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 counted on the same basis.

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Estimated savings

Best savings for your current setup: switch from gate.io to MEXC and save up to 7,425 USDT every month.

Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 9 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0%Monthly fee payment: 0 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
KrakenRank #5Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #6Effective fee: 0.0525%Monthly fee payment: 5,250 USDT
HTXRank #7Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #8Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
gate.ioRank #9Effective fee: 0.0742%Monthly fee payment: 7,425 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5KRAKEN
#6BINANCE
#7HTX
#8BYBIT
#9GATE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0%0 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
6Binance0.0525%5,250 USDT
7HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
8Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
9gate.io0.0742%7,425 USDT
  • The widest fee gap show for Spot(USDC).
  • Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0742%.
  • For this side, MEXC no dey charge trading fee.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.

Cheaper exchange recommendations by market

For each market, we show the candidate with the strongest projected fee savings first, then list the other alternatives.

SpotMEXCSpot (USDC)Switch from gate.io to MEXC to save about 7,425 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0%Weighted effective fee0%Monthly fee payment0 USDT
  • For Spot(USDC), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0742%.
  • For this side, MEXC no dey charge trading fee.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDC)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 9 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0%Monthly fee payment: 0 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
KrakenRank #5Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #6Effective fee: 0.0525%Monthly fee payment: 5,250 USDT
HTXRank #7Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #8Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
gate.ioRank #9Effective fee: 0.0742%Monthly fee payment: 7,425 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5KRAKEN
#6BINANCE
#7HTX
#8BYBIT
#9GATE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDC)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0%0 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
6Binance0.0525%5,250 USDT
7HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
8Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
9gate.io0.0742%7,425 USDT
gate.io & MEXCSpot (USDC)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0%0%0%20%20%0 USDT
gate.ioVIP 70.072%0.0765%0.0742%10%0%10%7,425 USDT
DifferenceVIP 7 → Base-0.072%-0.0765%-0.0742%-10%+20%+10%-7,425 USDT
SpotMEXCSpot (standard)Switch from gate.io to MEXC to save about 5,825 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Spot(standard), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0582%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 4.6x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (standard)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (standard)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
OKXRank #5Effective fee: 0.048%Monthly fee payment: 4,800 USDT
KrakenRank #6Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #7Effective fee: 0.054%Monthly fee payment: 5,400 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
gate.ioRank #10Effective fee: 0.0742%Monthly fee payment: 7,425 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5OKX
#6KRAKEN
#7BINANCE
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
#10GATE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (standard)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5OKX0.048%4,800 USDT
6Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
7Binance0.054%5,400 USDT
8HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
9Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
10gate.io0.0742%7,425 USDT
gate.io & MEXCSpot (standard)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%20%20%36%1,600 USDT
gate.ioVIP 70.072%0.0765%0.0742%10%0%10%7,425 USDT
DifferenceVIP 7 → Base-0.072%-0.0445%-0.0582%+10%+20%+26%-5,825 USDT
SpotMEXCSpot (USDT)Switch from gate.io to MEXC to save about 5,825 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Spot(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0582%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 4.6x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentSpot (USDT)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
BingXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0213%Monthly fee payment: 2,125 USDT
BitgetRank #3Effective fee: 0.0352%Monthly fee payment: 3,520 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0462%Monthly fee payment: 4,620 USDT
OKXRank #5Effective fee: 0.048%Monthly fee payment: 4,800 USDT
KrakenRank #6Effective fee: 0.05%Monthly fee payment: 5,000 USDT
BinanceRank #7Effective fee: 0.054%Monthly fee payment: 5,400 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.0675%Monthly fee payment: 6,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.0688%Monthly fee payment: 6,875 USDT
gate.ioRank #10Effective fee: 0.0742%Monthly fee payment: 7,425 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BINGX
#3BITGET
#4KUCOIN
#5OKX
#6KRAKEN
#7BINANCE
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
#10GATE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Spot (USDT)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2BingX0.0213%2,125 USDT
3Bitget0.0352%3,520 USDT
4KuCoin0.0462%4,620 USDT
5OKX0.048%4,800 USDT
6Kraken0.05%5,000 USDT
7Binance0.054%5,400 USDT
8HTX0.0675%6,750 USDT
9Bybit0.0688%6,875 USDT
10gate.io0.0742%7,425 USDT
gate.io & MEXCSpot (USDT)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%20%20%36%1,600 USDT
gate.ioVIP 70.072%0.0765%0.0742%10%0%10%7,425 USDT
DifferenceVIP 7 → Base-0.072%-0.0445%-0.0582%+10%+20%+26%-5,825 USDT
PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)Switch from gate.io to MEXC to save about 1,075 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.016%Monthly fee payment1,600 USDT
  • For Perpetual(USDT-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0107%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 1.7x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (USDT-M)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.016%Monthly fee payment: 1,600 USDT
BitgetRank #2Effective fee: 0.0224%Monthly fee payment: 2,240 USDT
OKXRank #3Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
KuCoinRank #4Effective fee: 0.0263%Monthly fee payment: 2,625 USDT
gate.ioRank #5Effective fee: 0.0267%Monthly fee payment: 2,675 USDT
BingXRank #6Effective fee: 0.027%Monthly fee payment: 2,700 USDT
KrakenRank #7Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
HTXRank #8Effective fee: 0.028%Monthly fee payment: 2,803 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #10Effective fee: 0.0315%Monthly fee payment: 3,150 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BITGET
#3OKX
#4KUCOIN
#5GATE
#6BINGX
#7KRAKEN
#8HTX
#9BYBIT
#10BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (USDT-M)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.016%1,600 USDT
2Bitget0.0224%2,240 USDT
3OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
4KuCoin0.0263%2,625 USDT
5gate.io0.0267%2,675 USDT
6BingX0.027%2,700 USDT
7Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
8HTX0.028%2,803 USDT
9Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
10Binance0.0315%3,150 USDT
gate.io & MEXCPerpetual (USDT-M)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0%0.032%0.016%0%20%20%1,600 USDT
gate.ioVIP 70.016%0.0375%0.0267%0%0%0%2,675 USDT
DifferenceVIP 7 → Base-0.016%-0.0055%-0.0107%0%+20%+20%-1,075 USDT
PerpetualMEXCPerpetual (COIN-M)Switch from gate.io to MEXC to save about 300 USDT every month.
Maker effective fee0.008%Taker effective fee0.032%Weighted effective fee0.02%Monthly fee payment2,000 USDT
  • For Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.003%.
  • MEXC fee come out around 1.1x lower.
  • Based on 30-day volume of 10,000,000 USDT with 50% Maker / 50% Taker split.
  • Referral discounts, token discounts, and VIP tiers don already dey included.
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)
Effective fee & Monthly fee paymentPerpetual (COIN-M)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 10 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
MEXCRank #1Effective fee: 0.02%Monthly fee payment: 2,000 USDT
BitgetRank #2Effective fee: 0.0224%Monthly fee payment: 2,240 USDT
gate.ioRank #3Effective fee: 0.023%Monthly fee payment: 2,300 USDT
OKXRank #4Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
HTXRank #5Effective fee: 0.0255%Monthly fee payment: 2,550 USDT
KuCoinRank #6Effective fee: 0.0263%Monthly fee payment: 2,625 USDT
BingXRank #7Effective fee: 0.027%Monthly fee payment: 2,700 USDT
KrakenRank #8Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
BybitRank #9Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #10Effective fee: 0.035%Monthly fee payment: 3,500 USDT
#1MEXC
#2BITGET
#3GATE
#4OKX
#5HTX
#6KUCOIN
#7BINGX
#8KRAKEN
#9BYBIT
#10BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Perpetual (COIN-M)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1MEXC0.02%2,000 USDT
2Bitget0.0224%2,240 USDT
3gate.io0.023%2,300 USDT
4OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
5HTX0.0255%2,550 USDT
6KuCoin0.0263%2,625 USDT
7BingX0.027%2,700 USDT
8Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
9Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
10Binance0.035%3,500 USDT
gate.io & MEXCPerpetual (COIN-M)
Resolved tierMaker effective feeTaker effective feeWeighted effective feeExchange token discountReferral discount rateFinal discount rateMonthly fee payment
MEXCBase0.008%0.032%0.02%0%20%20%2,000 USDT
gate.ioVIP 70.01%0.036%0.023%0%0%0%2,300 USDT
DifferenceVIP 7 → Base-0.002%-0.004%-0.003%0%+20%+20%-300 USDT
Deliverygate.ioDelivery (USDT)Your current exchange don already be 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)Bar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 6 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
gate.ioRank #1Effective fee: 0.0005%Monthly fee payment: 50 USDT
OKXRank #2Effective fee: 0.0232%Monthly fee payment: 2,320 USDT
KrakenRank #3Effective fee: 0.0275%Monthly fee payment: 2,750 USDT
HTXRank #4Effective fee: 0.028%Monthly fee payment: 2,803 USDT
BybitRank #5Effective fee: 0.029%Monthly fee payment: 2,900 USDT
BinanceRank #6Effective fee: 0.0315%Monthly fee payment: 3,150 USDT
#1GATE
#2OKX
#3KRAKEN
#4HTX
#5BYBIT
#6BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Delivery (USDT)
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1gate.io0.0005%50 USDT
2OKX0.0232%2,320 USDT
3Kraken0.0275%2,750 USDT
4HTX0.028%2,803 USDT
5Bybit0.029%2,900 USDT
6Binance0.0315%3,150 USDT
Current setup

Current gate.io fees

Your current exchange don already be 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 don already be 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 paymentOptionsBar chart comparing Effective fee and Monthly fee payment across 4 exchanges.
Effective feeMonthly fee payment
gate.ioRank #1Effective fee: 0.0145%Monthly fee payment: 1,450 USDT
BybitRank #2Effective fee: 0.0175%Monthly fee payment: 1,750 USDT
OKXRank #3Effective fee: 0.02%Monthly fee payment: 2,000 USDT
BinanceRank #4Effective fee: 0.03%Monthly fee payment: 3,000 USDT
#1GATE
#2BYBIT
#3OKX
#4BINANCE
Bar chart data: Effective fee & Monthly fee payment, Options
RankExchangeEffective feeMonthly fee payment
1gate.io0.0145%1,450 USDT
2Bybit0.0175%1,750 USDT
3OKX0.02%2,000 USDT
4Binance0.03%3,000 USDT
Current setup

Current gate.io fees

Your current exchange don already be 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: estimate dey use the same 30-day volume across all market, and e go resolve tier from volume unless dem talk another thing.