OKX vs MEXC

Fees, coins, new listings, perp prices and safety of OKX and MEXC, side by side.

OKX

Centralized exchange · since 2017

Global centralized exchange and Web3 wallet provider, launched internationally in 2017 as OKEx and rebranded OKX in 2022.

Open on OKX ↗

MEXC

Centralized exchange · since 2018

Global centralized exchange founded in 2018, known for a large token selection and low or zero-fee trading promotions.

New users: Welcome rewards advertised up to 10,000 USDT for new users

Claim on MEXC ↗

Lower spot taker fee: MEXC (0.05% vs 0.1%)
Lower futures taker fee: MEXC (0.04% vs 0.05%)
More coins: MEXC (2,023 vs 669)
More new listings in 30 days: MEXC (17 vs 0)
Cheaper perps more often: OKX (145 of 320 shared coins)

OKXMEXC

Trading fees (base tier)

Spot maker0.08%0%

Spot taker0.1%0.05%

Futures maker0.02%0.01%

Futures taker0.05%0.04%

Markets (live)

Coins listed6692,023

Coins with perpetuals4851,092

Coins with spot pairs4041,511

24h volume$24.12B$14.64B

Coins only here398 coins trade on both2711,625

New listings (detected live)

Last 30 days017

Last 90 days017

Perpetuals listed on both

Cheaper on more coinsof 320 shared perps, by mid price145 coins135 coins

Average funding (24h)positive = longs pay shorts+0.005%+0.006%

Typical price gapmedian between the two venues0.042%0.042%

Safety and access

Proof of reservesYes · monthlyYes · monthly · Hacken

Licenses3EU: MiCA CASP authorisation for OKX Europe Limited from Malta's MFSA (27 January 2025), US: OKX INC., NMLS #1767779, Dubai: provisional virtual asset licence (July 2022)None listed

Restricted regions15 regionsCanada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia…11 regionsUnited States, Mainland China, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore…

HeadquartersGlobal platform operated by Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd. (Seychelles); regional entities incl. Malta (EEA), UAE, Singapore and the US (San Jose, California)No official HQ disclosed; recent press releases are datelined Mutsamudu, Comoros

Exchange tokenOKBMX

Incidents on record32

Highlighted = better on that line. Fees are base-tier rates before VIP and token discounts. Markets and listings are counted live from exchange APIs.

Top coins only on OKX

LEO USDG PYUSD RLUSD EURC META DGB SECZ NEIRO ORBS NOW SWFTC NVDA ZENT

Top coins only on MEXC

XMR WBT RAIN USDE BTW M MNT USDF USDD U HTX BGB USDGO JST

Biggest perp price gaps right now

Liquid perpetuals listed on both exchanges, by mid price. Open a coin to see every route after fees.

BB+94286.14%OKX higher ON+68398.94%OKX higher OPENAI-89.80%MEXC higher ANTHROPIC-89.73%MEXC higher QNT-81.74%MEXC higher ONE-4.78%MEXC higher SIGN+0.33%OKX higher BWET+0.30%OKX higher

OKX or MEXC?

OKX and MEXC are compared here on what matters when you choose where to trade: base trading fees, how many coins each lists, how quickly they add new ones, perpetual prices and funding on the coins both list, and safety signals such as proof of reserves and restricted regions. Live numbers update from the exchanges' public market data; fees and policies were checked against each exchange's own pages.

OKX lists 669 coins and MEXC 2,023. 398 coins trade on both, 271 only on OKX and 1,625 only on MEXC. In the last 30 days OKX added 0 new coins and MEXC 17.

On the 320 perpetual contracts listed on both exchanges, OKX was cheaper on 145 and MEXC on 135, with a typical gap of 0.042%. Gaps like these are what the arbitrage scanner tracks; average 24h funding on the shared coins was +0.005% on OKX and +0.006% on MEXC.

Fees above are base-tier rates before VIP levels and token discounts; OKX offers 1 discount option and MEXC offers 3 discount options. Availability depends on where you live, so check the restricted regions before signing up.

Which has lower fees, OKX or MEXC?

At the base tier, spot taker fees are 0.1% on OKX and 0.05% on MEXC; futures taker fees are 0.05% and 0.04%. VIP tiers and token discounts lower both.

Which lists more coins, OKX or MEXC?

OKX lists 669 coins and MEXC 2,023. 398 coins trade on both exchanges.

Which adds new coins faster?

In the last 30 days ArbiLayer detected 0 new coins on OKX and 17 on MEXC.

Do OKX and MEXC publish proof of reserves?

OKX: yes. MEXC: yes.