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% | 0.054% | 0.060% |
| GMX | 0.060% | 0.060% | 0.060% |
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Astern/aGMXn/a
Aster vs GMX
Split decision: Aster leads on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.051% vs 0.060%) and Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked ($1.38B vs $72.63M); GMX leads on Perp DEX cost invariance (1.000x vs 1.265x) and Perp DEX price to fees (1.365x vs 30.0x). Data as of 2026-10-10 UTC.
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.
GMX
Perp DEX on Arbitrum and Avalanche. Pool-based execution against GLP and GM vaults, oracle-priced trades with no orderbook.
Daily perp volume, head to head
Perpetual notional per closed UTC day, the DeFiLlama day buckets, read from each venue's own data. Ribbon under the bars marks which venue printed more that day.
7d lead
Aster
$11.06B vs $292M
30d lead
Aster
$57.62B vs $1.41B
Days led, last 30
30 / 0
Aster / GMX
Current streak
90 days
Aster since Jul 12, 2026
AsterGMX
UTC days, one side per trade
Aster volume ÷ GMX volume, week by week
The ratio of the two venues' seven-day perp volume, in percent; a window is shown only when both sides have every day closed. 100% is parity. The dashed line is the median of the weeks shown; the last window is the 7d tile above.
3788.4% · week to 9 Oct · median 2112.3%
Aster ÷ GMX, seven-day windows ending on the last closed day
3 Oct to 9 Oct
| Aster ÷ GMX | 3788.4% |
| vs median | +1676.1pt |
| = Aster volume | $11.06B |
| ÷ GMX volume | $292.0M |
| Window | Aster | GMX | Aster / GMX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last closed day (Oct 9, 2026) | $1.42B | $35.8M | 3983% |
| Last 7 days | $11.06B | $292M | 3788% |
| Last 30 days | $57.62B | $1.41B | 4073% |
Sources: Aster, Aster fapi 1d klines quoteVolume summed over TRADING perpetual symbols. GMX, GMX V2 synthetics squids, marginVolumeUsd (perps only, swaps excluded), Arbitrum + Avalanche + Botanix + MegaETH. Days where either venue has not closed are left blank rather than counted as zero. Last closed day common to both: Oct 9, 2026. Methodology and every venue on bench 266.
Side by side measurements
Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked
TradingAster
Leads$1.38B
- p99
- $2.02B
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 2,880
GMX
Trails$72.63M
- p99
- $83.54M
- rank
- #17
- samples
- 2,880
24h perp volume
Astern/aGMXn/a
Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked
Trading| Provider | Cost slope ($1M / $1k) | $1M fill rate |
|---|---|---|
| Aster | 1.265x | 100.0% |
| GMX | 1.000x | 100.0% |
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Astern/aGMXn/a
Perp DEX asset breadth: non-crypto markets live, stocks + indices + forex + commodities
TradingAster
Leads124
- p99
- 124
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 2,880
GMX
Trails8
- p99
- 8
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 2,880
Non-crypto markets
Astern/aGMXn/a
Counts reflect each venue's live market catalog at query time, mainnet only. The asset class comes from the venue's own metadata where it publishes one; Hyperliquid HIP-3 dexes and dYdX publish none, so their symbols are matched against the crypto markets the other venues list and a fixed table of forex, commodity and index names. Tokenized gold (PAXG, XAUT) is a crypto token and is not counted. A market counts once whether it trades 24/7 or only during exchange hours.
Perp DEX price to fees: what the market pays per dollar of trading fees
Trading| Provider | P/F ratio | FDV / fees | Fees 30d | Float | Open interest | Fees / OI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aster | 30.0x | 86.1x | $5.32M | 34.8% | $1.33B | 0.049x |
| GMX | 1.365x | 1.365x | $5.40M | 100.0% | $60.35M | 1.089x |
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Astern/aGMXn/a
P/F = circulating market cap (CoinGecko) / annualized fees (DeFiLlama dailyFees, trailing 30d x 365/30), on the DeFiLlama parent the token accrues from. Fees include the share paid to liquidity providers; P/S uses protocol revenue only. Low-float tokens show a much higher FDV/F than P/F. Pre-TGE venues are listed unranked with fees and OI, no ratio. A low multiple is not a recommendation.
Perp DEX daily volume 2026: Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, GMX, Gains, dYdX by UTC day, backfilled
Trading| Provider | Daily perp volume | Volume 30d | Share 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aster | $1.42B | $57.62B | 15.2% |
| GMX | $35.77M | $1.41B | 0.37% |
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Astern/aGMXn/a
Volume is self-reported by each venue's public data surface and counted per UTC day, one side of each trade. Perimeters differ slightly per venue and are stated in the ledger notes. A closed day can be restated by a venue for one to two days; the harness re-reads the last three days every hour. Not a measure of organic flow: incentive programs and wash trading inflate notional on every venue.
Perp DEX volume to open interest: 24h turnover per dollar of OI, live
TradingAster
Trails1.257x
- p99
- 1.838x
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 2,880
GMX
Leads1.232x
- p99
- 1.417x
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 2,880
Volume / OI (24h)
Astern/aGMXn/a
The ratio is a screen, not a verdict. Both terms are the venue's own figures (24h volume and open interest as each API reports them, in USD), so a venue that counts both legs of a fill moves its ratio without changing anything real. A very low ratio (Ostium, 0.2x) means positions held for days on thin daily volume; a very high one (Kalshi, above 40x) means a day of trading dwarfs what stays open. The bands in the methodology say what each range usually means.
Price to fees across DeFi: what the market pays per dollar of protocol fees
Trading| Provider | P/F ratio | vs category | Fees MoM | Token 30d | Float | FDV / fees | Market cap | Fees 30d | TVL | Supply 30d | Supply 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aster | 29.8x | 3.69x | - | - | 34.8% | 85.5x | $1.94B | $5.36M | $775.69M | 0.30% | 1.19% |
| GMX | 1.327x | 0.165x | 7.23% | 12.9% | 100.0% | 1.327x | $89.75M | $5.56M | $241.56M | 0.098% | 0.31% |
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Astern/aGMXn/a
A screen, not a verdict, and not advice. P/F = circulating market cap (CoinGecko) / annualized fees (DeFiLlama, trailing 30d x 365/30) summed across every fee adapter that accrues to the token. Fees include the share paid to liquidity providers. A low multiple can mean the market expects fees to fall, that the fees were incentivised, or that the token has no claim on them. Read it with the float, the category median and the monthly fee trend, then do your own work.
Frequently asked questions
Aster vs GMX: which one is better?
Aster and GMX are compared on 8 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Aster leads on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL. GMX leads on Perp DEX cost invariance. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Aster or GMX?
On the Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL benchmark, Aster leads at 0.051% versus GMX at 0.060%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which has the lower cost slope ($1m / $1k), Aster or GMX?
On the Perp DEX cost invariance benchmark, GMX leads at 1.000x versus Aster at 1.265x. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Aster vs GMX 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.
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How this pair was selected
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