Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL
Trading| Provider | All-in at $100k | All-in at $1M |
|---|---|---|
| edgeX | 0.047% | 0.052% |
| Lighter | 0.0095% | 0.029% |
edgeX vs Lighter
edgeX leads on 2 of 3 shared benchmarks, Lighter on 1. edgeX wins on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues (292 vs 205), Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked (1.097x vs 6.54x). Lighter wins on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.0027% vs 0.039%).
edgeX
zkSync-based perp DEX with low taker fees and a documented public REST API.
Lighter
Onchain perp DEX with a fully onchain orderbook on a zkSync rollup. ZK proofs verify matching, no off-chain sequencer for trade execution.
Side by side measurements
Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues
TradingedgeX
Leads292
- p99
- 292
- rank
- #0
- samples
- 5,697
Lighter
Trails205
- p99
- 205
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 5,757
Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked
Trading| Provider | $1M fill rate |
|---|---|
| edgeX | 100.0% |
| Lighter | 99.4% |
Frequently asked questions
edgeX vs Lighter: which one is better?
edgeX and Lighter are compared on 3 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. edgeX leads on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues. Lighter 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 faster on most tradable markets on a perp dex, live count across 14 venues, edgeX or Lighter?
On the Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues benchmark, edgeX leads at 292 versus Lighter at 205. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster on cheapest perp dex, live all-in cost from $1k to $1m on eth, btc and sol, edgeX or Lighter?
On the Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL benchmark, Lighter leads at 0.0027% versus edgeX at 0.039%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the edgeX vs Lighter 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
A pair is published when all four conditions hold. Both providers run in the same OpenChainBench benchmark for at least seven consecutive days. Each provider has at least 1000 samples in the measurement window. The head to head query has observable third party search demand. Both providers have a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo so the methodology is externally verifiable.