Pump.fun creator fees are the share of each trade that goes to the coin's creator: 0.30% on the bonding curve, and 0.95% down to 0.05% on PumpSwap after graduation, depending on the coin's market cap. Creators claim them in SOL or USDC from their profile, can split them across up to 10 wallets, or can choose at launch to send them to holders instead.
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Rates on this page come from Pump.fun's fee page, which says "Last Updated: 17 October 2026," checked October 20, 2026. For every Pump.fun fee, not just the creator share, see Pump.fun fees explained. To run numbers, use our Pump.fun fee calculator.
Creator fee rates in 2026
The creator fee isn't an extra charge. It's a slice of the total trading fee every buyer and seller pays.
| Where the coin trades | Total fee | Creator share |
|---|---|---|
| Bonding curve (SOL or USDC) | 1.25% | 0.30% |
| PumpSwap, 0-420 SOL market cap | 1.25% | 0.30% |
| PumpSwap, 420-1,470 SOL | 1.20% | 0.95% |
| PumpSwap, 1,470-2,460 SOL | 1.15% | 0.90% |
| PumpSwap, 98,240 SOL and up | 0.30% | 0.05% |
| PumpSwap, non-canonical pool | 0.30% | 0% |
| Custom Pair coin, PumpSwap | 0.30% | 0.05% |
Source: Pump.fun fee page. Between 1,470 and 98,240 SOL the creator share steps down tier by tier; the full 25-tier table is in our Pump.fun fees guide. USDC-paired coins follow the same pattern in USDC, with the creator share falling to 0.05% at $20 million market cap.
Two details from the fee page that trip people up:
- The peak is just after graduation. The creator share jumps from 0.30% to 0.95% once a SOL-paired coin passes 420 SOL market cap on PumpSwap, then falls as the coin grows.
- Custom Pair coins (paired with something other than SOL or USDC) don't use the tiers. They pay a flat 0.30% creator share on the curve and 0.05% on PumpSwap.
The fee page says the creator fee applies to all coins that were on the bonding curve or PumpSwap from May 13, 2025.
How creator fees changed: a timeline
- May 13, 2025: PumpSwap starts sharing revenue with creators: 0.05% of each eligible trade, paid in SOL. Critics said it rewarded abandoned and rugged coins and discouraged community takeovers (The Block).
- September 2025: Project Ascend introduces market-cap-based creator fees, from 0.95% for coins under about $300,000 down to 0.05% above $20 million, replacing the flat 0.05% (Blockworks).
- January 9, 2026: Pump.fun adds fee sharing across up to 10 wallets and lets creators and takeover admins transfer ownership. Co-founder Alon Cohen said creator fees "may have skewed incentives toward low-risk coin creation instead of high-risk trading" (The Block).
- February 2026: Cashback Coins launch. Creators choose before launch between creator fees and trader cashback (Cointelegraph).
- March 25, 2026: Fee recipients can be redirected only once after launch, then the settings are "permanently locked," to stop griefing (Cointelegraph).
- September 12, 2026: Holder Rewards launch and Cashback mode is retired for new coins (Crypto Briefing).
How to claim Pump.fun creator fees
Pump.fun doesn't publish a step-by-step claim guide in its docs. The flow described in Smithii's guide (updated October 13, 2026) is:
- Connect the wallet that receives the creator fees on pump.fun.
- Open your profile, click More, then Creator rewards to see what has built up.
- Click Claim all and approve the transaction.
Fees arrive in SOL or USDC depending on the coin's pair. Smithii reports no minimum claim and no waiting period; you pay a normal Solana network fee. Cointelegraph reported in January that unclaimed fees aren't forfeited.
Safety note: only claim on pump.fun itself. "Claim your creator fees" links in DMs or replies are a classic drainer lure, and no legitimate claim needs your recovery phrase. Our Telegram bot security guide covers the common tricks.
Fee sharing, takeovers and charity
- Splitting: since January 2026, creators and community takeover (CTO) admins can split fees across up to 10 wallets, useful for teams.
- One change only: since March 2026, recipients can be changed once after launch and are then locked.
- Community takeovers: if a creator abandons a coin, the community can apply to Pump.fun to take over and redirect the creator fee. AltcoinBuzz reported in July 2025 that the community needs clear, undisputed support, and any dispute blocks the redirect.
- Charity: the fee page says that where a creator has opted in, "the Creator fee may be paid to a charity instead."
Holder Rewards and what happened to Cashback
The fee page says a creator "may choose at launch to direct the Creator fee to holders of the coin instead of to the creator." The rate is the same; only the recipient changes. Rewards build up in a coin vault and are paid out periodically, with distribution costs taken first, and the page says payouts are not guaranteed. On Custom Pair coins the creator sets a flat Holder Rewards rate at launch, changeable later only through a CTO.
Cashback mode, launched in February, is "no longer available for new launches." Existing Cashback coins keep their rules: the creator share goes back to buyers when the trading app supports cashback, otherwise to the creator. Such a coin can switch to Holder Rewards through a CTO. Crypto Briefing reported that Pump.fun retired Cashback because it worked poorly for coins without active teams.
Worked example: what a creator earns
Our arithmetic, using the fee page's rates and volume in SOL:
| Scenario | Volume | Creator rate | Creator earns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin stays on the bonding curve | 200 SOL | 0.30% | 0.6 SOL |
| Graduated, trading at 420-1,470 SOL market cap | 200 SOL | 0.95% | 1.9 SOL |
| Graduated, trading at 98,240 SOL and up | 200 SOL | 0.05% | 0.1 SOL |
Volume counts both buys and sells. A coin with heavy trading just after graduation pays its creator the most per SOL traded. Try other volumes in the fee calculator.
What creator fees mean for traders
As a trader you pay the creator share whether or not the team does anything. A creator who launches a coin, hypes it and walks away still earns on every sell. That's why Pump.fun keeps changing the rules, and why fees are no reason to trust a coin: most Pump.fun tokens fail. Check every token before you buy (how to spot a rug pull on Solana), and remember your bot's fee comes on top of Pump.fun's. Compare tools in the best Pump.fun trading bot ranking, or start with what is Pump.fun.
Bottom line
Pump.fun creator fees run from 0.30% on the curve to a peak of 0.95% just after graduation, falling to 0.05% for large coins. Creators claim them from their profile in SOL or USDC, can split them across up to 10 wallets, and since September 2026 can hand them to holders instead. For traders, the creator share is simply part of the 1.25% (or lower) you already pay.