Polymarket Fee Calculator
Calculate exactly how much you'll pay in fees on any Polymarket trade. Select a market category, enter your trade size, and adjust the share price to see taker fees, maker rebates, and how they compare to traditional sportsbooks.
Taker Fee
$1.50000
Effective Rate
1.50%
Maker Fee
$0.00
Only taker orders pay fees. Market orders are always takers. Limit orders are makers only when they sit on the book and get filled by someone else — a limit order priced to cross the spread fills as a taker and still pays. 25% of collected taker fees in Sports markets are redistributed daily to market makers via the Maker Rebates Program.
Sportsbook Comparison
Polymarket Fee
$1.50
Typical Sportsbook (~5% vig)
$5.00
You Save
$3.50
View full fee table for Sports (100 shares)
| Price | Trade Value | Fee (PUSD) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $1 | $0.03 | 2.97% |
| $0.05 | $5 | $0.14 | 2.85% |
| $0.10 | $10 | $0.27 | 2.70% |
| $0.20 | $20 | $0.48 | 2.40% |
| $0.30 | $30 | $0.63 | 2.10% |
| $0.40 | $40 | $0.72 | 1.80% |
| $0.50 | $50 | $0.75 | 1.50% |
| $0.60 | $60 | $0.72 | 1.20% |
| $0.70 | $70 | $0.63 | 0.90% |
| $0.80 | $80 | $0.48 | 0.60% |
| $0.90 | $90 | $0.27 | 0.30% |
| $0.95 | $95 | $0.14 | 0.15% |
| $0.99 | $99 | $0.03 | 0.03% |
Sports markets: max taker fee $0.75 per 100 shares (at 50%). Makers pay $0. Fee formula: fee = C × 0.03 × p × (1 - p). Fees effective April 2026.
How Polymarket Fees Work
Polymarket uses a dynamic fee formula that varies based on the market category and the share price (probability). The formula is:
fee = C × feeRate × p × (1 - p)Fees are highest at 50% probability (maximum uncertainty) and decrease toward 0% or 100%. This means trading on outcomes that are very likely or very unlikely costs less.
Fee Parameters by Category (Effective April 2026)
| Category | Taker Fee Rate | Maker Rebate | Max Fee (100 shares) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports | 0.03 | 25% | $0.75 |
| Politics | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Finance | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Tech | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Mentions | 0.04 | 25% | $1.00 |
| Economics | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Culture | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Weather | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Other / General | 0.05 | 25% | $1.25 |
| Crypto | 0.072 | 20% | $1.80 |
| Geopolitics | 0 | — | $0.00 (fee-free) |
Taker vs Maker Fees
Takers are users who fill existing orders (market orders). They pay the full fee shown in the calculator above. Makers place limit orders that add liquidity to the order book and pay zero fees. Additionally, a portion of collected taker fees (20-25% depending on the category) is redistributed daily to market makers via the Maker Rebates Program, incentivizing deeper liquidity and tighter spreads.
Why Are Polymarket Fees So Low?
Traditional sportsbooks embed 4-6% margins into their odds (called “vig” or “juice”), and that rises to 15-20% on futures and parlays. Polymarket charges explicit taker fees of $0.75 to $1.80 per 100 shares depending on the category — and geopolitics markets are completely free. It operates as a peer-to-peer exchange — users trade against each other, not against the house. The platform earns revenue from volume, not from users losing.
For a detailed breakdown of Polymarket’s fee structure, see our Polymarket Fees Explained guide. For a full platform overview, read the Polymarket Review 2026. Ready to start? Follow our trading guide or create your account in under 2 minutes. You can also see how Polymarket’s fees stack up in our Polymarket vs Kalshi comparison, or learn how prediction markets work.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are Polymarket fees calculated?
Polymarket uses the formula: fee = C × feeRate × p × (1 - p). Fee rates vary by market category. Fees peak at 50% probability and decrease symmetrically toward the extremes. Geopolitical markets are fee-free.
What is the Polymarket maker rebate?
Maker orders (limit orders that add liquidity) pay zero fees on Polymarket. On top of that, 20-25% of collected taker fees are redistributed daily to market makers via the Maker Rebates Program. This incentivizes deeper liquidity and tighter spreads across the platform.
How do Polymarket fees compare to sportsbooks?
Polymarket taker fees range from $0.75 to $1.80 per 100 shares depending on the category, with geopolitics markets being completely free. Traditional sportsbooks embed 4-6% vig on standard markets and 15-20% on parlays. On a $100 bet at even odds, you’d pay $1.50 on Polymarket Sports vs ~$5.00 on a typical sportsbook.