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Trading on Base: fees and venues compared

32 live venues on DexSheet support Base: 4 trading terminals, 4 Telegram trading bots, 1 memecoin launchpad, 3 DEX aggregators, 3 DEXes, 8 crypto wallets with built-in swaps, 1 perp DEX, 2 exchanges, 5 crypto screeners and 1 crypto tax tool. The cheapest memecoin venue on Base is Rabby at 0.5% per round trip ($5.00 on a $1,000 buy and sell, platform fee only). The most used is Uniswap, whose users paid $120.4M in fees over the last 30 days (all chains, DefiLlama, 2026-10-17).

Checked 2026-10-17 · 32 venues · method

What a trade costs on Base

Round-trip platform fees for the spot venues that support Base. Enter your trade size to see what you would pay.

Cost of a round trip (buy + sell). Platform fee only; network and pool fees are extra.

VenueRate (round trip)You pay
Matcha 0.5% $5.00 Open
Rabby 0.5% $5.00 Open
fomo 0.9% $9.00 Open
Banana Gun 1% $10.00 Open
Trust Wallet 1.4% $14.00 Open
Phantom 1.53% $15.30 Open
Backpack 1.7% $17.00 Open
MetaMask 1.75% $17.50 Open
MevX 1.8% $18.00 Open
Robinhood 1.9% $19.00 Open
Bloom 2% $20.00 Open
GMGN 2% $20.00 Open
Maestro 2% $20.00 Open
Unibot 2% $20.00 Open
Zora 2% $20.00 Open

All 32 Base venues, by category

Within each group, venues are ranked by how much their users paid in fees over the last 30 days, then by fee.

Trading terminals on Base (4)

VenueRound tripBest forUSFees paid, 30d
GMGN 2% Multichain memecoin traders who want smart-money tracking and copy trading across a web terminal and Telegram bots. Unverified $22.5M Open
fomo 1% Mobile-first traders who want gasless multichain memecoin swaps with a social feed of what top traders are buying. Partly available $22.1M Open
Padre The platform fee rate is not published on padre.gg; the site advertises up to 35% cashback on fees. Memecoin traders who want one terminal across Solana, Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain, backed by pump.fun. Unverified $5.3M Open
MevX 1.8% Memecoin traders who want one terminal and Telegram bot spanning Solana, EVM chains, Tron and Sui with a points-based fee discount. Unverified $25K Open

Telegram trading bots on Base (4)

VenueRound tripBest forUSFees paid, 30d
Maestro 2% Traders who want one Telegram bot for sniping and copy trading across many EVM chains plus Solana, Tron and TON. Not available $940K Open
Banana Gun 1% Traders sniping new launches on Ethereum and other EVM chains who also want a Solana bot and a web terminal under one account. Unverified $4K Open
Bloom 2% Traders who already use a web terminal like Axiom or GMGN and want faster one-click fills plus Telegram automation across Solana and EVM chains. Not available — Open
Unibot 2% EVM traders on Ethereum, Base or Arbitrum who want a long-running Telegram bot with a matching web terminal. Unverified — Open

Memecoin launchpads on Base (1)

VenueRound tripBest forUS
Zora 2% Creators and collectors on Base who want to post, coin and trade social content in one app. Available Open

DEX aggregators on Base (3)

VenueInterface feeBest forUSFees paid, 30d
OKX DEX Interface fee is 0% to 0.5% depending on token groups. OKX Wallet users who want aggregated swaps across many chains and can use a referral link for a fee discount. Unverified $4.2M Open
Matcha 0.5% EVM traders who want gasless aggregated swaps and limit orders, and stablecoin swappers who pay no swap fee. Unverified $201K Open
1inch 0% EVM and Solana traders who want aggregated routing and gasless intent-based swaps without an interface fee. Available $66K Open

DEXes on Base (3)

VenueFeeBest forUSFees paid, 30d
Uniswap 0% Traders and liquidity providers who want direct access to Uniswap pools across many EVM chains without an interface fee. Available $120.4M Open
PancakeSwap A swap costs the pool fee plus gas, with no separate interface fee listed in the docs. BNB Chain traders and LPs who want deep v2/v3 liquidity and lower fee tiers than a 0.30% default. Partly available $14.5M Open
Aerodrome No interface fee is documented; a swap costs the pool fee. Base traders and LPs, especially those who lock AERO to vote and earn swap fees. Unverified $12.1M Open

Crypto wallets with built-in swaps on Base (8)

VenueRound tripBest forUSFees paid, 30d
Phantom 1.7% Solana-first users who want one self-custodial app for swaps, cross-chain swaps, Hyperliquid perps and predictions. Partly available $7.7M Open
MetaMask 1.75% Users who want one self-custodial wallet across EVM chains, Solana and Bitcoin, with built-in swaps, bridging and (outside the US/UK) perps. Partly available $3.9M Open
Coinbase Wallet Coinbase charges a fee of up to 1% on DEX swaps. Coinbase users who want a self-custodial, multichain trading wallet with perps, prediction markets and tokenized stocks, without needing a Coinbase account. Unverified $2.5M Open
Trust Wallet 1.4% Mobile-first users who hold assets across many chains (100+) and want in-app swaps, staking and perps in one self-custodial wallet. Unverified $1.9M Open
Binance Wallet Binance's swap FAQ lists network fees on swaps and token approvals but no separate service fee, and… Binance users who want in-app on-chain swaps across BNB Chain and other EVM networks with exchange-style onboarding. Unverified $1.3M Open
Rabby 0.5% EVM users who want pre-signing transaction simulation and approval controls, with low-fee in-wallet swaps across many chains. Available $612K Open
Backpack 1.7% Solana and EVM users who want a self-custodial wallet tied to the Backpack/Mad Lads ecosystem and an optional regulated exchange. Available — Open
OKX Wallet OKX DEX charges a flat interface fee that depends on token groups: 0.1% for Group 1 <> Group 1… Multichain traders who want a self-custodial wallet with a token-group-priced DEX aggregator, copy trading and an on-chain referral rebate program. Available — Open

Perp DEXes on Base (1)

VenueTaker / makerBest forUSFees paid, 30d
Avantis 0.045% taker Traders who want crypto, forex, commodities and US or Korean equity exposure from one USDC balance on Base. Unverified $611K Open

Exchanges on Base (2)

VenueCostBest forUS
Robinhood 1.9% US users who already invest with Robinhood and want a simple way to buy major coins and listed memecoins (DOGE, SHIB, PEPE, BONK, WIF, TRUMP) without a separate exchange account. Available Open
Coinbase Simple buys and sells: a spread is built into the quoted price, plus a Coinbase fee that varies by… Beginners in the US, UK or EU who want a regulated, KYC'd on-ramp with bank funding, and who can trade onchain Base/Solana tokens in the same app. Available Open

Crypto screeners on Base (5)

VenueCostBest forUSFees paid, 30d
DEX Screener Free for traders: no trading fee because DEX Screener does not execute trades. Traders who want a free, multi-chain view of new and trending DEX pairs before they trade on a separate DEX, wallet or bot. Available $4.4M Open
Birdeye Free for traders to browse; no Birdeye trading fee was verified. Solana-first traders who want a token tracker with a mobile app, and developers who need a metered on-chain data API. Unverified — Open
Bubblemaps Viewing maps is free. Traders and researchers who want a quick visual check of whether a token's supply is concentrated in linked wallets before buying. Available — Open
DEXTools Free for traders to browse. Traders who want a long-running DEX charting app with hot-pairs rankings and DEXTscore, and are fine with ads unless they hold DEXT. Available — Open
GeckoTerminal Free for traders and free to be listed. Traders and developers who want free on-chain pool data across a very wide set of networks, backed by CoinGecko's API. Unverified — Open

Crypto tax tools on Base (1)

VenuePricingBest forUS
Awaken Tax Annual plans: Minnow free (100 transactions, no report export), Fish $99 (300), Dolphin $199-$399… Solana memecoin traders with wallets full of DEX swaps who want guides for Pump.fun, Fomo and Phantom activity. Available Open

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FAQ

How many trading venues support Base?

32 live venues on DexSheet list Base support: 4 trading terminals, 4 Telegram trading bots, 1 memecoin launchpad, 3 DEX aggregators, 3 DEXes, 8 crypto wallets with built-in swaps, 1 perp DEX, 2 exchanges, 5 crypto screeners and 1 crypto tax tool.

What is the cheapest way to trade memecoins on Base?

The cheapest memecoin venue on Base is Rabby at 0.5% per round trip ($5.00 on a $1,000 buy and sell, platform fee only). Fees differ by trade size, tier and token, and network fees are extra, so check the table above.

Which Base trading venue is the most used?

The most used is Uniswap, whose users paid $120.4M in fees over the last 30 days (all chains, DefiLlama, 2026-10-17). That figure covers every chain the venue supports, not only Base.

Which Base venues are available in the US?

Uniswap, DEX Screener, Rabby, 1inch, Backpack, Robinhood, Zora, Awaken Tax, Bubblemaps, Coinbase, DEXTools and OKX Wallet list the US as available in their own terms. Availability changes, so check each venue's sheet before signing up.

Do these fees include Base network fees?

No. The rates shown are platform fees at each venue's default tier. Network fees, pool fees and slippage are extra.

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