Getting Started
Fees
What a trade costs, with no hidden extras.
A trade has two kinds of cost: the Trenchers platform fee, and Solana network fees, which go to the network, not to us.
What you pay
| Fee | Amount | Applies to |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 0.75% of the SOL or USDC side | Every buy and sell, including limit, DCA and auto-sell orders |
| Base network fee | 0.000005 SOL | Every transaction |
| Priority fee | Your preset's Priority, 0.005 SOL by default | Every trade |
| Bribe (Jito tip) | Your preset's Bribe, 0.01 SOL by default | Every trade |
| Convert | 0.75% plus a small network fee | Swapping SOL and USDC in your wallet |
| Withdraw | The network fee, plus 0.75% if it converts | Sending funds out |
On a buy, the platform fee is added to what you spend. On a sell, it comes out of what you receive. Network fees are always paid in SOL, so keep a little SOL even if you trade with USDC.
Auto Fee
With Auto Fee on, a preset sets the priority fee and bribe from live network fees instead of your fixed values. Max fee caps the two together, 0.1 SOL by default. See Presets & Settings.
Example: a 1 SOL buy on P1
| Item | SOL |
|---|---|
| Amount | 1 |
| Platform fee, 0.75% | 0.0075 |
| Priority fee | 0.005 |
| Bribe | 0.01 |
| Base network fee | 0.000005 |
| Total | ≈ 1.0225 |
Your first buy of a token also opens a token account for it, a refundable deposit of about 0.002 SOL. Selling 100% usually closes the account and returns it. On a 0.1 SOL buy, the same 0.015 SOL of priority fee and bribe is 15% of the trade, so lower them for small buys.
Bots and rakeback
Bot trades cost 0.95% per side, plus pump.fun's own fee on its curve. See Bot Costs. Your rank also earns back part of your platform fees as rakeback; payouts are launching soon. See Ranks & Rakeback.