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GMGN vs Padre / Terminal
GMGN 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
| GMGN | Padre / Terminal | |
|---|---|---|
| Each buy/sell | 1 % | 0.8 % |
| Sign-up | none | none |
| Cashback | none | 35 % |
| Keys | You | You |
| Chains | Solana, Base, BSC, ETH +9 more | Solana, ETH, Base, BNB |
What one trade costs (buy + sell)
| Your trade | GMGN | Padre / Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| $100.00 trade | $2.00 | $1.44 |
| $500.00 trade | $10.00 | $7.20 |
| $2,000.00 trade | $40.00 | $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.
GMGN — Best token data
GMGN is where you go to understand a token before you buy it: holder maps, developer history, bundler detection and a safety scanner that flags rugs. Execution is a touch slower than Axiom on hot launches, and the screens are information-heavy, but no other terminal shows you as much.
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.