Binance vs Coinbase: fees and real trading cost
A spot comparison: Binance's BTCUSDT book against Coinbase's BTC-USD book. Binance charges 0.10% either way at VIP 0; Coinbase Advanced charges 0.09% maker / 0.10% taker at Intro for accounts outside the US, EU and UK.
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BTC spot market buy, Binance against Coinbase
| Size | Binance fee + slippage | Coinbase fee + slippage |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $10.00 + <$0.01 | $10.00 + $0.03 |
| $100,000 | $100.00 + $0.01 | $100.00 + $4.19 |
| $1,000,000 | $1,000.00 + $107.00 | $1,000.00 + $203.90 |
Over the last 91 hours, a $100k market buy was cheaper on Binance in 90 of them and on Coinbase in 1.
Try your own size on Binance
USDT
Binance fee · VIP 0 · 0.100%$100.00
Spread + slippage · live Binance book, 23:36:27 UTC$0.01 (0.0000073%)
Total cost$100.01
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This order: $100.00 → $80.00 in fees
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Binance is $4.18 cheaper than Coinbase for this order.
Same order on Coinbase · Intro
Trading fee · Intro · 0.100%$100.00
Spread + slippage · live Coinbase book, 23:36:27 UTC$4.19 (0.0042%)
Total cost$104.19
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What differs between Binance and Coinbase
- Binance: Futures VIP 1 lowers only the maker side, to 0.018%; regular futures accounts trade under $5M a month.
- Binance: Promotion: USDC and USD1 perpetuals charge 0% maker and 0.04% taker for regular and VIP 1 users while Binance's current offer runs.
- Coinbase: Coinbase sets Advanced fees by account region. The rates here are the Intro rates for accounts outside the US, EU and UK, read in a signed-in account on 10 Nov 2026; US, EU and UK accounts pay more.
- Coinbase: Your tier comes from 30-day trading volume or USDC balance, whichever is better for you; spot, futures and options each have their own volume thresholds.