What buying Solana really costs.
Cheapest of 5 with USD books · right nowCheapest of 5 · right now · USD
You get $998.25 in solana
8.2201 SOL for $1,000.00 · $1.75 in costs · $10.58 more than the priciest
Binancebase rate · promos may lower
cheapest
$998.25 arrives
Kraken
-$2.50
$995.75 arrives · ≈ 0.25% less
Bitstamp
-$2.55
$995.70 arrives · ≈ 0.25% less
Crypto.com
-$3.74
$994.51 arrives · ≈ 0.37% less
Coinbase
-$10.58
$987.67 arrives · ≈ 1.06% less
Also sells SOL for USDT (a dollar stablecoin) · ranked separately
MEXCbase rate · promos may lower
999.09 USDT
arrives
KuCoin
998.59 USDT
arrives
Bitgetbase rate · promos may lower
998.51 USDT
arrives
OKX
998.42 USDT
arrives
Bybit
998.34 USDT
arrives
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Questions, answered
How much does it cost to buy Solana right now?
At 2026-10-04 13:25 UTC, $1,000 of SOL cost $1.75 all-in at Binance (fee plus spread) — cheapest of 5 exchanges.
Why does the same Solana 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 SOL received. Method →
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