GMX vs Hyperliquid

GMX leads on 3 of 10 shared benchmarks, Hyperliquid on 7. GMX wins on Perp DEX cost invariance (1.000x vs 1.224x), Perp DEX token P/E ratio 2026 (5.66x vs 125.2x), Perp DEX price to fees ratio 2026 (1.623x vs 22.7x). Hyperliquid wins on Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL (0.047% vs 0.060%), Perp DEX volume share, live 24h notional ranked ($8.67B vs $87.13M), Perp DEX mark price fidelity (0.018% vs 0.029%), Perp DEX security track record (1,059 vs 443). Data as of 2026-09-25 UTC.

Read methodology Last measured Window: rolling 24h11 shared benchmarks, 10 measured on both sides
GMX logo
GMX

Perp DEX on Arbitrum and Avalanche. Pool-based execution against GLP and GM vaults, oracle-priced trades with no orderbook.

Hyperliquid logo
Hyperliquid

Onchain perp DEX on the Hyperliquid L1. Fully onchain orderbook with sub-second matching, no off-chain matching engine.

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.

Bench 266, all venues

7d lead

Hyperliquid

$460M vs $54.98B

30d lead

Hyperliquid

$1.76B vs $189.70B

Days led, last 30

0 / 30

GMX / Hyperliquid

Current streak

90 days

Hyperliquid since Jun 27, 2026

GMXHyperliquid

UTC days, one side per trade

05B10B15B20BJun 27Sep 24lead

GMX volume ÷ Hyperliquid 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.

0.8% · week to 24 Sep · median 1.7%

GMX ÷ Hyperliquid, seven-day windows ending on the last closed day

0%50%100%median 2%11 Jun25 Jun9 Jul23 Jul6 Aug20 Aug3 Sep17 Sep24 Sep

18 Sep to 24 Sep

GMX ÷ Hyperliquid0.8%
vs median-0.9pt
= GMX volume$459.9M
÷ Hyperliquid volume$54.98B
WindowGMXHyperliquidGMX / Hyperliquid
Last closed day (Sep 24, 2026)$78.5M$8.59B1%
Last 7 days$460M$54.98B1%
Last 30 days$1.76B$189.70B1%

Sources: GMX, GMX V2 synthetics squids, marginVolumeUsd (perps only, swaps excluded), Arbitrum + Avalanche + Botanix + MegaETH. Hyperliquid, Hyperliquid info candleSnapshot 1h over the main dex, base volume x hourly mean price; matches the exchange's own dayNtlVlm, HIP-3 dexs published as a separate row. Days where either venue has not closed are left blank rather than counted as zero. Last closed day common to both: Sep 24, 2026. Methodology and every venue on bench 266.

Side by side measurements

Perp DEX security track record: days without a recorded exploit, live

Trading

GMX

Trails

443

p99
443
rank
#6
samples
2,880

Hyperliquid

Leads

1,059

p99
1,059
rank
#5
samples
2,880
Days since last exploit
GMXn/aHyperliquidn/a

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.

Rolling 24h · Days since last exploitRaw JSON

Perp DEX asset breadth: non-crypto markets live, stocks + indices + forex + commodities

Trading

GMX

Trails

8

p99
8
rank
#13
samples
2,880

Hyperliquid

Leads

145

p99
145
rank
#1
samples
2,880
Non-crypto markets
GMXn/aHyperliquidn/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.

Rolling 24h · Non-crypto marketsRaw JSON

Perp DEX token P/E ratio 2026: Hyperliquid, Lighter, GMX, dYdX, GNS live

Trading

GMX

Leads

5.66x

p99
5.66x
rank
#2
samples
2,880

Hyperliquid

Trails

125.2x

p99
125.2x
rank
#9
samples
2,880
P/E ratio
GMXn/aHyperliquidn/a

P/E = fully diluted valuation (CoinGecko) divided by annualized protocol revenue (DeFiLlama dailyRevenue, 30-day trailing average x365). Protocol revenue = fees accruing to the treasury or token holders, not total user fees. Tokens without a CoinGecko listing show no P/E. FDV reflects total supply at current price, not circulating supply; tokens with large unvested allocations will show inflated FDV-based P/E. Updated hourly.

Perp DEX price to fees ratio 2026: Hyperliquid, Aster, Lighter, GMX, GNS live

Trading
ProviderP/F ratioFDV / feesP/SFees 30dRevenue 30dFloatOpen interestFees / OI
GMX1.623x1.621x5.65x$4.34M$1.24M100.0%$53.02M0.996x
Hyperliquid22.7x97.9x29.3x$75.42M$58.71M23.3%$8.39B0.109x
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GMXn/aHyperliquidn/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
ProviderDaily perp volumeVolume 30dShare 30d
GMX$78.49M$1.76B0.47%
Hyperliquid$8.59B$189.70B51.0%
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GMXn/aHyperliquidn/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.

Rolling 24h · Daily perp volumeRaw JSON

Perp DEX volume to open interest: 24h turnover per dollar of OI, live

Trading

GMX

Trails

1.786x

p99
1.833x
rank
#9
samples
2,880

Hyperliquid

Leads

0.680x

p99
0.831x
rank
#5
samples
2,880
Volume / OI (24h)
GMXn/aHyperliquidn/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.

Rolling 24h · Volume / OI (24h)Raw JSON

Frequently asked questions

GMX vs Hyperliquid: which one is better?

GMX and Hyperliquid are compared on 11 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. GMX leads on Perp DEX cost invariance. Hyperliquid 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 has the lower cost slope ($1m / $1k), GMX or Hyperliquid?

On the Perp DEX cost invariance benchmark, GMX leads at 1.000x versus Hyperliquid at 1.224x. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.

Which is cheaper, GMX or Hyperliquid?

On the Cheapest perp DEX, live all-in cost from $1k to $1M on ETH, BTC and SOL benchmark, Hyperliquid leads at 0.047% versus GMX at 0.060%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.

How is the GMX vs Hyperliquid 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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