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 |
|---|---|---|
| gains.trade | 0.043% | 0.043% |
| Paradex | 0.53% | 1.63% |
gains.trade vs Paradex
gains.trade leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks, Paradex on 1. gains.trade wins on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues (364 vs 62), Perp DEX mark price fidelity: deviation from CEX spot reference, live (0.062% vs 0.072%), Perp DEX security track record: days without a recorded exploit, live (1,711 vs 1,042). Paradex wins on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.037% vs 0.040%).
gains.trade
Perp DEX on Polygon, Arbitrum, Base and Solana. Pool-based execution against the gToken vaults, oracle-priced trades with synthetic leverage.
Paradex
Paradex is a perps-focused L2 exchange built on Starknet tech, with USD-settled perpetuals and funding accrued continuously over an 8 hour period.
Side by side measurements
Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues
Tradinggains.trade
Leads364
- p99
- 368
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 5,757
Paradex
Trails62
- p99
- 62
- rank
- #12
- samples
- 5,757
Perp DEX mark price fidelity: deviation from CEX spot reference, live
Tradinggains.trade
Leads0.062 %
- p99
- 0.092%
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 5,756
Paradex
Trails0.072 %
- p99
- 0.12%
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 5,756
Per chain
| Chain | gains.trade | Paradex |
|---|---|---|
| ETH | 0.056% | 0.036% |
| BTC | 0.063% | 0.073% |
| SOL | 0.061% | 0.045% |
Perp DEX security track record: days without a recorded exploit, live
Tradinggains.trade
Leads1,711
- p99
- 1,711
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 5,756
Paradex
Trails1,042
- p99
- 1,042
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 5,756
Frequently asked questions
gains.trade vs Paradex: which one is better?
gains.trade and Paradex are compared on 4 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. gains.trade leads on Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues. Paradex 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, gains.trade or Paradex?
On the Most tradable markets on a perp DEX, live count across 14 venues benchmark, gains.trade leads at 364 versus Paradex at 62. 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, gains.trade or Paradex?
On the Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL benchmark, Paradex leads at 0.037% versus gains.trade at 0.040%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the gains.trade vs Paradex 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.