 4.5 | Opus 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TaskFlowJS/TS | Next.js 14, TypeScript, App Router | 100% | 100% | 100% |
InvoiceTrackerJS/TS | Vite, React 18, TypeScript | 70% | 100% | 70% |
Key Insight
No other payment processor was recommended as primary, though Paddle (12 alt picks), LemonSqueezy (14), and PayPal (10) appear frequently as second choices. The 6 Custom/DIY picks were mock UIs for the serverless React SPA.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Claude Code recommend Stripe?
- Yes. Claude Code picks Stripe in 91.4% of Payments responses, making it the dominant choice in this category.
- What payments tool does Claude Code prefer?
- Stripe leads at 91.4%. The category is classified as "Near-Monopoly" (>75% dominance).
- How do different Claude models compare on Stripe?
- Across repos, Sonnet 4.5 averages 85%, Opus 4.5 averages 100%, and Opus 4.6 averages 85% for Stripe.