# What does your trade actually cost?

Pick an order size and side. We benchmark every reviewed exchange's published fee schedule and rank from cheapest to worst. The fee delta on a $1,000 taker order can swing $30+ between venues — that's a free coffee for the next year.

## Cheapest venue

**BTCC**  
$0.15 fee

## Worst venue

**Coinbase**  
$6.00 fee

## Potential savings

$5.85 on a $1,000 taker order

### Order size (USD)
$

### Order side

maker / taker / Instant buy  
Maker = you post a limit order. Taker = you cross the book. Instant buy = card-rail in-app purchase.

| #  | Exchange        | Rate   | Fee on $1,000  | Rebates                                           |  |
|----|-----------------|--------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--|
| 1  | BTCCBest        | 0.015% | $0.15          | —                                                | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/btcc-review/index.html) |
| 2  | MEXC           | 0.050% | $0.50          | Already 0%/0.05% — the cheapest published tier    | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/mexc-review/index.html) |
| 3  | Crypto.com      | 0.075% | $0.75          | Up to 0% maker with CRO staking                   | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/crypto-com-review/index.html) |
| 4  | Binance         | 0.100% | $1.00          | 25% off when paying fees in BNB                   | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/binance-review/index.html) |
| 5  | Bybit           | 0.100% | $1.00          | —                                                | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/bybit-review/index.html) |
| 6  | OKX             | 0.100% | $1.00          | —                                                | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/okx-review/index.html) |
| 7  | KuCoin          | 0.100% | $1.00          | 20% off when paying fees in KCS                   | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/kucoin-review/index.html) |
| 8  | Bitget          | 0.100% | $1.00          | 20% off when paying fees in BGB                   | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/bitget-review/index.html) |
| 9  | Gate.io         | 0.200% | $2.00          | 55% off with GT and additional VIP discounts      | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/gate-io-review/index.html) |
| 10 | Kraken          | 0.260% | $2.60          | —                                                | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/kraken-review/index.html) |
| 11 | Coinbase        | 0.600% | $6.00          | —                                                | [Review](/content/crypto-exchanges/coinbase-review/index.html) |

Lower is cheaper. Schedules verified 2026-05; VIP volume tiers + native-token rebates not modeled. Open the review for each venue's full rebate math.

## Methodology

Schedules are pulled from each exchange's published fee page, snapshot 2026-05. We model the default retail tier — VIP volume discounts and native-token rebates (BNB, KCS, BGB, CRO, GT) are noted in the "Rebates" column but not applied to the headline math. The instant-buy column reflects the in-app card-rail fee at retail; bank-transfer on-ramp fees vary by country and are covered in the on-ramp cost tool.