Axiom charges a 1% base fee on each trade, which its volume cashback reduces to between 0.95% (Wood tier) and 0.75% (Champion tier) net, and users who sign up through a referral link get a further 10% off. On top of that you pay Solana priority fees and bribes (0.001 SOL each by default), the DEX or launchpad fee, and a refundable rent deposit for each new token.
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Facts on this page were checked October 23, 2026, from Axiom's own docs and the sources linked below. This is a research-based review built from published docs, not a hands-on trial. For features and safety, see our Axiom review; this page is only about cost.
Axiom's platform fee and cashback tiers
Axiom's fee docs list seven cashback tiers. Your multiplier rises with total trading volume on Axiom, but the docs don't publish the volume needed for each tier (as of October 2026).
| Tier | Multiplier | Cashback | Net fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 1x | 0.05% | 0.95% |
| Bronze | 2x | 0.10% | 0.90% |
| Silver | 2.5x | 0.125% | 0.875% |
| Gold | 3x | 0.15% | 0.85% |
| Platinum | 3.5x | 0.175% | 0.825% |
| Diamond | 4x | 0.20% | 0.80% |
| Champion | 5x | 0.25% | 0.75% |
Two points matter for the math:
- Cashback is a rebate. The table shows a net fee made of the 1% base minus cashback, so plan for the base fee coming out of the trade and part of it returning as cashback.
- The fee is per side. A buy and a sell each pay it, so a round trip at Wood costs about 1.9% of the position in Axiom fees alone.
The referral discount
Axiom's referral program page says "users who sign up using a referral link receive a 10% discount on trading fees". The same page says referrer commissions are based on Axiom's net fee, "starting at 1% then adjusted for user discounts and promotions".
Axiom doesn't publish how the discount combines with each cashback tier. Applying 10% off the Wood tier's 0.95% gives about 0.86% per side (our calculation, the same figure used across our Axiom referral code page). The discount applies when you create the account through a referral link, so it can't easily be added later. Our link is Visit Axiom.
Every other cost on an Axiom trade
Solana base fee. 5,000 lamports (0.000005 SOL) per signature, half burned and half paid to the validator (Solana docs). Negligible next to everything else.
Priority fee. Axiom's Solana fee docs describe it as "an extra payment made to validators to increase the likelihood of a faster confirmation", with a default of 0.001 SOL.
Bribe (Jito tip). Also 0.001 SOL by default, described as "optional but recommended for high volume trades". Jito enforces a minimum tip of 1,000 lamports for bundles (Jito docs).
MEV protection mode. Axiom offers Off, Reduced and Secure, and "recommends using Secure mode whenever possible". Secure can be slower because it waits for a whitelisted validator. MEV protection doesn't add an Axiom fee, but it works through your priority and bribe settings, and skipping it exposes you to sandwich attacks. Background: Solana MEV protection explained.
Venue fee. The pool or launchpad takes its own cut. Pump.fun charges 1.25% per trade on its bonding curve and 1.25% down to 0.30% on PumpSwap depending on market cap (Pump.fun fees, last updated October 17, 2026). Raydium's AMM v4 pools charge 0.25% (Raydium). Full breakdown: Pump.fun fees explained.
Token account rent. Your first buy of each token opens a token account holding a rent deposit. After Solana's SIMD-0437 rent cut, a standard account needed 0.00148844 SOL as of October 6, 2026, down from 0.00203928 SOL (Sol Incinerator). The deposit isn't lost, but it stays locked until the empty account is closed.
Worked example: a 1 SOL round trip
Buy 1 SOL of a Pump.fun bonding-curve token and sell it at the same price, at Axiom's default 0.001 SOL priority fee and 0.001 SOL bribe. Our calculations:
| Cost | Wood (no referral) | Wood + referral | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axiom fee, buy + sell | 0.0190 SOL | ~0.0171 SOL | 0.0150 SOL |
| Pump.fun fee (1.25% x 2) | 0.0250 SOL | 0.0250 SOL | 0.0250 SOL |
| Priority + bribe (2 trades) | 0.0040 SOL | 0.0040 SOL | 0.0040 SOL |
| Base fees | 0.00001 SOL | 0.00001 SOL | 0.00001 SOL |
| Total | ~0.048 SOL (4.8%) | ~0.046 SOL (4.6%) | ~0.044 SOL (4.4%) |
| Rent deposit (refundable) | 0.0015 SOL | 0.0015 SOL | 0.0015 SOL |
The token has to rise almost 5% before you break even. On a graduated token in a 0.25% Raydium pool, the same round trip at Wood costs about 0.028 SOL (2.8%), because the venue fee falls from 0.025 to 0.005 SOL.
Worked example: 100 trades
Now 100 trades of 0.5 SOL each (50 buys and 50 sells across 50 tokens, 50 SOL of volume), in 0.25% pools, at default priority and bribe:
| Cost | Wood | Wood + referral | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axiom fees (50 SOL volume) | 0.475 SOL | ~0.428 SOL | 0.375 SOL |
| Venue fees (0.25%) | 0.125 SOL | 0.125 SOL | 0.125 SOL |
| Priority + bribe (100 x 0.002) | 0.200 SOL | 0.200 SOL | 0.200 SOL |
| Total spent | 0.800 SOL | ~0.753 SOL | 0.700 SOL |
| Rent locked (50 accounts) | ~0.074 SOL | ~0.074 SOL | ~0.074 SOL |
The surprise is the network line. At 0.002 SOL per trade, priority fees and bribes are 0.4% of a 0.5 SOL order, nearly half the Axiom fee. On a 0.1 SOL order they are 2%, more than the platform fee. Small trades are dominated by tips, not by Axiom's percentage.
Axiom fees vs other Solana bots
Platform fee for a new user, per side, using only documented discounts:
| Platform | Base fee | Documented discount | Net for a new user | 1 SOL round trip, platform fee only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axiom | 1% | Cashback tiers + 10% referral | ~0.86% (referred) | ~0.017 SOL |
| Trojan | 1% | 20% cashback for all | ~0.8% | 0.016 SOL |
| GMGN | 1% | None published | 1% | 0.020 SOL |
| Photon | 1% | None published | 1% | 0.020 SOL |
| BONKbot | 1% | Telemetry cashback tiers | ~0.95% at Iron (see page) | ~0.019 SOL |
Trojan is slightly cheaper for a new user; Axiom catches up as you climb tiers. Full rankings: Solana trading bot fees compared and cheapest Solana trading bot.
Hidden-fee gotchas on Axiom
- Tier thresholds are unpublished. You can't plan when you'll reach Bronze or Champion from the docs alone.
- Defaults compound. 0.002 SOL per trade sounds small, but across 1,000 trades it's 2 SOL.
- Slippage isn't a fee, but it is a cost. A wide slippage setting on a thin token can lose more than every fee combined. See Solana priority fees and slippage.
- Rent piles up. Every new token leaves an account. Hundreds of trades can lock a meaningful amount of SOL.
- Venue fees hide inside the price. Pump.fun's 1.25% isn't shown as an Axiom fee, but you pay it on both sides.
How to lower your Axiom fees
- Sign up through a referral link for the documented 10% discount; details in Axiom referral code.
- Trade fewer, larger orders so fixed tips are a smaller share of each trade.
- Avoid round trips on the bonding curve when you can wait for a lower-fee pool.
- Leave priority and bribe at defaults unless trades fail, and keep MEV protection on.
- Reclaim rent. Axiom shows your recovery phrase in settings, so you can import the wallet into Phantom and close empty accounts; steps in how to reclaim SOL from trading bots, and tools in best SOL reclaim tool.
Comparing referral perks elsewhere? See GMGN referral code, Trojan referral code, Photon referral code and BONKbot referral code.