Updated Oct 20, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC
Cost to send $100 of right now
Network fee for one USDT transfer from your own wallet. Exchange fees are separate: see below.
Cheapest network right now: Solana (SPL) at $0.0005
Solana (SPL)
$0.0005
0.000005 SOL · 1 min
BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20)
$0.0018
0.000002493 BNB · 1 min
Arbitrum One
$0.0021
0.0000008943 ETH · 1 min
Polygon PoS
$0.0022
0.02371 POL · 2 min
Ethereum (ERC-20)
$0.008
0.000003349 ETH · 2 min
TON (jetton)
$0.0099
0.007405 TON · 1 min
Tron (TRC-20)
$2.13
6.429 TRX · 1 min
The two fees
Network fee: what you pay sending from your own wallet (MetaMask, Trust, Phantom, Tonkeeper…). Moves with congestion.
Withdrawal fee: what the exchange charges to withdraw to a wallet. Usually flat; the exchange pays the network.
USDT on BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20): other cases
- Recipient already holds it
- $0.0018
- Recipient's first time
- $0.0027
- Fast (90th-percentile tip)
- $0.003
USDT on Arbitrum One: other cases
- Recipient already holds it
- $0.0021
- Recipient's first time
- $0.003
- Fast (90th-percentile tip)
- $0.0021
Cheapest exchange for USDT withdrawals, per network
Flat fee charged by the exchange; it pays the network.
| Network | Cheapest | Fee | ≈ USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tron (TRC-20) | Bybit | 1.3 USDT | $1.30 |
| Ethereum (ERC-20) | OKX | 0.34 USDT | $0.34 |
| Solana (SPL) | OKX | 0.29 USDT | $0.29 |
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | Binance | 0.01 USDT | $0.01 |
| Polygon PoS | OKX | 0.0094 USDT | $0.0094 |
| Arbitrum One | OKX | 0.0032 USDT | $0.0032 |
| TON (jetton) | OKX | 0.021 USDT | $0.021 |
Best way to send USDT from an exchange
The fee is flat, so the ranking holds at any size.
| # | Exchange · Network | Fee | ≈ USD | $100 | $1,000 | $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OKX · Arbitrum One | 0.0032 USDT | $0.0032 | 0.0032% | 0.00032% | 0.000032% |
| 2 | OKX · Polygon PoS | 0.0094 USDT | $0.0094 | 0.0094% | 0.00094% | 0.000094% |
| 3 | Binance · BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | 0.01 USDT | $0.01 | 0.01% | 0.001% | 0.0001% |
| 4 | Bitget · BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | 0.01 USDT | $0.01 | 0.01% | 0.001% | 0.0001% |
| 5 | OKX · TON (jetton) | 0.021 USDT | $0.021 | 0.021% | 0.0021% | 0.00021% |