# dexscreener fees: its own buy panel takes 0.5%

DexScreener's own Buy panel has a platform fee of 0.5%, shown on the panel before you connect a wallet, plus a default priority fee of 0.002 SOL on Solana pairs. The screener, the charts and search cost nothing. That 0.5% is what you pay to trade from the pair page instead of leaving it.

## what the panel says

A Solana pair, logged out, no wallet connected:

| Line | Shown |
|---|---|
| platform fee | 0.5% |
| priority fee | 0.002 SOL by default |
| Slippage % | 5% by default, presets from 1% to 10% |
| Trade Settings, priority fee presets | 0 to 0.02 SOL |
| Trade Settings, Front running protection | a toggle, off by default |

The Sell tab shows the same two fee lines. What happens after a signature, where the 0.5% goes, and whether front-running protection costs extra, DexScreener doesn't say.

![DEX Screener's Buy panel on a Solana pair, logged out, 100 USDC entered: callout on the minimum received, platform fee 0.5% and priority fee 0.002 SOL lines.](https://apebrief.com/assets/media/ds-buy-panel.png)

## both legs

A buy and a sell at the displayed rate is 1% of the position in platform fee, before the priority fee and price impact.

On a small trade the priority fee is the bigger line. On a 0.1 SOL buy, 0.5% is 0.0005 SOL and the default priority fee is 0.002 SOL, four times as much. The presets go down to 0. The panel's own note says a higher priority fee speeds up confirmation, and says nothing about what a lower one costs you in waiting.

## what else costs money, and who pays it

Everything else DexScreener sells is bought by token teams, not traders. A listing is not one of those things: DexScreener lists a token automatically once it sits in a liquidity pool with at least one transaction.

| Product | Price | Shown on |
|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Token Info: logo, description, links | from $299, beside a struck-through $499 | its marketplace page |
| Boosts | 10 for $99, 30 for $249, 50 for $399, each lasting 12 hours; 100 for $899, 500 for $3,999, each lasting 24 hours | the Boost window on a token page |
| Community Takeover claim | $199, beside a struck-through $499 | its marketplace page |
| Token Advertising | from $299 | its marketplace page |
| Trending Bar Advertising | from $2,000 | its marketplace page |
| Direct ad deal | $100,000 minimum, KYC required | its Advertise page |
| Paid API tier | not published | only at checkout |

Boosts lift a token's Trending Score for 12 to 24 hours and are non-refundable, including when DexScreener pulls them over a security flag. DexScreener calls them "not a magic bullet". Enhanced Token Info is the paid profile.

So, as a trader: the logo and links on a token page came either free from a list such as CoinGecko's or from a profile somebody paid for, and the Boost count was always bought. DexScreener says a Boost purchase implies no endorsement, and takes no responsibility for the third-party sites its pages link to. Treat the website button like a link from a stranger.

## how we know: every number on this page

- the platform fee line on DexScreener's own Buy panel, on a Solana pair, before any wallet is connected **0.5%** (https://dexscreener.com/solana/3uwfrdltpajxtrni1boc5huwe6hzc4hge5yldvep2noc), checked 2026-09-23
- the panel's default priority fee, and the presets in its Trade Settings window **0.002** (https://dexscreener.com/solana/3uwfrdltpajxtrni1boc5huwe6hzc4hge5yldvep2noc), checked 2026-09-23
- the panel's default slippage and its presets **5%** (https://dexscreener.com/solana/3uwfrdltpajxtrni1boc5huwe6hzc4hge5yldvep2noc), checked 2026-09-23
- the Sell tab shows the same platform fee and priority fee lines **0.5%** (https://dexscreener.com/solana/3uwfrdltpajxtrni1boc5huwe6hzc4hge5yldvep2noc), checked 2026-09-23
- DexScreener's docs have no page on the trading panel, its fee or its priority fee **Token** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/llms.txt), checked 2026-09-27
- derived: platform fee on a buy and a sell at the displayed rate **1%** (derived: 0.5% on the buy + 0.5% on the sell = 1% of the position, before priority fee and price impact, if each leg is charged as the panel displays), checked 2026-09-23
- derived: platform fee against the default priority fee on a 0.1 SOL buy **0.0005** (derived: 0.1 x 0.005 = 0.0005 SOL platform fee; default priority fee 0.002 SOL = 4 x 0.0005), checked 2026-09-23
- listing on DexScreener is automatic once a token is in a liquidity pool with one transaction, and token info comes free from external lists or from a paid profile **automatic** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/token-listing), checked 2026-09-23
- Enhanced Token Info price, the team fills in its own info, processing time **$299** (https://marketplace.dexscreener.com/product/token-info), checked 2026-09-23
- Boost pack prices and durations in the Boost window on a token page **$99** (https://dexscreener.com/solana/3uwfrdltpajxtrni1boc5huwe6hzc4hge5yldvep2noc), checked 2026-09-23
- Boosts raise a token's Trending Score for 12 to 24 hours, are non-refundable even when removed for a security flag, and are 'not a magic bullet' **non-refundable** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/boosting), checked 2026-09-23
- Community Takeover claim price **$199** (https://marketplace.dexscreener.com/product/token-community-takeover), checked 2026-09-23
- Token Advertising starting price **$299** (https://marketplace.dexscreener.com/product/ad), checked 2026-09-23
- Trending Bar Advertising starting price **$2,000** (https://marketplace.dexscreener.com/product/trending-bar-ad), checked 2026-09-23
- direct advertising deals: minimum budget, KYC **$100,000** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/contact-us/advertise), checked 2026-09-23
- Axiom's fee starts at 1% with SOL cashback down to a 0.75% net fee at the top volume tier, and its docs describe limit orders and Pulse tables of new, final-stretch and migrated pairs **1%** (https://docs.axiom.trade/llms-full.txt), checked 2026-09-23
- the paid API tier's specs are shown only at checkout **checkout** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/api/api-terms-and-conditions), checked 2026-09-23
- DexScreener says a Boost implies no endorsement, and takes no responsibility for third-party sites its pages link to **no** (https://docs.dexscreener.com/privacy/boosting-terms-and-conditions), checked 2026-09-23

## when this is not enough

Axiom costs more than this panel, 1% a trade before its SOL cashback and 0.75% net at its top volume tier, and what that buys is tooling: limit orders, and Pulse tables of new, final-stretch and migrated pairs. [axiom fees: what a round trip costs](https://apebrief.com/axiom/fees/)

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## next

- [dexscreener support: the real channels and the fakes](https://apebrief.com/dexscreener/support/): DexScreener routes support to an email address on its own domain, Telegram and Discord.

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