Cheaper Alternatives to OKX by Actual Trading Fees

Find lower-cost alternatives to OKX 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 4,400 USDT/mo by switching from OKX to MEXC.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8OKX

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	OKX	0.06%	6,000 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

The widest fee gap shows up in Spot(Standard).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap is 0.044%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 3.8x 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.

SpotMEXCSpot (Standard)Estimated savings of about 4,400 USDT a month by switching from OKX 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 0.044%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 3.8x 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 paymentSpot (Standard)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8OKX

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	OKX	0.06%	6,000 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

OKX & 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
OKX	VIP 3	0.055%	0.065%	0.06%	0%	0%	0%	6,000 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → Base	-0.055%	-0.033%	-0.044%	+20%	+20%	+36%	-4,400 USDT

SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Estimated savings of about 4,400 USDT a month by switching from OKX 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 0.044%.
MEXC's fee comes out about 3.8x 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 paymentSpot (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2BINGX

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5GATE

#6KRAKEN

#7BINANCE

#8OKX

#9HTX

#10BYBIT

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	gate.io	0.0495%	4,950 USDT
6	Kraken	0.05%	5,000 USDT
7	Binance	0.054%	5,400 USDT
8	OKX	0.06%	6,000 USDT
9	HTX	0.0675%	6,750 USDT
10	Bybit	0.0688%	6,875 USDT

OKX & 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
OKX	VIP 3	0.055%	0.065%	0.06%	0%	0%	0%	6,000 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → Base	-0.055%	-0.033%	-0.044%	+20%	+20%	+36%	-4,400 USDT

Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Estimated savings of about 3,170 USDT a month by switching from OKX to gate.io.

Maker effective fee-0.015%Taker effective fee0.0096%Weighted effective fee-0.0027%Monthly fee payment-270 USDT

In Delivery(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0317%.
gate.io gets you a 0.0027% rebate on each trade.
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 paymentDelivery (USDT)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1GATE

#2KRAKEN

#3HTX

#4BYBIT

#5OKX

#6BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (USDT)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	gate.io	-0.0027%	-270 USDT
2	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
3	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
4	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
5	OKX	0.029%	2,900 USDT
6	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

OKX & gate.ioDelivery (USDT)

	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	-0.015%	0.0096%	-0.0027%	0%	40%	40%	-270 USDT
OKX	VIP 1	0.018%	0.04%	0.029%	0%	0%	0%	2,900 USDT
Difference	VIP 1 → VIP 7	-0.033%	-0.0304%	-0.0317%	0%	+40%	+40%	-3,170 USDT

Perpetualgate.ioPerpetual (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 1,520 USDT a month by switching from OKX 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 0.0152%.
gate.io's fee comes out about 2.1x 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

#1GATE

#2MEXC

#3BITGET

#4HTX

#5KUCOIN

#6BINGX

#7KRAKEN

#8BYBIT

#9OKX

#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	MEXC	0.02%	2,000 USDT
3	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
4	HTX	0.0255%	2,550 USDT
5	KuCoin	0.0263%	2,625 USDT
6	BingX	0.027%	2,700 USDT
7	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
8	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
9	OKX	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT

OKX & 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
OKX	VIP 1	0.018%	0.04%	0.029%	0%	0%	0%	2,900 USDT
Difference	VIP 1 → VIP 7	-0.012%	-0.0184%	-0.0152%	0%	+40%	+40%	-1,520 USDT

PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Estimated savings of about 1,300 USDT a month by switching from OKX 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 0.013%.
MEXC'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 (USDT-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1MEXC

#2GATE

#3BITGET

#4KUCOIN

#5BINGX

#6KRAKEN

#7HTX

#8BYBIT

#9OKX

#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	gate.io	0.016%	1,605 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	HTX	0.028%	2,803 USDT
8	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
9	OKX	0.029%	2,900 USDT
10	Binance	0.0315%	3,150 USDT

OKX & 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
OKX	VIP 1	0.018%	0.04%	0.029%	0%	0%	0%	2,900 USDT
Difference	VIP 1 → Base	-0.018%	-0.008%	-0.013%	0%	+20%	+20%	-1,300 USDT

Optionsgate.ioOptionsEstimated savings of about 1,050 USDT a month by switching from OKX to gate.io.

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

In Options, the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0105%.
gate.io'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 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	0.025%	2,500 USDT
4	Binance	0.03%	3,000 USDT

OKX & gate.ioOptions

	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	0.013%	0.016%	0.0145%	0%	0%	0%	1,450 USDT
OKX	VIP 3	0.02%	0.03%	0.025%	0%	0%	0%	2,500 USDT
Difference	VIP 3 → VIP 7	-0.007%	-0.014%	-0.0105%	0%	0%	0%	-1,050 USDT

DeliveryBitgetDelivery (COIN-M)Estimated savings of about 660 USDT a month by switching from OKX to Bitget.

Maker effective fee0.0128%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.0224%Monthly fee payment2,240 USDT

In Delivery(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap is 0.0066%.
Bitget's fee comes out about 1.3x 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 paymentDelivery (COIN-M)

Effective feeMonthly fee payment

#1BITGET

#2HTX

#3KRAKEN

#4BYBIT

#5OKX

#6BINANCE

Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (COIN-M)
Rank	Exchange	Effective fee	Monthly fee payment
1	Bitget	0.0224%	2,240 USDT
2	HTX	0.0255%	2,550 USDT
3	Kraken	0.0275%	2,750 USDT
4	Bybit	0.029%	2,900 USDT
5	OKX	0.029%	2,900 USDT
6	Binance	0.035%	3,500 USDT

OKX & BitgetDelivery (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
Bitget	VIP 2	0.0128%	0.032%	0.0224%	0%	20%	20%	2,240 USDT
OKX	VIP 1	0.018%	0.04%	0.029%	0%	0%	0%	2,900 USDT
Difference	VIP 1 → VIP 2	-0.0052%	-0.008%	-0.0066%	0%	+20%	+20%	-660 USDT

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

Cheaper Alternatives to OKX by Actual Trading Fees

Estimated savings of 4,400 USDT/mo by switching from OKX to MEXC.

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