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Head to head

KuCoin vs MEXC

KuCoin’s base rates are higher on every line: 0.02% / 0.06% on futures against 0.01% / 0.04%, and 0.10% spot against 0% / 0.05%. KuCoin’s spot rate also rises for Class B and C pairs.

KuCoin

Spot altcoin range with futures alongside

6.0/10

0.02% maker and 0.06% taker on perpetuals at the base tier.

Futures maker
0.0200%
Futures taker
0.0600%
Spot taker
0.1000%
Fees checked
10 November 2026
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MEXC

Lowest published base fees in this set

8.3/10

0.01% maker and 0.04% taker on perpetuals at the base tier.

Futures maker
0.0100%
Futures taker
0.0400%
Spot taker
0.0500%
Fees checked
10 November 2026
Read the MEXC review
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The short version

KuCoin or MEXC: what the published fees say.

MEXC has the higher fee index: 8.3 against 6.0. The index is built only from each venue’s published base-tier fees.

MEXC has the lower futures taker rate: 0.04% against 0.06%. MEXC has the lower futures maker rate: 0.01% against 0.02%. Two market orders on a $10,000 position cost $12.00 at KuCoin and $8.00 at MEXC, before funding.

KuCoin: spot altcoin range with futures alongside. MEXC: lowest published base fees in this set. Neither venue has been through a funded AffMiss test, so this page compares what each one publishes, not how each one fills.

Both venues are scored with the same formulas on fees read the same day. If a figure here disagrees with the venue’s fee page, the fee page is right and this page is out of date.

Where they separate

The fee index scores each venue’s published base-tier fees with the same formulas and weights. The edge column shows which venue scores higher on that line, and by how much.

AreaWeightKuCoinMEXCEdge
Futures taker fee406.08.02.0 MEXC
Futures maker fee306.08.02.0 MEXC
Spot fees306.09.03.0 MEXC
KuCoin 0.06% taker on perpetuals. LV0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.MEXC 0.04% taker on perpetuals. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.
KuCoin 0.02% maker on perpetuals. LV0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.MEXC 0.01% maker on perpetuals. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.
KuCoin 0.10% maker / 0.10% taker on spot. LV0 rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.MEXC 0% maker / 0.05% taker on spot. Standard (no MX discount) rate on the venue’s published schedule, read 10 November 2026.

KuCoin vs MEXC fees

Published base-tier rates from each venue’s own fee page. The cheaper side of each row is marked. Withdrawal fees are set per coin and network and are not compared here.

FeeKuCoinMEXCLower cost
Futures maker0.02%0.01%MEXC
Futures taker0.06%0.04%MEXC
Spot maker0.10%0%MEXC
Spot taker0.10%0.05%MEXC
Two taker fills on $10,000$12.00$8.00MEXC
Options maker / takerNot on recordNot on record—
Fees last read10 November 202610 November 2026—

Fee tiers, VIP bands and promotions move without notice. Treat these rows as dated readings and the order ticket as the binding number.

What each venue offers

The facts behind the fee rows, and the limits of this page: neither venue has been traded by AffMiss, so fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are not compared.

FactKuCoinMEXC
Founded20172018
Products on recordFutures, SpotFutures, Spot
Fee tier usedLV0Standard (no MX discount)
Funded AffMiss testNot runNot run
SourceKuCoin — VIP Levels & FeesMEXC Learn — fee structure and MX deduction (7 Nov 2026)

Where each one is cheaper

Both lists are generated from the published fees above, measured against the median of every venue on this site.

KuCoin

In its favour

  • Base fees sit on the median of this set: nothing is expensive

Against it

  • Futures taker 0.06%, above the 0.05% median of the 9 venues here
  • No options fee schedule on record here, so it is not ranked for options
  • No funded test yet: fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are unmeasured
The full fee breakdown
MEXC

In its favour

  • Futures taker 0.04%, below the 0.05% median of the 9 venues here
  • Futures maker 0.01%, below the 0.02% median
  • Spot 0% / 0.05%, below the 0.10% median for the average of both sides

Against it

  • No options fee schedule on record here, so it is not ranked for options
  • No funded test yet: fills, slippage, withdrawals and support are unmeasured
The full fee breakdown

Which one to open

Neither of these is a general recommendation. Match the account to the orders you actually place, and check that the venue serves your country before anything else.

Pick KuCoin if

Spot traders who want a wide token list and can pay fees in KCS for the 20% discount.

Not for

Takers on futures (0.06% base) and anyone trading Class B or C spot pairs without checking the class first.

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Pick MEXC if

Fee-sensitive traders on both spot and futures who are willing to confirm the live rate on the order ticket.

Not for

Anyone who needs a fee schedule that reads the same on every page of the venue’s own site, and API traders counting on promotional rates.

Read the review

Questions about this pair

At the base tier KuCoin lists 0.02% maker / 0.06% taker and MEXC lists 0.01% / 0.04%. MEXC has the lower taker rate: 0.04% against 0.06%. MEXC has the lower maker rate: 0.01% against 0.02%.

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