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Binance vs 
Gate futures fees and funding rates compared
Compare Binance and Gate futures fees at the standard VIP 0 level, today's funding rates and bid-ask spreads, and the yearly cost for three common trading styles.
BTC-USDT
Is Binance or Gate cheaper for futures trading?
saves $119.63 a year · Binance $23,064.67 / Gate $22,945.04
saves $861.30 a year · Binance $7,051.64 / Gate $6,190.34
saves $1,004.85 a year · Binance $4,662.39 / Gate $3,657.54
Yearly totals include trading fees, funding on BTC-USDT and half the bid-ask spread on market orders, with vibgg's referral discount where available. They assume today's funding rate stays the same, so the cheaper exchange can change as rates move.
Perpetual futures
Binance vs Gate: fees, funding and spread side by side
| BinanceDeep liquidity | GateWide selection | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Taker | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Funding rate BTC-USDT | +0.0063% | +0.0047% |
| Settles every | 8h | 8h |
| Bid-ask spread BTC-USDT | 0.000121% | 0.000121% |
| 24h volume BTC-USDT | $11.43B | $5.58B |
| Cost of $10,000 held 30 days | +$56.65 | +$42.30 |
BTC-USDT
Binance vs Gate: common questions
Which has lower futures fees, Binance or Gate?
At the standard VIP 0 level, Binance charges 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker, and Gate charges 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker.
Their taker fees are the same, so the difference comes down to funding, spread and VIP discounts.
Which has lower BTC funding right now, Binance or Gate?
The next BTC funding rate is +0.0063% every 8h on Binance and +0.0047% every 8h on Gate. At those rates, holding a $10,000 long for 30 days costs +$56.65 on Binance and +$42.30 on Gate.
Which lists more perpetual contracts, Binance or Gate?
Binance lists 567 perpetual contracts and Gate lists 1049; 490 are listed on both.
On contracts listed on both Binance and Gate, which has lower funding right now?
Of the 490 contracts both list, holding a long costs less per day on Binance for 121 of them and on Gate for 111; the rest are level. For a short, the order is reversed.
The estimate assumes today's funding rate stays the same for the whole holding period. In practice the rate changes at every settlement.
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