Bitget vs MEXC: real fees, worked in money, straight answer
Chart built directly from the fee-rates.json data used in the table below, read 2026-09-04.
These are two exchanges ReturnFee earns a commission from that this page names. MEXC's own fee schedule beats Bitget's on both maker and taker at this tier, by a wide margin, before any rebate is counted.
The rates, read straight from each exchange
BTC/USDT perpetual futures, standard tier (VIP 0):
| Exchange | Maker | Taker | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitget | 0.020% | 0.060% | 2026-09-04 |
| MEXC | 0.000% | 0.020% | 2026-09-05 |
Bitget read from its own published academy page, verified 2026-09-04, Bitget's own API resets the connection from this host on two separate routes, so the docs page is the source instead of a live pull: bitget.com/academy/futures-trading-fees. MEXC pulled live from its own contract API on 2026-09-05: contract.mexc.com/api/v1/contract/detail. Machine-readable source: data/fee-rates.json in this site's own repo.
What that costs in money, not percentage
Taker fee, the honest default for anyone acting on a signal rather than sitting on the book, at two volumes, fee = volume × taker rate:
$100,000 traded in a month:
- Bitget, $100,000 × 0.060% = $60
- MEXC, $100,000 × 0.020% = $20
$500,000 traded in a month:
- Bitget, $500,000 × 0.060% = $300
- MEXC, $500,000 × 0.020% = $100
MEXC's taker fee is a third of Bitget's at this tier. MEXC's maker fee is zero, Bitget's is 0.020%; a maker-only trader pays nothing on MEXC and something on Bitget, before any rebate.
Where the rebate changes the answer
ReturnFee has a live referral link for both. On top of each exchange's own automatic 20%, ReturnFee pays an additional share out of its own commission, for a member total of 50% back on Bitget, payout running live today, and 50% back on MEXC on paper, whose payout is manual on request rather than daily automatic the way Bitget's own is. See bitget-fee-rebate and mexc-cashback for the current status of each before counting on it.
Net cost, Bitget with its live 50% rebate applied, MEXC on its raw published fee since its own added rebate is manual on request:
- $100,000/month, Bitget $60 fee → 50% back = $30 net. MEXC $20 fee, manual-on-request rebate not counted = $20 net.
- $500,000/month, Bitget $300 fee → 50% back = $150 net. MEXC $100 fee, manual-on-request rebate not counted = $100 net.
MEXC stays cheaper net even with Bitget's live rebate fully applied and none counted for MEXC, because the raw fee gap is large enough that Bitget's rebate cannot close it at this tier. If MEXC's own added rebate is automated, the gap widens further in MEXC's favor. This page updates when that happens rather than keeping the old figure.
Which is cheaper for which trader
- Taker-heavy, no rebate counted at all: MEXC is cheaper, on every fill, at every volume shown above.
- Maker-only, resting limit orders that always post: MEXC is free to make, Bitget is not; MEXC wins outright and no rebate changes that.
- Registered through ReturnFee, rebate counted only where automatic: MEXC still nets cheaper at this tier, even giving Bitget full credit for its live rebate and MEXC none.
Neither number accounts for liquidity, slippage, VIP tiers, or token fee discounts, see the full six-exchange comparison for that context: exchange-fee-comparison.
The current links
- Bitget, partner.bitget.com/bg/RETURNFEE
- MEXC, mexc.com/acquisition/custom-sign-up?shareCode=mexc-RETURNFEE