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Axiom Fees, Tiers & Cashback Explained
Axiom charges a 1% swap fee on spot trades, cut down to 0.75% at the top cashback tier. Here is exactly what that means, what priority fees and Jito tips cost on top, and how the referral discount stacks.
Axiom Cost Quick Reference
Spot Fee (base)
1%
Wood tier, gross
Spot Fee (Champion)
0.75%
Top cashback tier
Perps (Axiom cut)
0.01%
Per transaction, via Hyperliquid
Deposits & withdrawals: Solana network fee only · Priority fee / Jito tip: default 0.001 SOL each
Referral: 10% fee discount for the referred user · Verify current terms in the Axiom docs and app
What Does Axiom Charge?
Axiom is not zero-fee. Spot swaps carry a 1% gross fee, applied as a single flat rate rather than a separate maker/taker split. What you actually pay net of that is reduced by a seven-tier cashback program paid back in SOL, so a $10,000 trade costs $95 at the base Wood tier and $75 at the top Champion tier. Perpetuals run on a different model entirely: Axiom takes 0.01% per transaction through its Hyperliquid builder code, and Hyperliquid's own base fee stacks on top of that. These terms can change as Axiom updates its model, so always verify against the official docs and the app before trading.
Cost Summary
- Spot swaps: 1% gross, down to 0.75% net at the Champion cashback tier
- Perpetuals (Axiom's cut): 0.01% per transaction
- Perpetuals (Hyperliquid base): stacks on top, taker ~0.045% / maker ~0.015% at Tier 0
- Deposits & withdrawals: normal Solana network cost, nothing charged by Axiom
- Priority fee & Jito tip: default 0.001 SOL each, both user-adjustable
- Referral discount: 10% off trading fees for the referred user
Verify before you trade: Axiom ships fast and its fee model can change. Always confirm the current spot, perps, and cashback-tier terms in the official Axiom docs and in the app before sizing a position.
How Axiom Compares to Other Solana Terminals
A 1% base fee puts Axiom in line with most Solana trading terminals rather than meaningfully cheaper. Trojan advertises tiered rebates down to 0.5%, and Bloom holds a flat 0.9% with no cashback mechanism at all. BullX no longer matters for a fee comparison. It stopped trading in June 2026 after collecting over $200 million in lifetime fees from users who were farming a token that never launched. What sets Axiom apart is not the headline rate, it is the bundle around it: the same 1% (down to 0.75%) buys access to Pulse discovery, migration sniping, wallet and X tracking, and Hyperliquid-backed perps in one terminal, which is a large part of why Axiom currently leads the category in trading fee revenue.
| Platform | Base Fee | Best Available Rate | Custody | KYC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axiom | 1% | 0.75% (Champion tier) | Non-custodial | None |
| Trojan | 1% | Tiered rebates to 0.5% | Non-custodial | None |
| Bloom | 0.9% | 0.9% (no cashback) | Non-custodial | None |
| BullX | N/A | Shut down June 2026 | N/A | N/A |
Base-tier rates shown for standard spot swaps. Volume thresholds for each Axiom cashback tier are not published. Verify current Axiom terms in the docs and app.
What You Actually Pay on Axiom
Beyond the swap fee itself, two more costs shape what a trade actually runs you: the priority fee and the Jito tip, both defaulting to 0.001 SOL per transaction and both adjustable before you confirm. The priority fee helps a transaction land ahead of others during congestion; the Jito tip routes it through Jito's infrastructure, which matters most when MEV protection is set to Reduced or Secure. Deposits and withdrawals cost only the standard Solana network fee. Axiom does not add its own charge on top. The one exception is axiSOL, Axiom's liquid-staking token, which carries a 5% fee on earnings and a 0.1% withdrawal fee.
| Action | Cost on Axiom |
|---|---|
| Spot swap (Wood tier) | 0.95% net fee |
| Spot swap (Champion tier) | 0.75% net fee |
| Perp trade (Axiom's cut) | 0.01% per transaction |
| Priority fee / Jito tip | 0.001 SOL each (default) |
| Deposit / withdraw | Solana network cost only |
| axiSOL earnings / withdrawal | 5% / 0.1% |
Figures are illustrative. Verify current terms against the official Axiom docs and the app.
The Seven Cashback Tiers, Explained
Axiom pays a percentage of your trading fees back in SOL as you move up seven tiers: Wood (1x multiplier, 0.05% cashback, 0.95% net), Bronze (2x, 0.10%, 0.90% net), Silver (2.5x, 0.125%, 0.875% net), Gold (3x, 0.15%, 0.85% net), Platinum (3.5x, 0.175%, 0.825% net), Diamond (4x, 0.20%, 0.80% net), and Champion (5x, 0.25%, 0.75% net). Axiom's own framing is that each tier level is worth 5% cashback on trading fees: a 1x multiplier returns 5% of the 1% fee (0.05%), and a 5x multiplier returns 25% of it (0.25%). The volume required to reach each tier is not published, so the honest answer is that you find out by trading.
How the Referral Discount Stacks
Signing up through an Axiom referral link gives the referred user an automatic 10% discount on trading fees, applied on top of whatever cashback tier they are on. The referrer, in turn, earns a three-level commission on Axiom's net fee: 30% on their direct referrals' trading, 3% on that person's referrals, and 2% on the level below that, with no cap on depth. Axiom's own worked example: a $10,000 trade producing a $100 fee pays the direct referrer $30, the second level $3, and the third level $2. Exactly how the 10% discount interacts with the seven-tier cashback table numerically is not documented by Axiom, so treat any specific combined-rate claim as an estimate rather than a guarantee.
Real-World Cost Examples
- $10K spot trade, Wood tier: $95 net fee
- $10K spot trade, Champion tier: $75 net fee
- $10K perp trade: $1 to Axiom, plus Hyperliquid's own maker/taker fee
- Deposit or withdraw: only the Solana network cost at that time
Over a month of active trading, the gap between the base Wood tier and the top Champion tier adds up. A quarter-point of cashback on every fill is real money for a high-frequency trader. Combined with a non-custodial wallet and no KYC to trade, Axiom's fee structure is competitive without being the cheapest headline rate in the category. For the full mechanics, see our complete Axiom fees walkthrough.
Frequently Asked Questions
Axiom charges a 1% gross fee on spot swaps. A seven-tier cashback program, paid back in SOL, reduces the net fee as you trade more, from 0.95% at the base Wood tier down to 0.75% at the top Champion tier. Perpetuals carry a separate structure: Axiom takes 0.01% per transaction on top of Hyperliquid's own fee. Verify current terms in the Axiom docs and app before trading.
No. That claim belongs to some other Solana tools, not Axiom. Axiom charges a 1% gross swap fee on spot trades, reduced by cashback tier, never eliminated. There is no maker/taker split; it is a flat fee applied to the swap.
Axiom pays back a percentage of your trading fees in SOL based on your tier: Wood (1x multiplier) returns 0.05% for a 0.95% net fee, up to Champion (5x multiplier) returning 0.25% for a 0.75% net fee. The volume thresholds required to reach each tier are not published by Axiom.
Both default to 0.001 SOL per transaction. The priority fee helps your transaction land faster on Solana; the Jito tip is a separate bribe that can route your transaction through Jito's block-building infrastructure for MEV protection. Both are adjustable before you trade.
No. Axiom does not charge its own fee to move crypto in or out, you only pay the standard Solana network fee. axiSOL liquid staking is the exception: it carries a 5% fee on earnings and a 0.1% withdrawal fee.
Yes. Signing up with a referral link gives the referred user a 10% discount on trading fees, applied automatically. How that discount stacks against the seven-tier cashback table is not documented by Axiom.
At the base Wood tier, a $10,000 spot trade costs $95 in net fees (1% gross minus 0.05% cashback). At the top Champion tier, the same trade costs $75 net (1% gross minus 0.25% cashback). Priority fee and Jito tip default to 0.001 SOL each, on top of the swap fee. Verify current terms before trading.
Want the full mechanics, including perps, priority fees, and referral math?
The complete cost walkthrough goes deep on every part of the model: the seven cashback tiers, priority fee versus Jito tip, perps costs through Hyperliquid, and how the referral discount fits together with your tier. It is one of the most detailed pages on this site.
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Cost Quick Reference
Spot swap rates by tier
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