Bitunix charges no fee to download the app and no monthly fee to hold an account. You pay when you trade, and the rate depends on whether your order adds liquidity or takes it, plus your VIP level. Here are the exact rates, how they compare with Binance, and what actually moves your real cost.
The two rates that matter, and the difference between them.
| Market | Maker | Taker |
|---|---|---|
| Spot | 0.08% | 0.10% |
| Futures | 0.02% | 0.06% |
Maker vs taker, in plain words: a maker order sits on the order book waiting to be filled, so it adds liquidity and gets the cheaper rate. A taker order fills immediately against an existing order, so it takes liquidity and costs more. In practice, a limit order you leave sitting is usually a maker order, while a market order you fire off instantly is a taker order. If you trade often, that difference adds up, which is why patient limit orders are the simplest way to pay less without changing anything else about how you trade.
Futures are much cheaper than spot in percentage terms, which is normal across exchanges: futures traders turn over far larger volumes, often with leverage, so the rate per trade is lower even though the total risk is higher. Do not read a low futures fee as "cheap trading". Leverage multiplies losses exactly as it multiplies gains.
Same structure, small differences. Here is where each one wins.
| Exchange | Spot maker | Spot taker | Futures maker | Futures taker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitunix | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| Binance | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.055% |
The honest verdict: Bitunix is cheaper for spot makers (0.08% against 0.10%), Binance is slightly cheaper for futures takers (0.055% against 0.06%), and the rest is tied. For a casual trader placing a few orders a week, the difference is pennies and should not decide which exchange you use. What matters more is your VIP tier and whether you mostly place maker or taker orders, because those move your rate far more than the gap between these two exchanges. Choose on features, liquidity and trust, not on a 0.005% difference.
Bitunix runs VIP tiers that reduce your maker and taker rates as you grow on the platform. You qualify through any of three routes: your spot trading volume over the last 30 days, your futures trading volume over the last 30 days, or your account balance. Higher volume or a larger balance puts you in a higher tier, and a higher tier means lower fees on every trade after that.
Two things worth knowing before you chase a tier. First, the exact thresholds are published by Bitunix and can change, so check your current tier and the next threshold inside the app rather than trusting a number quoted on any guide site, including this one. Second, never trade extra volume just to reach a tier. The fees you save are a fraction of the trading losses you can rack up by forcing trades you would not otherwise make. Tiers should reward volume you were going to trade anyway, not create it.
No. The app is free to download and there is no monthly account fee. You only pay when you trade, plus a network fee when you withdraw.
No. The app and the website share the same fee schedule and the same account, so a trade costs exactly the same whichever way you place it.
Three levers, in order of impact: place limit orders to pay the maker rate instead of the taker rate, reach a higher VIP tier through trading volume or account balance, and sign up with a referral code for an extra discount. Do not force extra trades just to chase a tier.
Withdrawals carry a network fee that varies by coin and is set by the network, not by Bitunix, so it changes with congestion and there is no single flat number to quote. You also need at least Level 1 KYC completed before you can withdraw at all.
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