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Bybit vs 
Gate futures fees and funding rates compared
Compare Bybit 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 Bybit or Gate cheaper for futures trading?
saves $2,557.50 a year · Bybit $25,502.54 / Gate $22,945.04
saves $3,150.00 a year · Bybit $9,340.34 / Gate $6,190.34
saves $3,375.00 a year · Bybit $7,032.54 / 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
Bybit vs Gate: fees, funding and spread side by side
| BybitDerivatives | GateWide selection | |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Taker | 0.055% | 0.05% |
| Funding rate BTC-USDT | +0.0100% | +0.0047% |
| Settles every | 8h | 8h |
| Bid-ask spread BTC-USDT | 0.000121% | 0.000121% |
| 24h volume BTC-USDT | $4.77B | $5.58B |
| Cost of $10,000 held 30 days | +$90.00 | +$42.30 |
BTC-USDT
Bybit vs Gate: common questions
Which has lower futures fees, Bybit or Gate?
At the standard VIP 0 level, Bybit charges 0.02% maker and 0.055% taker, and Gate charges 0.02% maker and 0.05% taker.
Gate has the lower taker fee, which is the fee market orders pay.
Which has lower BTC funding right now, Bybit or Gate?
The next BTC funding rate is +0.0100% every 8h on Bybit and +0.0047% every 8h on Gate. At those rates, holding a $10,000 long for 30 days costs +$90.00 on Bybit and +$42.30 on Gate.
Which lists more perpetual contracts, Bybit or Gate?
Bybit lists 804 perpetual contracts and Gate lists 1049; 713 are listed on both.
On contracts listed on both Bybit and Gate, which has lower funding right now?
Of the 713 contracts both list, holding a long costs less per day on Bybit for 94 of them and on Gate for 146; 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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