Fee comparison

Coinbase vs Gemini fees

Gemini is cheaper in 3 of 3 scenarios. We priced three everyday transactions in United States (USD) on both exchanges, including the spread, deposit, conversion and withdrawal costs that the trading fee leaves out.

Demo data

Scenario 1

Buy $1,000 of BTC by bank transfer, withdraw on Bitcoin

Coinbase$14.00 1.40%

Gemini$7.50 0.75%

Scenario 2

Buy $500 of ETH by card, withdraw on Arbitrum

Coinbase$25.45 5.09%

Gemini$21.20 4.24%

Scenario 3

Buy $250 of USDT by bank transfer, withdraw on Tron

Coinbase$3.18 1.27%

Gemini$2.56 1.03%

Fee schedule side by side

Fee	Coinbase	Gemini
Taker fee	0.60%	0.40%
Maker fee	0.40%	0.20%
Estimated spread (BTC)	0.50%	0.35%
Bank deposit	0.00%	0.00%
Card deposit	3.99%	3.49%
BTC withdrawal	0.00003 BTC	0 BTC
Currencies accepted	USD, EUR, GBP	USD, EUR, GBP

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