What buying Stellar really costs.
Cheapest of 4 with USD books · right nowCheapest of 4 · right now · USD
You get $995.06 in stellar
4,594.4 XLM for $1,000.00 · $4.94 in costs · $8.18 more than the priciest
Bitstamp
cheapest
$995.06 arrives
Kraken
-$0.07
$994.99 arrives · ≈ 0.01% less
Crypto.com
-$1.93
$993.13 arrives · ≈ 0.19% less
Coinbase
-$8.18
$986.88 arrives · ≈ 0.82% less
Also sells XLM for USDT (a dollar stablecoin) · ranked separately
MEXCbase rate · promos may lower
998.45 USDT
arrives
Bitgetbase rate · promos may lower
998.09 USDT
arrives
OKX
997.76 USDT
arrives
Binancebase rate · promos may lower
997.64 USDT
arrives
Bybit
997.54 USDT
arrives
KuCoin
997.53 USDT
arrives
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Questions, answered
How much does it cost to buy Stellar right now?
At 2026-10-04 14:48 UTC, $1,000 of XLM cost $4.94 all-in at Bitstamp (fee plus spread) — cheapest of 4 exchanges.
Why does the same Stellar 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 XLM received. Method →
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