Polymarket Fee Calculator
Calculate taker fees on any Polymarket trade by market category, size, and share price. Maker orders pay $0.
Taker Fee
$2.50000
Effective Rate
2.50%
Maker Fee
$0.00
Only taker orders pay fees. Market orders are always takers. Limit orders are makers only when they sit on the book and get filled by someone else — a limit order priced to cross the spread fills as a taker and still pays. 15% of collected taker fees in Sports markets are redistributed daily to market makers via the Maker Rebates Program.
Sportsbook Comparison
Polymarket Fee
$2.50
Typical Sportsbook (~5% vig)
$5.00
You Save
$2.50
View full fee table for Sports (100 shares)
| Price | Trade Value | Fee (PUSD) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $1 | $0.05 | 4.95% |
| $0.05 | $5 | $0.24 | 4.75% |
| $0.10 | $10 | $0.45 | 4.50% |
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.80 | 4.00% |
| $0.30 | $30 | $1.05 | 3.50% |
| $0.40 | $40 | $1.20 | 3.00% |
| $0.50 | $50 | $1.25 | 2.50% |
| $0.60 | $60 | $1.20 | 2.00% |
| $0.70 | $70 | $1.05 | 1.50% |
| $0.80 | $80 | $0.80 | 1.00% |
| $0.90 | $90 | $0.45 | 0.50% |
| $0.95 | $95 | $0.24 | 0.25% |
| $0.99 | $99 | $0.05 | 0.05% |
Sports markets: max taker fee $1.25 per 100 shares (at 50%). Makers pay $0. Fee formula: fee = C × 0.05 × p × (1 - p). Fees effective July 2026.
How Polymarket Fees Work
Polymarket charges a dynamic taker fee based on market category and share price:
fee = C × feeRate × p × (1 - p)Fees peak at 50% probability and fall toward 0% or 100%. Makers pay zero fees.
Fee Rates by Category
| Category | Taker Fee Rate | Maker Rebate | Max Fee (100 shares) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Politics | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Finance | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Tech | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Mentions | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Sports | 0.05 | 15% | $1.25 |
| Economics | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Culture | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Weather | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Other / General | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Crypto | 0.07 | 20% | $1.75 |
| Geopolitics | 0 | — | $0.00 (fee-free) |
Between 15% and 25% of collected taker fees are redistributed daily to market makers through the Maker Rebates Program. Fees effective July 2026.