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Buy Now Pay Later Services in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 275 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Affirm and Klarna run virtually neck and neck across the category, with Affirm favored for large purchases and transparent financing while Klarna gets pointed to for versatility and widespread retail acceptance. For B2B marketplaces seeking embedded lending APIs, however, the answers turn away from consumer installment brands to Kanmon and Parafin.

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#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Affirm 69% transparent financing and larger purchases with no late fees	transparent financing and larger purchases with no late fees	69%
2	Klarna 69% versatile installment shopping with wide retail acceptance across borders	versatile installment shopping with wide retail acceptance across borders	69%
3	Afterpay 67% simple, interest-free four-installment checkout tailored to smaller retail purchases	simple, interest-free four-installment checkout tailored to smaller retail purchases	67%
4	PayPal 35% general online checkout installments backed by an established account ecosystem	general online checkout installments backed by an established account ecosystem	35%
5	Stripe 27% unifying multiple installment options through a single merchant payment processor	unifying multiple installment options through a single merchant payment processor	27%
6	Sezzle 26% flexible rescheduling and credit-building options for frequent retail purchases	flexible rescheduling and credit-building options for frequent retail purchases	26%
7	Shop Pay InstallmentsShopify product line 23% native checkout financing for merchants operating inside the Shopify ecosystem	native checkout financing for merchants operating inside the Shopify ecosystem	23%
8	PayPal Buy Now Pay LaterPayPal product line 22% convenient short-term installments added to an existing merchant account	convenient short-term installments added to an existing merchant account	22%
9	Shopify Hydrogen 18% headless storefront integrations connecting multiple checkout installment services natively	headless storefront integrations connecting multiple checkout installment services natively	18%
10	WoocommerceOwned by Automattic 18%		18%
11	BigCommerce 17%		17%
12	Parafin 16% embedded lending APIs and working capital infrastructure for online marketplaces	embedded lending APIs and working capital infrastructure for online marketplaces	16%
13	Kanmon 16%		16%
14	Adobe CommerceAdobe product line 13%		13%
15	GetDeFacto 13%		13%
16	finmid 13%		13%
17	YouLend 12%		12%
18	Stripe CapitalStripe product line 11%		11%
19	Lendflow 10%		10%
20	Zip · zip.co 10%		10%
21	Liberis 9%		9%
22	Pipe 8%		8%
23	Adyen 6%		6%
24	WooCommerce PaymentsAutomattic product line 5%		5%
25	Shopify 5%		5%
26	Splitit 5%		5%
27	Salesforce Commerce CloudSalesforce product line 5%		5%
28	Unit 5%		5%
29	Wix 4%		4%
30	Pipe · pipe.com 3%		3%
31	Treasury Prime 3%		3%
32	PayPal.MePayPal product line 3%		3%
33	Shopify PaymentsShopify product line 3%		3%
34	Adobe for BusinessAdobe product line 3%		3%
35	SLOPE 2%		2%
36	Wix eCommerceWix product line 2%		2%
37	Fundbox 2%		2%
38	Solidgate 2%		2%
39	OpenBankingTracker 1%		1%
40	Resolve Pay 1%		1%
41	PayPal CreditPayPal product line 1%		1%
42	WordPress 1%		1%
43	ChargeAfter 1%		1%
44	LoanPro 1%		1%
45	Plaid 1%		1%
46	Mondu 1%		1%
47	Hokodo 1%		1%
48	ZipHQ 1%		1%
49	Squarespace 1%		1%
50	Stripe Financial AccountsStripe product line 1%		1%
51	Stripe ConnectStripe product line 1%		1%
52	Amount 1%		1%
53	Synctera 1%		1%
54	FuturePay 1%		1%
55	Worldpay 1%		1%
56	Shop 1%		1%
57	Imega 1%		1%
58	Wix PaymentsWix product line 1%		1%
59	Mambu 1%		1%
60	Square 1%		1%
61	Checkout.com 1%		1%
62	Codat 1%		1%
63	Peach Finance 1%		1%
64	Alloy 1%		1%
65	Fiserv <1%		<1%
66	Thinkific <1%		<1%
67	TreviPay <1%		<1%
68	Afterpay Pay MonthlyAfterpay product line <1%		<1%
69	Block, Inc.<1%		<1%
70	Wayfair FinancingWayfair product line <1%		<1%
71	Cash App <1%		<1%
72	Fingerprint ProFingerprint product line <1%		<1%
73	Four <1%		<1%
74	Einstein CopilotSalesforce product line <1%		<1%
75	PayPal for PlatformsPayPal product line <1%		<1%
76	Sunbit <1%		<1%
77	Resolve B2B PaymentsResolve Pay product line <1%		<1%
78	Stripe Payment LinksStripe product line <1%		<1%
79	Shopify PlusShopify product line <1%		<1%
80	Perpay <1%		<1%
81	Upgrade <1%		<1%
82	Mollie <1%		<1%
83	Thunes <1%		<1%
84	Wisetack <1%		<1%
85	Airwallex <1%		<1%
86	Zip · zip.com <1%		<1%
87	Tilta <1%		<1%
88	Lendio <1%		<1%
89	Optty <1%		<1%
90	Amazon <1%		<1%
91	Billie <1%		<1%
92	ConnectPay <1%		<1%
93	ThriveCart <1%		<1%
94	BNPLX Payment Gateway for WooCommerce <1%		<1%
95	BNPLX <1%		<1%
96	Cross River Bank <1%		<1%
97	Commercetools <1%		<1%
98	Kriya <1%		<1%
99	Antom <1%		<1%
100	Swan <1%		<1%

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ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: PayPal, 27% on ChatGPT Search and 43% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
Affirm	64%	75%
Klarna	63%	75%
Afterpay	61%	72%
PayPal	27%	43%
Stripe	23%	31%
Sezzle	22%	30%
Shop Pay Installments	18%	28%
PayPal Buy Now Pay Later	23%	22%
Shopify Hydrogen	20%	17%
Woocommerce	17%	19%

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