# Fees and trading costs

Total trading cost is the Hyperliquid trading fee plus the Proliquid builder fee when the order action supports builder fees.

`total trading cost = Hyperliquid trading fee + Proliquid builder fee`

Hyperliquid trading fees are exchange-level fees. Proliquid builder fees are app-level fees approved during wallet connection and discounted by your Proliquid VIP tier.

## Fees at a glance

<table><thead><tr><th width="182.5">Fee</th><th>How it is calculated</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Hyperliquid</p><p>trading fee</p></td><td>Depends on maker / taker execution, perps or spot, rolling volume, HYPE staking tier, referrals, and market-specific rules.</td></tr><tr><td><p>Proliquid</p><p>builder fee</p></td><td>Starts at <code>0.02%</code> and is reduced by your Proliquid VIP discount on supported builder-fee order actions.</td></tr><tr><td>Total fee</td><td>Sum of the Hyperliquid fee and Proliquid builder fee when both apply.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Proliquid VIP builder fee tiers

Proliquid VIP tiers are based on linked-wallets 30-day volume. The current tier is the highest threshold reached.

| VIP tier | 30d linked-wallet volume | Discount | Builder fee |
| -------- | -----------------------: | -------: | ----------: |
| VIP0     |                     `$0` |     `0%` |     `0.02%` |
| VIP1     |             `$1,000,000` |    `10%` |    `0.018%` |
| VIP2     |            `$15,000,000` |    `20%` |    `0.016%` |
| VIP3     |            `$35,000,000` |    `35%` |    `0.013%` |
| VIP4     |           `$100,000,000` |    `50%` |     `0.01%` |
| VIP5     |           `$200,000,000` |    `75%` |    `0.005%` |

## VIP fee math

Proliquid starts from a `0.02%` builder fee and applies the VIP discount:

`executed builder fee = 0.02% * (1 - discount / 100)`

Linked-wallet 30-day volume is summed across the wallets shown in the VIP Program. Progress to the next tier is calculated between the current tier threshold and the next tier threshold. If you are already VIP5, progress is complete and remaining volume is `$0`.

## VIP examples

<table><thead><tr><th width="152">30d volume</th><th width="128">Tier</th><th width="143">Builder fee</th><th>Next-tier status</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>$8,000,000</code></td><td>VIP1</td><td><code>0.018%</code></td><td>50% from VIP1 to VIP2, <code>$7,000,000</code> remaining</td></tr><tr><td><code>$120,000,000</code></td><td>VIP4</td><td><code>0.01%</code></td><td><code>$80,000,000</code> remaining to VIP5</td></tr><tr><td><code>$250,000,000</code></td><td>VIP5</td><td><code>0.005%</code></td><td>Max tier reached</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Trade cost example

For a `$10,000` perp taker trade at the official Hyperliquid base taker rate of `0.045%`, the Hyperliquid trading fee is `$4.50`.

<table><thead><tr><th width="114">VIP tier</th><th width="155.375" align="right">Hyperliquid fee</th><th width="152" align="right">Builder fee rate</th><th width="136.75" align="right">Builder fee</th><th align="right">Combined example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>VIP0</td><td align="right"><code>$4.50</code></td><td align="right"><code>0.02%</code></td><td align="right"><code>$2.00</code></td><td align="right"><code>$6.50</code></td></tr><tr><td>VIP5</td><td align="right"><code>$4.50</code></td><td align="right"><code>0.005%</code></td><td align="right"><code>$0.50</code></td><td align="right"><code>$5.00</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

This example uses the base Hyperliquid perps taker rate for illustration. Your actual Hyperliquid fee can be lower or different depending on your exchange fee tier, maker/taker behavior, staking, referrals, and market rules.

## Hyperliquid trading fees

Hyperliquid publishes the official fee schedule. Base examples include:

| Market | Base taker | Base maker |
| ------ | ---------: | ---------: |
| Perps  |   `0.045%` |   `0.015%` |
| Spot   |   `0.070%` |   `0.040%` |

Official Hyperliquid fees can change with rolling 14-day weighted volume, maker/taker behavior, HYPE staking tier, maker rebates, referrals, HIP-3 settings, growth mode, and special spot quote rules. Use [Hyperliquid fees](https://hyperliquid.gitbook.io/hyperliquid-docs/trading/fees) as the source of truth for the full matrix.

## Builder-fee approval

During [wallet connection](/getting-started/connect-wallet.md), Proliquid asks you to approve the maximum builder-fee rate. Your VIP tier can reduce the executed builder fee below that approved maximum on supported order actions.

Hyperliquid builder-code permissions can be managed from Hyperliquid. Use the official [Hyperliquid builder codes](https://hyperliquid.gitbook.io/hyperliquid-docs/trading/builder-codes) documentation for exchange-level behavior and revocation details.

For how builder-fee approval fits into the wallet connection flow, see [Security and wallet safety](/getting-started/security-and-wallet-safety.md).

> Review fees before trading large size. Small percentage differences can become meaningful when notional size or trading frequency increases.


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