What buying Bitcoin really costs.
Cheapest of 6 with USD books · right nowCheapest of 6 · right now · USD
You get $998.47 in bitcoin
0.011711 BTC for $1,000.00 · $1.53 in costs · $10.62 more than the priciest
Bybit
cheapest
$998.47 arrives
Binancebase rate · promos may lower
-$0.37
$998.10 arrives · ≈ 0.04% less
Kraken
-$2.43
$996.04 arrives · ≈ 0.24% less
Bitstamp
-$2.53
$995.94 arrives · ≈ 0.25% less
Crypto.com
-$3.66
$994.81 arrives · ≈ 0.37% less
Coinbase
-$10.62
$987.85 arrives · ≈ 1.06% less
Also sells BTC for USDT (a dollar stablecoin) · ranked separately
MEXCbase rate · promos may lower
999.42 USDT
arrives
KuCoin
998.86 USDT
arrives
Bitgetbase rate · promos may lower
998.80 USDT
arrives
OKX
998.74 USDT
arrives
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Questions, answered
How much does it cost to buy Bitcoin right now?
At 2026-10-04 11:50 UTC, $1,000 of BTC cost $1.53 all-in at Bybit (fee plus spread) — cheapest of 6 exchanges.
Why does the same Bitcoin buy cost different amounts per exchange?
Fee schedules differ per exchange, and each order book carries its own spread; fee plus spread is the all-in cost compared.
Why the advertised fee misleads
Spread is a price, not a percentage.
0.10% on $1,000 is one dollar; the spread you cross is often more — ranked by BTC received. Method →
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