Cheaper Alternatives to gate.io by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to gate.io by effective trading fees, with VIP tiers, referral discounts, token discounts, 30-day volume, and maker/taker mix all accounted for on the same basis.

Estimated savings

Estimated savings of 7,425 USDT/mo by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5KRAKEN

#6BINANCE

#7HTX

#8BYBIT

#9GATE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0%	0 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
6	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
7	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
8	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT
9	gate.io	0.0742%	7,425 USDT

The widest fee gap shows up in Spot(USDC).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0742%.
MEXC is fee-free here.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

Each market starts with the cheapest exchange for your current setup, followed by other lower-fee options.

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Estimated savings of about 7,425 USDT a month by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0%Weighted effective fee0%Monthly fee payment0 USDT

In Spot(USDC), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0742%.
MEXC is fee-free here.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5KRAKEN

#6BINANCE

#7HTX

#8BYBIT

#9GATE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0%	0 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
6	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
7	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
8	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT
9	gate.io	0.0742%	7,425 USDT

gate.io & MEXCSpot (USDC)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0%	0%	0%	20%	20%	0 USDT
gate.io	VIP 7	0.072%	0.0765%	0.0742%	10%	0%	10%	7,425 USDT
Difference	VIP 7 → Base	-0.072%	-0.0765%	-0.0742%	-10%	+20%	+10%	-7,425 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (Standard)Estimated savings of about 5,825 USDT a month by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Spot(Standard), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0582%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.6x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

#10GATE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (Standard)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT
10	gate.io	0.0742%	7,425 USDT

gate.io & MEXCSpot (Standard)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
gate.io	VIP 7	0.072%	0.0765%	0.0742%	10%	0%	10%	7,425 USDT
Difference	VIP 7 → Base	-0.072%	-0.0445%	-0.0582%	+10%	+20%	+26%	-5,825 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Estimated savings of about 5,825 USDT a month by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Spot(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0582%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 4.6x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

#10GATE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	BingX	0.0213%	2,125 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0352%	3,520 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0462%	4,620 USDT
5	OKX	0.048%	4,800 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT
10	gate.io	0.0742%	7,425 USDT

gate.io & MEXCSpot (USDT)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	20%	20%	36%	1,600 USDT
gate.io	VIP 7	0.072%	0.0765%	0.0742%	10%	0%	10%	7,425 USDT
Difference	VIP 7 → Base	-0.072%	-0.0445%	-0.0582%	+10%	+20%	+26%	-5,825 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Estimated savings of about 1,075 USDT a month by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT

In Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0107%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 1.7x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BITGET

#3OKX

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6BINGX

#7KRAKEN

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

#10BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDT-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.016%	1,600 USDT
2	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
5	gate.io	0.0267%	2,675 USDT
6	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
7	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
8	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
9	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

gate.io & MEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0%	0.032%	0.016%	0%	20%	20%	1,600 USDT
gate.io	VIP 7	0.016%	0.0375%	0.0267%	0%	0%	0%	2,675 USDT
Difference	VIP 7 → Base	-0.016%	-0.0055%	-0.0107%	0%	+20%	+20%	-1,075 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 300 USDT a month by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

Maker effective fee0.008%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT

In Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.003%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 1.1x lower.
Based on a 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with a 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
Referral discounts, native token discounts, and VIP tiers are already included.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BITGET

#3GATE

#4OKX

#5HTX

#6KUCOIN

#7BINGX

#8KRAKEN

#9BYBIT

#10BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (COIN-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 USDT
2	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	gate.io	0.023%	2,300 USDT
4	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
5	HTX	0.0255%	2,550 USDT
6	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
7	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
8	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT

gate.io & MEXCPerpetual (COIN-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
MEXC	Base	0.008%	0.032%	0.02%	0%	20%	20%	2,000 USDT
gate.io	VIP 7	0.01%	0.036%	0.023%	0%	0%	0%	2,300 USDT
Difference	VIP 7 → Base	-0.002%	-0.004%	-0.003%	0%	+20%	+20%	-300 USDT

Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Your current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

Maker effective fee-0.015%Taker effective fee0.016%Weighted effective fee0.0005%Monthly fee payment50 USDT

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentDelivery (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2OKX

#3KRAKEN

#4HTX

#5BYBIT

#6BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	0.0005%	50 USDT
2	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
3	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
4	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
5	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
6	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

Current setup

Current gate.io fees

Your current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

No lower-fee exchange was found for this market with the current inputs.Resolved tier: VIP 7

Optionsgate.ioOptionsYour current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

Maker effective fee0.013%Taker effective fee0.016%Weighted effective fee0.0145%Monthly fee payment1,450 USDT

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentOptions

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2BYBIT

#3OKX

#4BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Options
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	0.0145%	1,450 USDT
2	Bybit	0.0175%	1,750 USDT
3	OKX	0.02%	2,000 USDT
4	Binance	0.03%	3,000 USDT

Current setup

Current gate.io fees

Your current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

No lower-fee exchange was found for this market with the current inputs.Resolved tier: VIP 7

Method note: Method note: estimates use the same 30-day volume across markets and resolve tiers from volume unless noted otherwise.

Cheaper Alternatives to gate.io by Actual Trading Fees

Estimated savings of 7,425 USDT/mo by switching from gate.io to MEXC.

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Current gate.io fees

Current gate.io fees