Gate and OKX list exactly the same futures fees (maker 0.02%, taker 0.05%), so the whole difference is the fee rebate. Bind Gate through Quant Nova with QUANTXXX and you get 60% to 70%, which is 3 to 3.5 times the 20% that common influencer referral codes give. On 1,000 USDT of monthly fees, a typical 20% code returns 200 USDT and QUANTXXX returns 600 to 700 USDT. Under OKX's affiliate policy we publish only 20% (ask support about extra), and signing up with NOVA888 guarantees that 20% comes back to you. After the rebate, net futures taker is 0.015% to 0.02% on Gate against 0.04% on OKX at the published 20%; and although OKX lists a cheaper spot maker fee, Gate still nets lower once rebates are counted. On fees and rebates alone, Gate clearly wins this pair; the reasons to pick OKX are products and liquidity, not cost.
The short version
- Gate with QUANTXXX pays 3 to 3.5 times more: common influencer codes give 20%, Quant Nova gives 60% to 70%, which is 400 to 500 USDT more on 1,000 USDT of monthly fees.
- Futures: Gate has the lowest net cost. On the same 0.05% taker, Gate nets 0.02% at Lv.1 and 0.015% at the top; OKX at the published 20% nets 0.04%.
- Spot: OKX lists a lower maker fee, but Gate still nets less. OKX spot maker 0.08% nets 0.064% after 20%; Gate's 0.10% nets 0.04% at Lv.1 after 60%, and 0.036% when you pay with GT.
- Tokenized US stock perps: against Binance's 198-contract reference set, Gate covers 183 and OKX 147. At 500,000 USDT monthly notional, all taker, the net cost is 75 USDT on Gate and 200 USDT on OKX.
- Different referral codes: QUANTXXX on Gate, NOVA888 on OKX. Entering NOVA888 on Gate is the same as entering nothing.
- Different effort to fix a missing code: neither has a late-entry route; on Gate you rebind by signing up again with a new email, while OKX needs the 180-day recall or its official rebind request.
Listed fees first: futures are identical
A fee rebate is a percentage of the fee, so start with the base. These are the standard-user rates (OKX Regular, Gate VIP 0):
| Item | OKX | Gate | Lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spot maker | 0.08% | 0.10% (0.09% with GT) | OKX |
| Spot taker | 0.10% | 0.10% (0.09% with GT) | Gate, with GT |
| Futures maker | 0.02% | 0.02% | Tie |
| Futures taker | 0.05% | 0.05% | Tie |
Fees verified on 2026-09-24 (each exchange's official fee schedule).
Three things worth keeping in mind:
- Futures fees are identical. Maker 0.02%, taker 0.05%, with taker at 2.5 times maker on both. For futures traders, the entire cost gap comes from the rebate.
- OKX's 0.08% spot maker is its fee advantage, the lowest among major exchanges that charge a spot maker fee. Gate's spot is 0.10%, or 0.09% (about 10% off) if you pay fees in GT.
- Gate's rebate is based on the fee you actually pay. With GT the fee is discounted first and the rebate is calculated on the discounted amount, so the rebate itself is smaller but your total cost is lower.
Official sources: OKX global fee framework · Gate fee structure announcement.
Rebate rates: Gate 60% to 70%, OKX a guaranteed 20%
Both exchanges pay the rebate in two layers: the exchange refunds the first automatically based on your referral code, and the rebate site adds the second by tier. The first layer is 20% on both, and on both the referrer decides whether to pass it on: a Gate announcement caps the configurable share at 20%, and OKX sets it at 0% to 20%. The real gap is the second layer:
| Item | OKX (NOVA888) | Gate (QUANTXXX) |
|---|---|---|
| Bound through Quant Nova | 20% (ask support about extra) | Lv.1 60%, SVIP 65%, Supernova 70% (spot up to 65%) |
| Made up of | 20% refunded by OKX; the extra is not published under OKX policy | 20% refunded by Gate plus 40% to 50% by tier |
| Common influencer codes | 20%, and the referrer may set it to 0% | 20% to 25% |
| Versus a common 20% code | 20% guaranteed to reach you | 3 to 3.5 times |
| Back on 1,000 USDT of monthly fees | 200 USDT (published rate) | 600 to 700 USDT |
| How it is settled | 20% into your OKX account, extra into the rebate-site balance | 20% into your Gate account, extra into the rebate-site balance |
On Gate, the no-threshold Lv.1 already pays 60%, SVIP (the highest you can reach by trading) 65%, and the invite-only Supernova tier 70% (spot up to 65%). Gate gives affiliates a larger share than other exchanges, and we pass the difference on, so the same fee brings back more money on Gate than anywhere else. Against a 25% code, QUANTXXX is still 2.4 to 2.8 times as much.
On OKX, signing up with NOVA888 gets you the first-layer 20%, which OKX charges in full and then refunds straight to your exchange account; it does not depend on your tier and stays as long as the account sits under NOVA888. Plenty of influencer codes set that 20% to 0%, so you pay full fees. Under OKX's affiliate policy the second layer is not published; ask support for the actual figure.
In concrete numbers: on 1,000 USDT of monthly fees on Gate, a common 20% code returns 200 USDT and a 25% code 250 USDT; QUANTXXX returns 600 at Lv.1, 650 at SVIP and 700 USDT at Supernova. That is 400 to 500 USDT a month more than a 20% code, or 4,800 to 6,000 USDT a year.
Where the two layers come from, and why a rebate can exceed 20%: auto vs extra rebate.
Net cost after the rebate
There is one formula: listed fee × (1 − rebate rate). OKX is always calculated at the published 20%. Gate is shown at Lv.1 (60%), SVIP (65%, the highest you can reach by trading) and the top rate (70% futures, 65% spot).
Futures (USDT perpetuals)
| Tier | OKX net taker | Gate net taker | OKX net maker | Gate net maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.1 | 0.05% × 0.8 = 0.04% | 0.05% × 0.4 = 0.02% | 0.02% × 0.8 = 0.016% | 0.02% × 0.4 = 0.008% |
| SVIP | 0.04% | 0.05% × 0.35 = 0.0175% | 0.016% | 0.02% × 0.35 = 0.007% |
| Top (Supernova) | 0.04% | 0.05% × 0.3 = 0.015% | 0.016% | 0.02% × 0.3 = 0.006% |
Both list 0.05%, yet from Lv.1 Gate's net taker is only 0.02%. In money: at 1,000,000 USDT of monthly futures notional, all taker, both charge 500 USDT. OKX refunds 100 USDT at 20%, net 400 USDT. Gate Lv.1 refunds 300 USDT, net 200 USDT; SVIP refunds 325 USDT, net 175 USDT; the top rate refunds 350 USDT, net 150 USDT.
Spot
| Tier | OKX net maker | OKX net taker | Gate net rate | Gate with GT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv.1 | 0.08% × 0.8 = 0.064% | 0.10% × 0.8 = 0.08% | 0.10% × 0.4 = 0.04% | 0.09% × 0.4 = 0.036% |
| SVIP | 0.064% | 0.08% | 0.10% × 0.35 = 0.035% | 0.09% × 0.35 = 0.0315% |
| Top (spot 65%) | 0.064% | 0.08% | 0.035% | 0.0315% |
OKX's listed spot maker is a fifth lower than Gate's, but the rebate gap is bigger. Gate charges 0.10% for both spot maker and taker, which nets 0.04% at Lv.1, below OKX's 0.064% net maker. Even if you only place spot limit orders, Gate is cheaper after the rebate. A spot example: 500,000 USDT of monthly spot volume, all maker. OKX charges 400 USDT, refunds 80 USDT, net 320 USDT. Gate charges 500 USDT, Lv.1 refunds 300 USDT, net 200 USDT; paying with GT, the fee is 450 USDT, Lv.1 refunds 270 USDT, net 180 USDT.
The full method for effective rates is in perpetual fees after rebate. The OKX figures above use only the published 20%; what actually lands is shown line by line in the rebate dashboard.
Tokenized US stock perps: Gate lists more, OKX trades more
Both list tokenized US stock perpetuals (SPY, NVDA, TSLA, MSTR, crude oil CL and more). Since 2026-09-01 Gate's TradFi perpetuals have their own fee table, with VIP 0 still at maker 0.02% and taker 0.05%. The figures below come from our tokenized stock perp fee comparison (public exchange APIs, measured 20 September 2026):
| Item | OKX | Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage of Binance's 198-contract set | 147 | 183 |
| CL (crude oil) 24h volume | 57.8M | 34.6M |
| MSTR 24h volume | 20.9M | 11.4M |
| SPY 24h volume | 0.9M | 0.2M |
| 500,000 USDT monthly, all taker: fees | 250 USDT | 250 USDT |
| Rebate (OKX 20% / Gate up to 70%) | 50 USDT | 175 USDT |
| Monthly net cost | 200 USDT | 75 USDT |
At Gate Lv.1 (60%), the same 250 USDT in fees returns 150 USDT, for a net 100 USDT. (Gate's sign-up page shows "--" in the automatic-rebate column for Stocks, so for these products the actual rate is whatever the platform shows live.)
Look at cost and liquidity separately: on fees Gate is clearly cheaper and lists 36 more contracts, but OKX has more 24-hour volume in crude oil CL, MSTR and SPY. For large orders in the main names, slippage may matter more than the rebate gap; for frequent, moderate-sized trading, Gate's rebate advantage keeps compounding.
Funding rates on tokenized stock perps such as MSTR and CL swing hard, so check the current rate and settlement interval before holding a position for long.
Product differences
- Different referral codes, the easiest thing to get wrong. Gate uses QUANTXXX, OKX uses NOVA888. NOVA888 is not valid on Gate, and it cannot be changed after signup.
- Gate's automatic rebate covers several products. Arriving through our link, Gate's sign-up page lists this code's automatic rebate as 20% for spot, futures, Alpha, DEX and CFD.
- Platform-token discount: paying Gate spot fees in GT cuts 0.10% to 0.09%, and Gate VIP levels depend on 30-day volume or GT holdings; the discount and the rebate apply together.
- OKX's strengths are its ecosystem and spot maker fee. OKX's 0.08% spot maker is the lowest among major exchanges that charge one, and it has a Web3 ecosystem; if you already rely on those, OKX is still worth binding.
- Same reconciliation. On both, the first layer lands in your exchange account and the extra rebate in the rebate-site balance, so you check the two separately.
Adding a code late and rebinding: much easier on Gate
Neither exchange has a public route to add a code after signup, but rebinding is very different:
| Item | OKX | Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Add a code after signup | No public late-entry route | No public late-entry route |
| Main rebind method | 180-day inactivity recall; official rebind request (reviewed by OKX) | Sign up again with a new email and enter QUANTXXX |
| Waiting time | The recall takes 180 days; for the request, idle one to two months first | No cooling-off period, and you can keep the old account |
| Other methods | Non-mainland users close the account to release KYC and sign up again; a family member's identity; contact support | A phone number is optional; a passkey or Google Authenticator works instead |
Gate: a new email is all it takes
Gate's rules allow each user to sign up through only one referral method (Gate referral program rules), so the old account's referrer cannot change. Our rebind guide's method is simple:
- Prepare a new email address: one set of Gate KYC documents can register up to five accounts.
- Sign up through the QUANTXXX link and check that the referral field shows QUANTXXX.
- A phone number is not required; use a passkey or Google Authenticator instead. Complete KYC and bind the new account's UID in the dashboard.
OKX: no late entry, but official rebind routes
OKX states that the code has to be entered before the account is created, and it cannot be added or changed afterwards. Our rebind guide lists five methods; the first two are official routes:
- 180-day recall: once the account has had no deposit, trade or login for 180 days in a row, log in through the NOVA888 link to complete the recall. Don't log in while you wait.
- Official rebind request: submit NOVA888 on OKX's rebind page and OKX reviews it; leaving the account idle for one to two months first improves the approval rate.
- Other methods: non-mainland users closing an account for the first time release their KYC and can sign up again; or register under a family member's identity; if none works, contact support.
What rebinding is worth: at 1,000 USDT of monthly fees, moving a Gate account from a common 20% code to QUANTXXX adds 400 to 500 USDT a month, or 4,800 to 6,000 USDT a year. And on Gate the rebind takes nothing more than a new email, one of the cheapest fixes on any exchange.
Full steps: Gate rebind guide and OKX rebind guide.
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