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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gains.trade | 0.040% | 0.043% | 0.043% |
| GMX | 0.060% | 0.060% | 0.060% |
gains.trade vs GMX
gains.trade leads on all 4 live benchmarks. gains.trade wins on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.040% vs 0.060%), Perp DEX security track record (1,727 vs 411).
gains.trade
Perp DEX on Polygon, Arbitrum, Base and Solana. Pool-based execution against the gToken vaults, oracle-priced trades with synthetic leverage.
GMX
Perp DEX on Arbitrum and Avalanche. Pool-based execution against GLP and GM vaults, oracle-priced trades with no orderbook.
Side by side measurements
Perp DEX cost invariance: all-in bps at $1M vs $1k, live slope ranked
Trading| Provider | Cost slope ($1M / $1k) | $1M fill rate |
|---|---|---|
| gains.trade | 1.000x | 100.0% |
| GMX | 1.000x | 100.0% |
Perp DEX mark price fidelity: deviation from CEX spot reference, live
Tradinggains.trade
0.014 %
- p99
- 0.047%
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 2,880
GMX
0.014 %
- p99
- 0.047%
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 2,880
Per chain
| Chain | gains.trade | GMX |
|---|---|---|
| ETH | 0.010% | 0.010% |
| BTC | 0.015% | 0.015% |
| SOL | 0.015% | 0.015% |
Perp DEX security track record: days without a recorded exploit, live
Tradinggains.trade
Leads1,727
- p99
- 1,727
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 2,880
GMX
Trails411
- p99
- 411
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 2,880
This benchmark counts recorded incidents only. Absence from the registry does not prove a protocol is exploit-free: it means no incident matching the criteria (direct theft or loss of user funds via a security vulnerability) has been documented in the tracked sources as of the registry timestamp shown on each row. The registry is human-curated and updated when a new incident is confirmed. The registry date and source links are embedded in the harness.
Perp DEX asset breadth: non-crypto markets live, forex + stocks + indices + commodities
Tradinggains.trade
Leads110
- rank
- #1
GMX
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Market count reflects the Mobula perp pairs catalog at query time. Only mainnet markets are counted (testnets excluded). Asset class tags (forex, stocks, indices, commodities) are assigned by Mobula's editorial taxonomy and updated when new pairs are listed. Venues not in the Mobula catalog (Hyperliquid, GMX, dYdX, Ostium, Vertex, Paradex, Aster) are monitored separately: their catalogs are crypto-only or verified crypto-only by native API.
Perp DEX liquidation rate: 24h liquidated notional as % of open interest, live
Tradinggains.trade
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GMX
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Frequently asked questions
gains.trade vs GMX: which one is better?
gains.trade and GMX are compared on 6 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. 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, gains.trade or GMX?
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 GMX at 0.060%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the gains.trade 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
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.