Updates to U.S. Fee Framework 2026
Updates to the U.S. fee framework
We're making two changes to U.S. fee calculation: introducing fee groups (fees on trading pair level) and optimizing our VIP framework. Together, these two updates offer clarity for US clients and improved fee differentiation across tiers. We're notifying you to give you early visibility to what's changing, how to prepare, and how it may benefit your trading activity on OKX.
📅 Key dates*
February 1, 2026:
Introduction of fee groups
Implementation of new U.S. fee framework
*OKX reserves the right to amend the effective dates of these changes as necessary. For the latest and most accurate information, always refer to your local OKX fee page.
**The changes may go live without any further notifications or reminders to you.
What's Changing?
Introduction of fee groups:
Fee groups are how we distinguish fees on a trading pair level. We're introducing fee groups to U.S. clients commencing February 1, 2026.
Group | Description | Pairs |
|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Top Pairs | ADA-USD, ADA-USDT, BTC-USD, BTC-USDT, DOGE-USD, DOGE-USDT, ETH-USD, ETH-USDT, PENGU-USD, PENGU-USDT, PEPE-USD, PEPE-USDT, SOL-USD, SOL-USDT, SUI-USD, SUI-USDT, XRP-USD, XRP-USDT |
Group 2 | Mid-Tier Active Pairs | 1INCH-USDT, 2Z-USD, 2Z-USDT, A-USD, A-USDT, ALLO-USD, ALLO-USDT, APE-USD, APE-USDT, API3-USD, API3-USDT, AR-USD, AR-USDT, ASTER-USD, ASTER-USDT, ATH-USD, ATH-USDT, ATOM-USD, ATOM-USDT, AVNT-USD, AVNT-USDT, BABY-USD, BABY-USDT, BCH-USD, BCH-USDT, BERA-USD, BERA-USDT, BIGTIME-USD, BIGTIME-USDT, BIO-USD, BIO-USDT, BNB-USD, BNB-USDT, BREV-USDT, BREV-USD, CELO-USD, CELO-USDT, COMP-USD, COMP-USDT, CORE-USD, CORE-USDT, CRO-USD, CRO-USDT, CRV-USD, CRV-USDT, DASH-USD, DASH-USDT, DOT-USD, DOT-USDT, DUCK-USD, DUCK-USDT, DYDX-USD, DYDX-USDT, EIGEN-USD, EIGEN-USDT, ENA-USD, ENA-USDT, ETC-USD, ETC-USDT, ETH-BTC, ETHFI-USD, ETHFI-USDT, FET-USDT, FIL-USD, FIL-USDT, FLR-USD, FLR-USDT, GOAT-USD, GOAT-USDT, HYPE-USD, HYPE-USDT, ICP-USD, ICP-USDT, IMX-USD, IMX-USDT, INJ-USDT, JTO-USD, JTO-USDT, JUP-USD, JUP-USDT, KAITO-USD, KAITO-USDT, KITE-USD, KITE-USDT, LDO-USD, LDO-USDT, LINEA-USD, LINEA-USDT, LPT-USD, LPT-USDT, LTC-USD, LTC-USDT, MAGIC-USD, MAGIC-USDT, ME-USD, ME-USDT, MET-USD, MET-USDT, MMT-USD, MMT-USDT, MOODENG-USD, MOODENG-USDT, MORPHO-USD, MORPHO-USDT, NIGHT-USD, NIGHT-USDT, NMR-USD, NMR-USDT, NOT-USD, NOT-USDT, OL-USD, OL-USDT, ONDO-USD, ONDO-USDT, OP-USD, OP-USDT, ORDI-USD, ORDI-USDT, PAXG-USD, PAXG-USDT, PEOPLE-USD, PEOPLE-USDT, POL-USD, POL-USDT, PRCL-USD, PRCL-USDT, PROMPT-USD, PROMPT-USDT, PROVE-USD, PROVE-USDT, PYTH-USD, PYTH-USDT, SAND-USD, SAND-USDT, SATS-USD, SATS-USDT, SD-USD, SD-USDT, SEI-USD, SEI-USDT, SHIB-USD, SHIB-USDT, SNX-USD, SNX-USDT, SOL-BTC, SOPH-USD, SOPH-USDT, SPK-USD, SPK-USDT, STRK-USD, STRK-USDT, STX-USD, STX-USDT, SUSHI-USD, SUSHI-USDT, TON-USD, TON-USDT, TOSHI-USD, TOSHI-USDT, TRB-USD, TRB-USDT, TRUMP-USD, TRUMP-USDT, TURBO-USD, TURBO-USDT, UNI-USD, UNI-USDT, USDT-USD, VELO-USD, VELO-USDT, VIRTUAL-USD, VIRTUAL-USDT, W-USD, W-USDT, WCT-USD, WCT-USDT, WET-USD, WET-USDT, WIF-USD, WIF-USDT, WLD-USD, WLD-USDT, WLFI-USD, WLFI-USDT, YB-USD, YB-USDT, ZBCN-USD, ZBCN-USDT, ZEC-USD, ZEC-USDT, ZEN-USD, ZEN-USDT, ZK-USD, ZK-USDT, ZORA-USD, ZORA-USDT, ZRO-USD, ZRO-USDT |
Group 3 | All Other Pairs | All other pairs available on Spot Markets. |
Zero-Fee Pairs | Zero-fee pairs | DAI-USDT, PYUSD-USDT, USDC-USDT, USDG-USDT |
Implementation of new U.S. fee framework
The new fee framework enhances the tiered system, and the VIP structure offers progressively lower rates, including negative maker fees for high-volume participation across different asset groups. Clients who qualify for new VIP tiers after the changes go live will automatically receive the updated VIP status.
Tier | Assets (USD) | or | 30-day trading volume (USD) | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 | 24h Crypto Withdrawal Limit (U.S.D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular | 0 - 100,000 | / | 0 - 100,000 | 0.200% | 0.350% | 0.200% | 0.350% | 0.200% | 0.350% | 10,000,000 |
VIP 1 | 100,001 - 250,000 | / | 100,001 - 250,000 | 0.100% | 0.200% | 0.100% | 0.200% | 0.100% | 0.200% | 24,000,000 |
VIP 2 | 250,001 - 500,000 | / | 250,001 - 500,000 | 0.075% | 0.150% | 0.075% | 0.150% | 0.075% | 0.150% | 32,000,000 |
VIP 3 | 500,001 - 1,000,000 | / | 500,001 - 1,000,000 | 0.060% | 0.125% | 0.060% | 0.125% | 0.060% | 0.125% | 40,000,000 |
VIP 4 | 1,000,001 - 2,500,000 | / | 1,000,001 - 2,500,000 | 0.050% | 0.100% | 0.050% | 0.100% | 0.050% | 0.100% | 48,000,000 |
VIP 5 | 2,500,001 - 5,000,000 | / | 2,500,001 - 5,000,000 | 0.045% | 0.080% | 0.045% | 0.080% | 0.045% | 0.080% | 60,000,000 |
VIP 6 | 5,000,001 - 10,000,000 | / | 5,000,001 - 50,000,001 | 0.040% | 0.070% | 0.040% | 0.070% | 0.040% | 0.070% | 72,000,000 |
VIP 7 | / | / | 50,000,001 - 75,000,000 | -0.0020% | 0.0250% | -0.0050% | 0.0350% | -0.0100% | 0.0400% | 80,000,000 |
VIP 8 | / | / | 75,000,001 - 125,000,000 | -0.0050% | 0.0200% | -0.0100% | 0.0300% | -0.0150% | 0.0350% | 80,000,000 |
VIP 9 | / | / | 125,000,001+ | -0.0075% | 0.0175% | -0.0100% | 0.0250% | -0.0200% | 0.0300% | 80,000,000 |
Ongoing reviews & API access
Fee groups and rates across trading pairs may be subject to review every 3 months to align with market conditions.
OKX will strive to provide customers with advance notification of any changes.
Please refer to Upcoming Changes for OpenAPI related query on token grouping.
Questions?
We encourage customers to review these changes and for assistance, please contact your Relationship Manager at us-institutions@okx.com.
Thank you for your continued support.
The OKX Team