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BingX vs Kraken: which costs less after the rebate?

It depends on your monthly volume:

  • BingX logoUnder $40M: BingX is cheaper · $300 vs $400 at $1M
  • Kraken logoFrom $40M up: Kraken is cheaper · $28,800 vs $36,000 at $200M
Cheaper under $40MBingX logo
BingX
40% back · fee 0.05%
$300
net cost at $1M / month
VS
Cheaper from $40M upKraken logo
Kraken
20% back · fee 0.05%
$400
net cost at $1M / month
Your monthly volume$1M
$100K$1M$10M$100M$1B
BingX logoBingX code · 40% back
PTY3WGFW
Get 40% on BingX
Kraken logoKraken code · 20% back
35c3kz8s
Get 20% on Kraken
Cheaper under $40M
BingX logoBingX
saves $100 a month at $1M
Cheaper from $40M up
Kraken logoKraken
saves $7,200 a month at $200M
Fee after rebate at $1M
BingX logoBingX0.0300%
Kraken logoKraken0.0400%
Saving at $1M
$100
a month on BingX · $1,200 a year

What every $1M you trade costs, after the rebate

The more you trade, the cheaper each exchange's fee tier gets. Where the lines cross, the cheaper exchange changes. Hover to price any volume.

BingX logoBingXKraken logoKraken
$0$100$200$300$400$500BingX cheaperKraken cheaper $100K$1M$10M$100M$1B

What you actually pay each month

Trading fees minus the rebate, at five monthly volumes. Green is the cheaper one.

Volume / month
BingX logoBingX net
Kraken logoKraken net
Difference
$100K
$30
$40
BingX saves $10
$1M
$300
$400
BingX saves $100
$10M
$2,400
$3,200
BingX saves $800
$50M
$10,500
$10,000
Kraken saves $500
$500M
$75,000
$60,000
Kraken saves $15,000

Which one is for you

BingX logoChoose BingX if

  • You trade under $40M a month: it costs you less after the rebate

Kraken logoChoose Kraken if

  • You trade $40M a month or more: it costs you less after the rebate

Side by side

BingX logoBingX
Kraken logoKraken
Rebate
40%
20%
Entry taker fee
0.05%
0.05%
Fee after rebate
0.0300%
0.0400%
Net cost at $1M
$300
$400
Markets
Perpetuals, Spot
Perpetuals, Spot
Payout
Auto, usually 24h
Auto, usually 24h
Code
PTY3WGFW
35c3kz8s
BingX logo
BingX
  • BingX sets one tier for every market, on the best of 30 day futures volume, 30 day spot volume or yesterday's assets, so you can sit higher than the volume alone suggests.
  • Elite is a real tier between Regular and VIP 1.
  • From VIP 4 up, API trading must stay under 20% of your volume.
Kraken logo
Kraken
  • Kraken Futures is a separate product from Kraken spot and is priced far lower, so switch the toggle rather than reading one ladder for both.
  • Since July 2026 Kraken sets ONE tier across the whole platform, on the best of your 30 day spot volume, your 30 day futures volume or the assets you hold there, read live rather than averaged, so spot trading can be what earns you a cheaper futures fee.

The two fee ladders

The evidence behind every figure above, as each exchange publishes it.

BingX logoBingX · Derivatives

Tier
30-day volume
Maker
Taker
Regular
$0
0.02%
0.05%
Elite
$5,000,000
0.018%
0.045%
VIP 1
$10,000,000
0.014%
0.04%
VIP 2
$20,000,000
0.012%
0.0375%
VIP 3
$50,000,000
0.01%
0.035%
VIP 4
$100,000,000
0.008%
0.0315%
VIP 5
$200,000,000
0.006%
0.03%
Supreme VIP
$500,000,000
0%
0.025%

Kraken logoKraken · Derivatives

Tier
30-day volume
Maker
Taker
Tier 1
$0
0.02%
0.05%
Tier 2
$5,000,000
0.0175%
0.045%
Tier 3
$10,000,000
0.015%
0.04%
Tier 4
$15,000,000
0.0125%
0.035%
Tier 5
$25,000,000
0.01%
0.03%
Tier 6
$40,000,000
0.0075%
0.0275%
Tier 7
$50,000,000
0.005%
0.025%
Tier 8
$75,000,000
0.005%
0.0225%
Tier 9
$100,000,000
0%
0.02%
Tier 10
$150,000,000
0%
0.018%
Tier 11
$250,000,000
-0.003%
0.0175%
Pro 1
$400,000,000
-0.003%
0.016%
Pro 2
$500,000,000
-0.005%
0.015%
Pro 3
$1,000,000,000
-0.006%
0.0135%
Pro 5
$5,000,000,000
-0.006%
0.0125%

Questions

Which is cheaper, BingX or Kraken?

It depends on your monthly volume:

  • Under $40M: BingX is cheaper · $300 vs $400 at $1M
  • From $40M up: Kraken is cheaper · $28,800 vs $36,000 at $200M

Why does the bigger rebate not always win?

A rebate is a share of the fee. A higher fee can hand back more dollars and still cost you more.

  • BingX: 40% back on a 0.05% fee → you pay 0.0300%
  • Kraken: 20% back on a 0.05% fee → you pay 0.0400%
  • What you pay is the fee after the rebate, not the rebate %

Can I use both codes?

Yes.

  • They are separate exchanges, so each account gets its own rebate
  • Open each one through its own Rakebk link or code
  • A code only works on a new account

How are these numbers worked out?

  • Every order counted as a taker
  • At the fee tier your monthly volume reaches on each exchange's published ladder
  • Minus the rebate
  • Both ladders are on this page, read from each exchange's own fee page
  • Updated 30 Sep 2026