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Axiom vs Photon
Axiom and Photon 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 | Photon | |
|---|---|---|
| Each buy/sell | 1 % | 1 % |
| Sign-up | 10 % | none |
| Cashback | 25 % | none |
| Keys | You | You |
| Chains | Solana, Base, BNB, ETH +4 more | Solana |
What one trade costs (buy + sell)
| Your trade | Axiom | Photon |
|---|---|---|
| $100.00 trade | $1.71 | $2.00 |
| $500.00 trade | $8.55 | $10.00 |
| $2,000.00 trade | $34.20 | $40.00 |
Platform fee only, entry cashback tier. Run your own numbers on the cost board.
Which one should you pick?
On a $5,000 trade, Axiom 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.
Photon — The simple one
Photon has been around since 2023 and keeps things simple. It is stable, well documented and easy to learn, but it offers neither a referral discount nor cashback, so you pay the full 1 % on every trade, and it has fallen behind the others on features in 2026.