Coinbase futures fees: maker, taker and VIP tiers
Coinbase fees at a glance
- Base taker (Public Tier 10)
- 0.040% (4 bps)
- Base maker (Public Tier 10)
- 0.020% (2 bps)
- Lowest ladder taker rate
- 0.015% at Public Tier 1, from $20B of 30-day volume
- Funding period
- 1 hour on BTC
Coinbase has the lowest base taker rate of the CEX pages here that charge a maker fee: 0.040%. Public Tier 9, at $10M, cuts the taker rate to 0.030%. The levels count down: Public Tier 10 is the entry level and Public Tier 1 is the top.
Coinbase fee conditions, funding and leverage
Coinbase settles funding every hour on the default market. The fact registry holds no BTC leverage cap for Coinbase.
- These rates are the public ladder of Coinbase International Exchange. The cost engine reads the same order book. help.coinbase.com, read September 3, 2026.
- The Coinbase Exchange spot book is a different product. Below $10,000 of volume it charges 0.40% maker and 0.60% taker. help.coinbase.com, read September 14, 2026.
- The BTC-PERP instrument record gives a funding interval of one hour, and the funding history shows hourly records. api.international.coinbase.com, read September 25, 2026.
Coinbase base maker and taker rates
Maker and taker rates on Coinbase are only 2 bps apart, so the order type changes the fee on $10,000 by $2.00. The fact registry holds no separate base-rate record for Coinbase, so the first rung of the ladder supplies these values.
Coinbase fee tiers by 30-day volume
The maker rate falls to 0% at Public Tier 2, from $10B of volume. The largest taker cut is from Public Tier 10 to Public Tier 9: 0.040% to 0.030%.
| Level | 30-day volume from | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Tier 10 | $0 | 0.020% | 0.040% |
| Public Tier 9 | $10M | 0.018% | 0.030% |
| Public Tier 8 | $25M | 0.015% | 0.029% |
| Public Tier 7 | $50M | 0.012% | 0.027% |
| Public Tier 6 | $100M | 0.012% | 0.025% |
| Public Tier 5 | $500M | 0.008% | 0.023% |
| Public Tier 4 | $1B | 0.005% | 0.021% |
| Public Tier 3 | $5B | 0.002% | 0.019% |
| Public Tier 2 | $10B | 0% | 0.017% |
| Public Tier 1 | $20B | 0% | 0.015% |
With $10M of 30-day volume, a Coinbase account reaches Public Tier 9 and pays $3,000 in taker fees for that window.
| 30-day volume | Level | If every fill takes | If every fill makes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1M | Public Tier 10, 0.040% taker | $400 | $200 |
| $10M | Public Tier 9, 0.030% taker | $3,000 | $1,800 |
| $100M | Public Tier 6, 0.025% taker | $25,000 | $12,000 |
| $1B | Public Tier 4, 0.021% taker | $210,000 | $50,000 |
Coinbase fees vs Binance and Hyperliquid
Coinbase undercuts both Binance and Hyperliquid on the base taker rate, by 1 and 0.5 bps.
| Metric | Coinbase | Binance | Hyperliquid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker, first level | 0.020% | 0.020% | 0.015% |
| Taker, first level | 0.040% | 0.050% | 0.045% |
| $10,000 market order fee | $4.00 | $5.00 | $4.50 |
| $100,000 market order fee | $40.00 | $50.00 | $45.00 |
| Lowest taker rate by volume | 0.015% from $20B | 0.017% from $25B | 0.024% from $7B |
| Funding every, hours | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Worked example: a $10,000 round trip on Coinbase
Hypothetical: a $10,000 Coinbase position opens and closes at one price, so only the trading fees apply.
| Entry + exit | Entry fee | Exit fee | Total fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taker + taker, Public Tier 10 | $4.00 | $4.00 | $8.00 |
| Maker + taker, Public Tier 10 | $2.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 |
| Taker + taker, Public Tier 5 ($500M) | $2.30 | $2.30 | $4.60 |
Coinbase fee questions
How much are Coinbase futures fees?
At Public Tier 10, a Coinbase taker order pays 0.040% and a maker order pays 0.020%.
That base taker rate is below the 0.050% median of 19 venues with a fee page.
Volume can lower the taker rate to 0.015% at Public Tier 1, from $20B of 30-day volume.
How do Coinbase fee tiers work?
Coinbase has 10 fee levels, and 30-day trading volume decides the level of an account.
The taker rate first falls at Public Tier 9, from $10M, to 0.030%.
How much does a $10,000 trade cost on Coinbase?
A $10,000 taker order pays $4.00 in fees on Coinbase at the base level, and a taker round trip pays $8.00.
Is Coinbase or Binance cheaper to trade?
Coinbase has the lower base taker rate: 0.040% on Coinbase and 0.050% on Binance.
What is the Coinbase funding interval?
Coinbase settles funding every hour on the default market.
More on Coinbase
Sources
- Base rates: help.coinbase.com, read September 3, 2026
- Measured cost: PerpFinder cost methodology