Why this comparison
We pulled BTCUSDT perpetual maker/taker fees directly from six exchanges' own public fee schedules (API where the exchange exposes one, published fee page where it doesn't), collected 2026-09-04 09:44 UTC, standard/VIP-0 tier. No estimates, no rounding tricks — just what each exchange currently publishes for a retail account.
The numbers
| Exchange | Maker | Taker | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEXC | 0.000% | 0.020% | contract.mexc.com API |
| Gate.io | -0.010% | 0.075% | api.gateio.ws API |
| OKX | 0.020% | 0.050% | OKX fee help page |
| Binance | 0.020% | 0.050% | Binance futures fee page |
| KuCoin | 0.020% | 0.060% | api-futures.kucoin.com API |
| Bitget | 0.020% | 0.060% | Bitget academy fee page (Bitget's own API reset the connection twice from our collector, so this one came from their published page instead of a live API read) |
(Chart of the same numbers is the cover image on this post.)
Reading it
- Gate.io pays makers a small rebate (-0.010%) and has the highest taker fee of the six. Good for pure limit-order flow, expensive if you're crossing the spread a lot.
- MEXC has the lowest taker fee (0.020%) and a flat 0% maker fee — the cheapest all-around on this list for perpetuals, at least at standard tier.
- OKX and Binance land on identical numbers (0.020% / 0.050%) at standard tier.
- KuCoin and Bitget are also identical to each other (0.020% / 0.060%), the most expensive taker side of the six.
None of this accounts for VIP tiers, funding rates, or fee-token discounts (BNB, KCS, etc.), which change these numbers materially at volume — check each exchange's own tier table before assuming standard-tier numbers apply to you.
Signing up
If you're opening a new account anyway, these are our own referral links (no benefit to you beyond what the exchange itself offers, but it's how this comparison gets funded):
- OKX: https://okx.com/join/DOTRADE
- Binance: https://www.binance.com/register?ref=DOTRADE
- MEXC: https://promote.mexc.com/b/dotrade
- Bitget: https://partner.bitget.com/bg/xdwea5kd
We don't have referral programs set up with KuCoin or Gate.io yet, so those are just their exchanges' own sign-up pages: KuCoin / Gate.io.
No return guarantees here — fees are one input into where you trade, not the only one. Liquidity, uptime, and what markets you actually need matter too.
We track these numbers ourselves on returnfee.com, our fee comparison and rebate tracking site, if you want the latest rates in one place.
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