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 counted on the same basis.

Estimated savings

Best savings for your current setup: switch from OKX to MEXC and save up to 4,400 USDT every month.

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 show for Spot(standard).
Across both exchanges, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.044%.
MEXC fee come out around 3.8x 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.

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 (standard)Switch from OKX to MEXC to save about 4,400 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 0.044%.
MEXC fee come out around 3.8x 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 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	Exchange 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)Switch from OKX to MEXC to save about 4,400 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 0.044%.
MEXC fee come out around 3.8x 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 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	Exchange 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)Switch from OKX to gate.io to save about 3,170 USDT every month.

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

For Delivery(USDT), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0317%.
gate.io dey return 0.0027% rebate on each trade.
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 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	Exchange 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)Switch from OKX to gate.io to save about 1,520 USDT every month.

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

For Perpetual(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0152%.
gate.io fee come out around 2.1x 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 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	Exchange 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)Switch from OKX to MEXC to save about 1,300 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 0.013%.
MEXC fee come out around 1.8x 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 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	Exchange 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.ioOptionsSwitch from OKX to gate.io to save about 1,050 USDT every month.

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

For Options, the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0105%.
gate.io 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 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	Exchange 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)Switch from OKX to Bitget to save about 660 USDT every month.

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

For Delivery(COIN-M), the weighted effective fee gap na 0.0066%.
Bitget fee come out around 1.3x 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 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	Exchange 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: estimate dey use the same 30-day volume across all market, and e go resolve tier from volume unless dem talk another thing.

Cheaper Alternatives to OKX by Actual Trading Fees

Best savings for your current setup: switch from OKX to MEXC and save up to 4,400 USDT every month.

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