Most Solana bots charge 1%, but cashback, minimum fees and venue fees change the real cost. Here are all eight side by side.
Rank 1Why it’s here: The most-used Solana terminal by fees on DefiLlama, with a fast, clean web interface, documented cashback down to a 0.75% net fee and an official 10% fee discount through referral links.
Rank 2Why it’s here: Best for mobile traders and beginners. Lowest headline fee in this list: 0.5% per trade (TechCrunch).
Rank 3Why it’s here: Best for copy traders and multichain users. Web, mobile apps and a Telegram bot (@GMGN_sol_bot).
Rank 4Why it’s here: The broadest feature set we found (limit and DCA orders, copy trading, sniping, MEV protection), 20% cashback for every user and no confirmed platform exploit.
Rank 5Why it’s here: Best for beginners trading from Telegram. Simple Telegram workflow with a published 1% fee.
Rank 6Why it’s here: Best for multichain snipers. Supports 12 chains including Solana, Ethereum, BNB and Base.
Rank 7Why it’s here: Best for pump.fun traders on desktop. Owned by Pump.fun since October 2025.
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Editorial 6.8 · Users n/a
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Rank 8Why it’s here: Best for simple web trading with limit orders. Plain 1% fee on buys and sells, documented officially.
Most Solana trading bots charge 1% per trade, but the real cost ranges from about 0.5% (FOMO, on larger trades) to 1% or more once minimums and venue fees are included. For typical trades, Trojan (about 0.8% net) and Axiom (about 0.86% for a new referred user, falling to 0.75%) are the cheapest 1%-base bots, and FOMO is cheapest on trades above about $190.
| Bot | Headline fee | Official discounts | Effective fee for a new user | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOMO | 0.5% ($0.95 min on Solana) | Not published | 0.5% on trades above ~$190 | TechCrunch |
| Trojan | 1% | 20% cashback for all users | ~0.8% | Trojan docs |
| Axiom | 1% | Volume cashback (to 0.75% net) + 10% referral discount | ~0.86% at entry tier | Axiom fees, referrals |
| GMGN | 1% | None published | 1% | GMGN docs |
| BONKbot | 1% | Volume rewards on Telemetry (tiers unpublished) | 1% | BONKbot docs |
| Maestro | 1% | None; Premium is $200/30 days | 1% | Maestro docs |
| Padre (Terminal) | 1% (reported) | Cashback reported, not official | 1% (unverified) | Terminalpedia |
| Photon | 1% | None published | 1% | Photon docs |
"Effective fee" counts only discounts the provider documents. Axiom's ~0.86% is our calculation: its 0.95% entry-tier net fee less the 10% referral discount.
Platform fee only, one side of a trade, for a new user (our calculations from the rates above):
| Trade size | FOMO | Trojan | Axiom (entry, referred) | 1% bots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20 | $0.95 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.20 |
| $100 | $0.95 | $0.80 | $0.86 | $1.00 |
| $500 | $2.50 | $4.00 | $4.28 | $5.00 |
| $2,000 | $10.00 | $16.00 | $17.10 | $20.00 |
Two takeaways. First, FOMO's $0.95 minimum makes it the most expensive option for small trades and the cheapest for large ones; the crossover is about $190. Second, among the 1% bots, cashback matters. On $10,000 of monthly volume, Trojan's cashback saves about $20 versus a flat 1%, and Axiom's top tier saves $25.
FOMO's terms say the actual fee is shown before you confirm and can vary by trade size, type and token (FOMO terms), so check it in the app.
The platform fee is only part of the cost. Every Solana trade can also include:
Network and priority fees. Paid to validators to get your transaction in faster. Axiom defaults to 0.001 SOL priority fee and 0.001 SOL bribe (Axiom). GMGN recommends 0.002-0.005 SOL total for normal trades and at least 0.006 SOL for automated limit orders (GMGN). On a $20 trade, a few thousandths of a SOL can cost more than the bot fee. FOMO says it doesn't charge users gas.
MEV protection costs. GMGN's anti-MEV mode needs at least 0.002 SOL in priority fees. Skipping MEV protection can cost more through sandwich attacks.
Venue fees. The launchpad or DEX takes its own cut. Pump.fun charges 1.25% on its bonding curve, and PumpSwap pools charge from 0.30% to 1.25% depending on market cap (Pump.fun docs). Buying and selling a bonding-curve token through a 1% bot can cost around 4.5% round trip before slippage, as Terminalpedia estimates for Terminal.
Slippage. The gap between the price you see and the price you get. GMGN suggests 30-35% slippage settings for automated trading on new tokens. That's a limit, not a cost, but on thin tokens you can lose a lot to it.
Subscriptions. Maestro Premium costs $200 per 30 days (Maestro). Its docs don't say Premium lowers the 1% fee.
Referral codes are everywhere, but most don't lower your fee. Here's what's documented:
Our /go/ links are affiliate links. Where a discount is official, it applies through them.
Here's what one $100 buy and sell of a Pump.fun bonding-curve token might cost through a 1% bot, using published rates (our calculations; assumes the token's price doesn't move):
| Cost | Buy | Sell |
|---|---|---|
| Bot fee (1%) | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Pump.fun bonding-curve fee (1.25%) | $1.25 | $1.25 |
| Priority fee | set by you | set by you |
| Subtotal | $2.25 | $2.25 |
That's $4.50, or 4.5%, before priority fees and slippage. The token has to rise about 4.5% just to break even. With Trojan's cashback the bot portion falls to about $1.60, and with Axiom's entry-tier referred rate to about $1.71. Once a token graduates to PumpSwap, the venue fee can drop as low as 0.30% for large market caps (Pump.fun).
Fees are 30% of each bot's rating. The fee score is 10 minus 4 × the effective fee for a new user, using only official discounts. That gives FOMO 8.0, Trojan 6.8, Axiom 6.6 and the 1% bots 6.0. Features, security and usability make up the rest; see our about page and the full ranking. Head-to-head fee comparisons: GMGN vs Axiom, Axiom vs Photon, Trojan vs BONKbot.
All fees were checked on September 25, 2026. Bots change fees often, so confirm in the app before trading.
Low fees don't make memecoin trading safe. Memecoins can lose most or all of their value quickly, and frequent trading compounds fees fast. Bots can be hacked or shut down. Only trade what you can afford to lose. See are Solana trading bots safe?
FAQ
On trades above about $190, FOMO is cheapest at 0.5%. On small trades, Trojan (about 0.8% net after 20% cashback) and Axiom (about 0.86% for a new referred user, down to 0.75% at its top tier) are cheaper, because FOMO has a $0.95 minimum on Solana.
1% per buy and per sell is the standard. GMGN, BONKbot, Maestro and Photon document a flat 1%, and Padre (Terminal) is reported at 1%.
Yes. The platform fee is charged on each trade, so a round trip costs the fee twice, plus network, priority and venue fees each time.
Only some. Axiom officially gives referred users 10% off. Trojan gives all users 20% cashback regardless. Others don't publish a referee discount that we could verify.