Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL
Trading| Provider | All-in cost | All-in at $100k | All-in at $1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster | 0.051% | 0.055% | 0.067% |
| gains.trade | 0.040% | 0.043% | 0.043% |
Aster vs gains.trade
Split decision: Aster leads on Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked ($1.67B vs $30.73M) and Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues (552 vs 360); gains.trade leads on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.040% vs 0.051%) and Perp DEX cost invariance (1.000x vs 1.175x).
Aster
Aster is a decentralized perps exchange (ex-ApolloX, backed by YZi Labs) on BNB Chain and other EVM networks, with a Binance-compatible API and 8 hour funding periods.
gains.trade
Perp DEX on Polygon, Arbitrum, Base and Solana. Pool-based execution against the gToken vaults, oracle-priced trades with synthetic leverage.
Side by side measurements
Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked
TradingAster
Leads$1.67B
- p99
- $1.87B
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 2,880
gains.trade
Trails$30.73M
- p99
- $34.22M
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 2,880
Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues
TradingAster
Leads552
- p99
- 552
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 2,880
gains.trade
Trails360
- p99
- 360
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 2,880
Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked
Trading| Provider | Cost slope ($1M / $1k) | $1M fill rate |
|---|---|---|
| Aster | 1.175x | 100.0% |
| gains.trade | 1.000x | 100.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Aster vs gains.trade: which one is better?
Aster and gains.trade are compared on 4 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Aster leads on Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked. gains.trade leads on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Aster or gains.trade?
On the Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked benchmark, Aster leads at $1.67B versus gains.trade at $30.73M. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is cheaper, Aster or gains.trade?
On the Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL benchmark, gains.trade leads at 0.040% versus Aster at 0.051%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Aster vs gains.trade comparison measured?
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
How this pair was selected
Auto-generated pairs require: both providers in the same benchmark for seven consecutive days, at least 1000 samples per provider, observable third-party search demand, and a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. Editorially curated pairs (like this one) may publish early when search demand is high and data is accruing — panels with fewer than 100 samples are shown as provisional. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo.