Bybit fees: maker, taker and VIP tiers
Bybit fees at a glance
Bybit starts at 0.020% maker and 0.055% taker at VIP 0. That base taker rate is above the 0.050% median of 19 venues with a fee page. 7 volume levels cut the taker rate to 0.035% at $50M. 3 of the higher levels also need more than volume. The stored sweep of September 25, 2026 put Bybit at rank 26 of 43 for a $10,000 BTC market buy, at 5.51 bps. That is 0.38 bps more than Binance in the same sweep (5.13 bps).
Of Bybit, Binance and OKX, Bybit has the highest base taker rate: 0.055%, against 0.050% and 0.050%. The first step, VIP 1 at $10M, is also the largest: the taker rate falls from 0.055% to 0.040%. From VIP 4, volume alone is not enough, because the API share of volume must stay at 20% or less. Supreme VIP pays no maker fee, but it needs $500M and the API-share check. So the lowest taker rate that volume alone reaches on Bybit is 0.035%, at VIP 3 ($50M).
Bybit discounts and fee conditions
- Fee payment in MNT gives a 10% discount. bybit.com, read September 23, 2026.
- VIP 4 and higher need an API share of 20% of volume or less. bybit.com, read September 14, 2026.
- Global VIP 0 spot pays 0.10% maker and 0.10% taker on crypto-crypto pairs. Fiat, Adventure Zone, xStocks and regional schedules are separate. bybit.com, read September 14, 2026.
Our partner account sets a 20% trading-fee discount for Bybit accounts opened with the PerpFinder link. Bybit referral terms.
Bybit fee tiers by 30-day volume
The maker rate falls to 0% at Supreme VIP, from $500M of volume. The largest taker cut is from VIP 0 to VIP 1: 0.055% to 0.040%. An asterisk marks VIP 4, VIP 5, Supreme VIP, because these levels need more than volume. No volume-only level on this ladder reaches a taker rate of 0.030%.
| Level | 30-day volume from | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIP 0 | $0 | 0.020% | 0.055% |
| VIP 1 | $10M | 0.018% | 0.040% |
| VIP 2 | $25M | 0.016% | 0.0375% |
| VIP 3 | $50M | 0.014% | 0.035% |
| VIP 4* | $100M | 0.012% | 0.032% |
| VIP 5* | $250M | 0.010% | 0.032% |
| Supreme VIP* | $500M | 0% | 0.030% |
Bybit fees vs Binance and Hyperliquid
Binance and Hyperliquid both charge a lower base taker rate than Bybit, by 0.5 and 1 bps.
| Venue | Base maker | Base taker | Lowest ladder taker | Measured BTC buy, $10,000, bps | Funding interval, hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bybit | 0.020% | 0.055% | 0.035% from $50M | 5.51 | 8 |
| Binance | 0.020% | 0.050% | 0.017% from $25B | 5.13 | 8 |
| Hyperliquid | 0.015% | 0.045% | 0.024% from $7B | 4.56 | 1 |
Measured cost of a Bybit market buy
A $1,000,000 BTC buy cost 6.70 bps on Bybit, 1.19 bps more than the $10,000 buy.
| Market buy | Rank | Taker fee, bps | Half-spread, bps | Impact, bps | Total, bps | Total, USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC $10,000 | 26 of 43 | 5.50 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 5.51 | $5.51 |
| BTC $100,000 | 23 of 42 | 5.50 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 5.67 | $56.70 |
| BTC $1,000,000 | 17 of 37 | 5.50 | 0.01 | 1.19 | 6.70 | $669.68 |
| ETH $10,000 | 21 of 43 | 5.50 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.52 | $5.52 |
| ETH $100,000 | 18 of 42 | 5.50 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 5.52 | $55.18 |
| ETH $1,000,000 | 17 of 35 | 5.50 | 0.02 | 1.56 | 7.08 | $707.72 |
Worked example: a $10,000 round trip on Bybit
Hypothetical: a $10,000 Bybit position opens and closes at one price, so only the trading fees apply.
| Entry + exit | Entry fee | Exit fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taker + taker, VIP 0 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $11.00 |
| Maker + taker, VIP 0 | $2.00 | $5.50 | $7.50 |
| Taker + taker, VIP 2 ($25M) | $3.75 | $3.75 | $7.50 |
| Taker + taker, 20% referral discount | $4.40 | $4.40 | $8.80 |
Bybit funding interval and leverage cap
Bybit settles funding every 8 hours by default, and the interval can differ by market. The Bybit BTC perpetual allows leverage of up to 150x.
More on Bybit
Sources
- Base rates: bybit.com, read September 23, 2026
- Fee tiers: bybit.com, read September 14, 2026
- BTC leverage cap: api.bybit.com
- Measured cost: PerpFinder cost methodology