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Axiom vs Padre / Terminal
Axiom and Padre / Terminal side by side — fees, cashback, chains and who holds your keys, plus what a trade actually costs on each.
The two, side by side
| Axiom | Padre / Terminal | |
|---|---|---|
| Each buy/sell | 1 % | 0.8 % |
| Sign-up | 10 % | none |
| Cashback | 25 % | 35 % |
| Keys | You | You |
| Chains | Solana, Base, BNB, ETH +4 more | Solana, ETH, Base, BNB |
What one trade costs (buy + sell)
| Your trade | Axiom | Padre / Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| $100.00 trade | $1.71 | $1.44 |
| $500.00 trade | $8.55 | $7.20 |
| $2,000.00 trade | $34.20 | $28.80 |
Platform fee only, entry cashback tier. Run your own numbers on the cost board.
Which one should you pick?
On a $5,000 trade, Padre / Terminal is the cheaper of the two. Beyond cost it comes down to which fits how you trade — here's each in short.
Axiom — Most complete web terminal
Axiom is the terminal most active Solana traders ended up on in 2026, and it now trades on eight chains including Base, BNB and HyperEVM. It combines spot, perps and yield in one browser tab, executes faster than any other web terminal, and ships new features almost weekly. It is built for desktop and takes an hour to learn.
Padre / Terminal — Cheapest at volume
Padre, now called Terminal after Pump.fun acquired it, pays the highest cashback of any terminal: up to 35 % of your fees back when you join through a referral. New Pump.fun launches show up here first. The community is smaller and the analytics lighter than GMGN's, but on volume it is the cheapest option on this list.