{
  "title": "Perpetual DEX trading fees for AI agents: Hyperliquid, dYdX, Lighter, Aster, Drift",
  "checked": "2026-11-03",
  "scope": "Perpetual futures, entry (lowest-volume) fee tier, default account type, no staking/holding discounts, major crypto markets. Promotions and per-market overrides excluded unless noted.",
  "sortRule": "Ascending by entry-tier taker fee, then maker fee. Venues with unconfirmed rates are listed last. Referral status never affects the order.",
  "disclosure": "This page is a referral-link page: where a venue shows a link marked 'our referral link', MoneyTools earns a share of the fees you pay through it, and you get only the discount the venue's own docs state. As of 2026-11-03 we hold an active referral link only for Lighter (code MONEYTOOLS); MoneyTools earns only from fees referred users actually pay (Lighter's Standard account is fee-free on regular orders). Rates are copied from each venue's official docs on the date shown; venues change fees often - verify on the official page before trading. Nothing here is investment, financial or legal advice. Leveraged derivatives can cause large losses. Each venue restricts some regions (e.g. the United States); you are responsible for complying with the venue's terms and your local law, and must not use VPNs or other means to bypass restrictions.",
  "venues": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "id": "lighter",
      "name": "Lighter",
      "entryTier": "Standard account (default), regular orders",
      "takerPct": 0,
      "makerPct": 0,
      "feeSource": "https://docs.lighter.xyz/trading/trading-fees",
      "feeNotes": "Standard: 0 maker / 0 taker on regular perp and spot orders, 1 bp on TWAP/advanced orders and RFQ, 300 ms taker latency. Opt-in Premium/Advanced: 0.0040% maker / 0.0280% taker (no LIT staked), 140 ms. Opt-in Plus: 0.5 bps both sides.",
      "refereeBenefit": "10% discount on fees paid (relevant to paid account types and advanced orders), rebated weekly in LIT; code must be used at sign-up.",
      "referrerReward": "10% of referred users' gross fees (Bronze); 20% (Silver, 15+ active referrals, granted at Lighter's discretion). Paid weekly in LIT.",
      "referralSource": "https://docs.lighter.xyz/programs/referral-program",
      "ourReferral": {
        "status": "active",
        "link": "https://moneytools.dev/go/lighter?src=fees-json",
        "code": "MONEYTOOLS",
        "note": "Our referral link (MoneyTools earns a share). Lighter's Standard account is 0% maker/0% taker on regular orders, so MoneyTools earns nothing from Standard regular trades; we earn only from fees referred users actually pay (paid Premium/Advanced/Plus account types, and advanced/TWAP orders). Code applies only at sign-up and cannot be added later. Not available in the US, Canada, UK and other restricted regions per Lighter terms. Not investment advice.",
        "destination": "https://app.lighter.xyz/?referral=MONEYTOOLS"
      },
      "restrictions": "Not available to persons located in, resident of or organized in the United States, Canada, UK, China, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Syria or comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions.",
      "restrictionsSource": "https://lighter.xyz/terms"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "id": "aster",
      "name": "Aster",
      "entryTier": "Perpetuals, Crypto - General pairs, base VIP rate",
      "takerPct": 0.04,
      "makerPct": 0,
      "feeSource": "https://docs.asterdex.com/trading/perpetuals/fees-and-specs/fees",
      "feeNotes": "Crypto Group B pairs: 0.1% taker; RWA pairs: 0.0125% taker; all maker 0%. VIP tiers need both volume and ASTER holdings.",
      "refereeBenefit": "0%-10% of fees, depending on how the referrer splits the default 10% commission.",
      "referrerReward": "Default 10% commission (shared with the referee as the referrer chooses); approved affiliates 20% from referred VIP 1 users, 10% from VIP 2+.",
      "referralSource": "https://docs.asterdex.com/program-and-rewards/referral-program",
      "ourReferral": {
        "status": "not_joined",
        "link": null,
        "note": "No referral code yet.",
        "destination": null
      },
      "restrictions": "Services prohibited for those residing in, located in or incorporated in the United States, Canada, UK, China, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Venezuela, Syria or comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions.",
      "restrictionsSource": "https://docs.asterdex.com/resources/terms-and-conditions"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "id": "hyperliquid",
      "name": "Hyperliquid",
      "entryTier": "Tier 0 (14-day weighted volume up to $5M), perps, base rate",
      "takerPct": 0.045,
      "makerPct": 0.015,
      "feeSource": "https://hyperliquid.gitbook.io/hyperliquid-docs/trading/fees",
      "feeNotes": "HYPE staking discounts 5%-40% not included. Spot and HIP-3 markets use different rates.",
      "refereeBenefit": "4% discount on trading fees for the referred user's first $25M of volume; not for vaults or sub-accounts.",
      "referrerReward": "10% of referred user's fees, net of their discount, for their first $1B of volume.",
      "referralSource": "https://hyperliquid.gitbook.io/hyperliquid-docs/referrals",
      "ourReferral": {
        "status": "pending",
        "link": null,
        "note": "Not active: Hyperliquid requires $10,000 of our own volume before a code can be created.",
        "destination": null
      },
      "restrictions": "Interface not available to persons in the United States or Ontario (Canada), or in/citizens of sanctioned jurisdictions (Terms 1.6).",
      "restrictionsSource": "https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/terms"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "id": "dydx",
      "name": "dYdX",
      "entryTier": "Tier 1 (30-day trailing volume under $1M)",
      "takerPct": 0.05,
      "makerPct": 0.01,
      "feeSource": "https://docs.dydx.xyz/concepts/trading/rewards",
      "feeNotes": "Docs show 5.0 bps taker / 1.0 bps maker and say the dYdX frontend fees page has the latest schedule; whether a fee-holiday promotion is currently active is unconfirmed. DYDX staking discounts not included.",
      "refereeBenefit": "Referred users start at fee tier 3 (docs table: 4.0 bps taker / 0.5 bps maker).",
      "referrerReward": "30% of referred users' taker fees (40% above $1M, 50% above $10M referred 30-day volume); $10k cap per referred user per 30 days.",
      "referralSource": "https://help.dydx.trade/en/articles/240149-affiliate-program-faq",
      "ourReferral": {
        "status": "not_joined",
        "link": null,
        "note": "No referral link yet.",
        "destination": null
      },
      "restrictions": "Frontends not available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom or sanctioned countries, among others.",
      "restrictionsSource": "https://help.dydx.trade/en/articles/166970-geo-restrictions-site-access"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "id": "drift",
      "name": "Drift",
      "entryTier": "Unconfirmed",
      "takerPct": null,
      "makerPct": null,
      "feeSource": "https://docs.drift.trade/protocol/trading/trading-fees",
      "feeNotes": "Unconfirmed: on 2026-11-03 Drift's docs URL redirected (HTTP 307) to docs.velocity.exchange, whose docs describe Velocity as a fork of Drift v2, not Drift itself. We could not find a current fee schedule for the Drift app on an official Drift page, so no Drift rate is shown.",
      "refereeBenefit": "Unconfirmed",
      "referrerReward": "Unconfirmed",
      "referralSource": null,
      "ourReferral": {
        "status": "not_joined",
        "link": null,
        "note": "No referral link.",
        "destination": null
      },
      "restrictions": "Unconfirmed (official terms could not be read on the check date).",
      "restrictionsSource": null
    }
  ],
  "sortedOrder": [
    "lighter",
    "aster",
    "hyperliquid",
    "dydx",
    "drift"
  ],
  "url": "https://moneytools.dev/fees/"
}