Cheaper Alternatives to MEXC by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to MEXC 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 1,120 USDT/mo by switching from MEXC to gate.io.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2BITGET

#3OKX

#4MEXC

#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	gate.io	0.0138%	1,380 USDT
2	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
4	MEXC	0.025%	2,500 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

The widest fee gap shows up in Perpetual(COIN-M).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0112%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 1.8x 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.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

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

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 1,120 USDT a month by switching from MEXC to gate.io.

Maker effective fee0.006%Taker effective fee0.0216%Weighted effective fee0.0138%Monthly fee payment1,380 USDT

In Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0112%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 1.8x 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

#1GATE

#2BITGET

#3OKX

#4MEXC

#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	gate.io	0.0138%	1,380 USDT
2	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
3	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
4	MEXC	0.025%	2,500 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

MEXC & gate.ioPerpetual (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
gate.io	VIP 7	0.006%	0.0216%	0.0138%	0%	40%	40%	1,380 USDT
MEXC	Base	0.01%	0.04%	0.025%	0%	0%	0%	2,500 USDT
Difference	Base → VIP 7	-0.004%	-0.0184%	-0.0112%	0%	+40%	+40%	-1,120 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (USDT-M)Estimated savings of about 395 USDT a month by switching from MEXC to gate.io.

Maker effective fee0.0096%Taker effective fee0.0225%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,605 USDT

In Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.004%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 1.2x 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

#1GATE

#2MEXC

#3BITGET

#4OKX

#5KUCOIN

#6BINGX

#7KRAKEN

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

#10BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDT-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	0.016%	1,605 USDT
2	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	OKX	0.0232%	2,320 USDT
5	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 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

MEXC & gate.ioPerpetual (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
gate.io	VIP 7	0.0096%	0.0225%	0.016%	0%	40%	40%	1,605 USDT
MEXC	Base	0%	0.04%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	2,000 USDT
Difference	Base → VIP 7	+0.0096%	-0.0175%	-0.004%	0%	+40%	+40%	-395 USDT

PerpetualBinancePerpetual (USDC-M)Estimated savings of about 200 USDT a month by switching from MEXC to Binance.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.036%Weighted effective fee0.018%Monthly fee payment1,800 USDT

In Perpetual(USDC-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.002%.
Binance'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 (USDC-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1BINANCE

#2MEXC

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5BINGX

#6KRAKEN

#7BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDC-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	Binance	0.018%	1,800 USDT
2	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
5	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
6	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
7	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT

MEXC & BinancePerpetual (USDC-M)

	Resolved tier	Maker effective fee	Taker effective fee	Weighted effective fee	Native token discount	Referral discount rate	Final discount rate	Monthly fee payment
Binance	Regular User	0%	0.036%	0.018%	10%	0%	10%	1,800 USDT
MEXC	Base	0%	0.04%	0.02%	0%	0%	0%	2,000 USDT
Difference	Base → Regular User	0%	-0.004%	-0.002%	+10%	0%	+10%	-200 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (Standard)Your current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.04%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6GATE

#7KRAKEN

#8BINANCE

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (Standard)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
7	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
8	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

Current setup

Current MEXC 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: Base

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Your current exchange is already the cheapest option for this setup.

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

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8HTX

#9BYBIT

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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.0525%	5,250 USDT
8	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
9	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

Current setup

Current MEXC 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: Base

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

Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.04%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5OKX

#6GATE

#7KRAKEN

#8BINANCE

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
7	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
8	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

Current setup

Current MEXC 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: Base

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

Cheaper Alternatives to MEXC by Actual Trading Fees

Estimated savings of 1,120 USDT/mo by switching from MEXC to gate.io.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

Fees if you switch to Bitget

Fees if you switch to OKX

Current MEXC fees

Current MEXC fees

Current MEXC fees