Binance vs OKX — Which Is Better? Fees, Staking & Winner
Binance USDT fee: $1.50 vs OKX $1.50. ETH staking: 1.2% vs 1.0%. Live data, updated every 10 min.
Our Verdict
OKX leads on 3 of 6 criteria against 2 for Binance — the rest are close enough to call a draw. Which of them matters depends on what you need the exchange for.
On USDT withdrawal fees OKX is cheaper than Binance. That shows up on frequent withdrawals, where the gap compounds.
Scorecard
| Criteria | Binance | OKX | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staking Coverage (coins) | 0 | 168 | OKX |
| Best Rates (top-10 coins) | 0 | 0 | Draw |
| Avg USDT Fee | 0.19 | 0.11 | OKX |
| Funding Coverage (coins) | 559 | 371 | Binance |
| Network Availability | 74.9% | 83.7% | OKX |
| Withdrawal Coins | 689 | 425 | Binance |
The average USDT fee is computed across all of the exchange's networks; the line under the page heading shows a different figure — the cheapest available network. Hence the two numbers differ: one answers "how much on average", the other "how much if you pick the best route".
Which one for which job
An overall score decides little: the two exchanges win on different axes. Here is which ones, with the number next to each.
How these two differ
Binance and OKX are same-tier venues with different strategies. Binance builds scale: the deepest liquidity and the widest product set around spot and futures. OKX builds a bridge on-chain: a Web3 wallet, a DEX aggregator, DeFi access from the same interface.
Their lists are comparable — 689 coins against 425 with 236 shared. Both wound down ruble rails, though: Binance stopped RUB deposits on 15 November 2023 and RUB P2P support on 31 January 2024, and OKX removed the ruble from P2P on 29 August 2023. Funding has to arrive in crypto.
Which one suits you
- → you need the deepest liquidity
- → a wide product set matters
- → you trade size where slippage decides
- → you want a Web3 wallet and DEX aggregator in one account
- → you move on-chain and back often
- → DeFi access without a separate wallet matters
How to move funds
Moving funds between exchanges is an ordinary blockchain transaction: only the sender pays a fee.
- Pick a network open on both sides: the cheapest right now is PLASMA — 0.01 USDT on a $1,000 transfer.
- Copy the deposit address on the receiving exchange for that exact network.
- Check the minimum withdrawal: on small transfers it matters more than the fee.
- Send it and wait for confirmations in the network explorer.
Access and verification
These terms change more often than the numbers above: every fact carries a check date and a source link.
| Criteria | Binance | OKX |
|---|---|---|
| Users from Russia | With limits | With limits |
| Verification (KYC) | Required | Required |
| RUB top-up via P2P | No | No |
| RUB card top-up | No | — |
Ruble rails are closed: RUB deposits stopped on 15 November 2023, RUB support on P2P ended on 31 January 2024, and the BTC/RUB and USDT/RUB spot pairs were delisted at the same time. Crypto trading and crypto withdrawals still work.
Verification is required for trading and withdrawals.
The ruble was removed from the P2P desk on 29 August 2023; Russian accounts themselves were not closed and crypto trading and withdrawals keep working. We could not find an announcement in the help centre — the fact is known from business media citing the exchange.
Verification is required for trading and withdrawals.
This is not legal advice. Exchanges change their rules without notice — check the terms on the platform itself before funding an account.
Best For
Moving funds between them
What it costs to move $1 000 in USDT over the cheapest route that is actually open right now.
| Network | Binance fee | OKX fee | Binance → OKX | OKX → Binance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLASMA | 0.012 | 0 | open | open |
| OPTIMISM | 0.04 | 0.013 | open | open |
| POLYGON | 0.07 | 0.011 | open | open |
| APTOS | 0.1 | 0.0009 | open | open |
| ARBITRUM | 0.1 | 0.0033 | open | open |
| ETH | 0.3 | 0.11 | open | open |
| SOL | 0.3 | Free | open | closed |
| TON | 0.3 | 0.015 | open | open |
| TRC20 | 1.5 | 1.5 | open | open |
A route only works if the sender allows withdrawals on that network and the receiver accepts deposits on it. The fee shown is the network withdrawal fee; the receiving exchange does not charge for the deposit.
Withdrawal reliability
Share of networks closed for withdrawal right now, and how many times withdrawals actually closed over the last 30 days.
Coins and networks
The two coin lists overlap only partly — here is exactly where they diverge.
Rates over 90 days
A headline APR is one point in time. This shows what it actually hovered around for three months and how often it moved.
| Coin | Binance | OKX | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Average | Range | Changes | Now | Average | Range | Changes | |
| BTC | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02–0.03 | 2281 | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.50–0.50 | 0 |
| ETH | 1.24% | 1.25% | 1.13–1.64 | 6938 | 1.00% | 1.35% | 1.00–1.50 | 1 |
| USDT | 2.75% | 1.61% | 1.02–3.34 | 11779 | 3.50% | 2.68% | 2.50–7.00 | 254 |
| USDC | 2.16% | 1.74% | 1.06–2.80 | 10884 | 3.50% | 2.97% | 2.50–25.20 | 1005 |
| SOL | 2.48% | 2.75% | 2.48–3.39 | 9635 | 4.00% | 4.77% | 4.00–365.00 | 785 |
| BNB | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.05–0.06 | 1971 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 |
| XRP | 0.06% | 0.07% | 0.03–0.14 | 2204 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 |
| GRAM | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.06–2.43 | 1679 | 1.00% | 5.00% | 0.00–365.00 | 1434 |
| ADA | 0.06% | 0.18% | 0.06–0.93 | 3043 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 |
| DOGE | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.05–0.16 | 2650 | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–1.00 | 0 |
| HYPE | — | — | — | — | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00–7.50 | 7 |
A change means the value moved between samples, not the sample itself: polling records the rate regularly, and without that collapse "changes" would simply equal the number of readings.
Funding on average
Annualised percentages from the average rate over 7 and 30 days. The current rate moves every few hours; the average is a property of the venue.
| Coin | Binance | OKX | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 30 days | 7 days | 30 days | |
| ADA | +3.12% | +5.29% | +7.89% | +5.80% |
| BTC | +8.99% | +7.56% | +6.76% | +7.32% |
| DOGE | +7.13% | +7.62% | +5.51% | +7.98% |
| ETH | +4.67% | +5.91% | +7.37% | +6.84% |
| GRAM | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | — |
| HYPE | +3.15% | +3.91% | +4.68% | +5.08% |
| SOL | -2.52% | +3.87% | -2.32% | +4.35% |
| XRP | +4.34% | +3.52% | +7.23% | +5.08% |
Staking Rate Comparison
Withdrawal Fee Comparison
Side-by-side withdrawal fees for popular coins on the best available network.
| Coin | Network | Binance | OKX |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | BTC | 0.00002 | 0.000015 |
| ETH | ARBITRUM | 0.00002 | 0.0000023 |
| USDT | APT | 0.1 | 0.00087 |
| USDC | ALGO | 1 | — |
| SOL | SOL | 0.001 | 0.00024 |
| BNB | BSC | 0.00001 | 0.000047 |
| XRP | XRP | 0.2 | 0.01 |
| GRAM | TON | 0.03 (Disabled) | 0.0015 (Disabled) |
| ADA | ADA | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| DOGE | DOGE | 4 | 4 |
| HYPE | HYPEREVM | — | 0.00004 |
Funding Rate Comparison
Current perpetual futures funding rates for popular coins.
| Coin | Binance | OKX |
|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0067% | +0.0054% |
| ETH | +0.0094% | +0.0051% |
| USDC | -0.0010% | +0.0000% |
| SOL | +0.0023% | +0.0002% |
| BNB | +0.0061% | +0.0100% |
| XRP | +0.0100% | +0.0100% |
| GRAM | +0.0000% | +0.0050% |
| ADA | +0.0071% | +0.0100% |
| DOGE | +0.0097% | +0.0054% |
| HYPE | +0.0027% | -0.0013% |
Arbitrage Opportunities
Current price spreads between Binance and OKX.
| Coin | Buy On | Sell On | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|
| ONE | OKX | Binance | 5.61% |
| AI | Binance | OKX | 3.42% |
| LSK | OKX | Binance | 1.33% |
| FOGO | OKX | Binance | 0.34% |
| EIGEN | Binance | OKX | 0.20% |
| CELR | OKX | Binance | 0.19% |
| PHA | OKX | Binance | 0.16% |
| CELR | Binance | OKX | 0.14% |
| QTUM | OKX | Binance | 0.13% |
| HMSTR | OKX | Binance | 0.12% |