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AI perpetuals

Compare funding costs for one asset across venues.

Data as of 2026-10-25 12:14 UTC

AI is quoted on 3 contracts. The highest funding rate is on Aster at +13.89% annualised, quoted per 1h, and the lowest is on Lighter at +10.51% — a gap of 3.38 points. Rate periods differ across these contracts, so each is converted to a simple annualised figure before comparison.

Highest rate now
+13.89%
Aster · 1h
Lowest rate now
+10.51%
Lighter · 8h
Spread
3.38
points
Highest 30d realised APR
+5.24%
OKX

By venue

Venue Rate Annualised 30d realised APR Max leverage 24h turnover Actions
AsterOn-chainAIUSDT +0.0016%1h +13.89% —
no history yet
 10x 43.6K
Liquidation → Trade
OKXCentralisedAI-USDT-SWAP +0.0050%4h +10.95% +5.24%
Annualised · +5.24% · range -44.4% … +11.0% · 179 settlements
10x 2.5M
Liquidation → Trade
LighterOn-chainAI +0.0096%8h +10.51% —
no history yet
 3x 106.2K
Liquidation → Trade

Common questions

Which exchanges list AI perpetual futures?

AI trades as 3 perpetual contracts across 3 venues: Aster, Lighter and OKX. The busiest is OKX, with $2.5M of 24h turnover — 94% of the total.

Where is AI funding cheapest right now?

For a long, the most favourable collected rate is +10.51% annualised on Lighter; for a short, it is +13.89% on Aster — a gap of 3.38 points. Every venue collected has longs paying right now.

How much funding does a 10,000 USDT AI position pay per day?

At current rates a 10,000 USDT long pays about +3.81 USDT a day on Aster and +2.88 USDT on Lighter.

How often does AI funding settle?

It depends on the venue: Aster and Lighter every 1h; OKX every 4h.

What has AI funding actually paid over the past 30 days?

The highest realised figure was on OKX: +5.24% annualised across 179 settlements, 16% of them negative. 1 of the 3 contracts have at least a week of settled history to measure.

What is the highest leverage available on AI?

The highest collected cap is 10x, on Aster and OKX. On Aster it applies up to 500K USDT of notional; above that the cap drops to 5x.

Further readingCross-venue funding spreads: from gross rates to net P&LHow funding fees work: amounts, signs and settlementHow liquidation price is calculated: tiered maintenance margin and deductions

AI comparison scope and payment direction

This page retains low-turnover AI contracts without the main ranking’s $1M threshold. Positive funding is paid by longs; negative funding is paid by shorts. High and low are rate values, not recommendations. These contracts quote in USD and USDT; check each specification for settlement currency and multiplier before comparing. Annualisation method · Official sources.

Rates and chart methodology

Annualised over the window sums what actually settled on that contract, then extrapolates across the hours those settlements covered — it is not today's rate projected forward. A contract listed less than 30 days ago is extrapolated from its own span. The grey line is zero: above it longs pay, below it shorts pay. Every row in that column shares one vertical scale, so their swings can be compared directly.

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Margin ladders

Aster · AIUSDT With deduction

Tier Range Maintenance rate Max leverage Deduction
1 0 – 500000 quote 5.0000% 10.00x —
2 500000 – 1000000 quote 10.0000% 5.00x 25000
3 1000000 – 2500000 quote 12.5000% 4.00x 50000
4 2500000 – 5000000 quote 16.6700% 3.00x 154250
5 5000000 – 10000000 quote 25.0000% 2.00x 570750
6 10000000 – 1000000000 quote 50.0000% 1.00x 3070750

OKX · AI-USDT-SWAP No deduction

Tier Range Maintenance rate Max leverage Deduction
1 0 – 550000 base 5.0000% 10.00x —
2 550100 – 1200000 base 5.5000% 9.52x —
3 1200100 – 1800000 base 6.0000% 9.09x —
4 1800100 – 2350000 base 6.5000% 8.69x —
5 2350100 – 2900000 base 7.0000% 8.33x —
6 2900100 – 3450000 base 7.5000% 8.00x —
7 3450100 – 4000000 base 8.0000% 7.69x —
8 4000100 – 4550000 base 8.5000% 7.40x —
9 4550100 – 5100000 base 9.0000% 7.14x —
10 5100100 – 5650000 base 9.5000% 6.89x —
11 5650100 – 6200000 base 10.0000% 6.66x —
12 6200100 – 6750000 base 10.5000% 6.45x —
13 6750100 – 7300000 base 11.0000% 6.25x —
14 7300100 – 7850000 base 11.5000% 6.06x —
15 7850100 – 8400000 base 12.0000% 5.88x —
16 8400100 – 8950000 base 12.5000% 5.71x —
17 8950100 – 9500000 base 13.0000% 5.55x —
18 9500100 – 10050000 base 13.5000% 5.40x —
19 10050100 – 10600000 base 14.0000% 5.26x —
20 10600100 – 11150000 base 14.5000% 5.12x —
21 11150100 – 11700000 base 15.0000% 5.00x —
22 11700100 – 12250000 base 15.5000% 4.87x —
23 12250100 – 12800000 base 16.0000% 4.76x —
24 12800100 – 13350000 base 16.5000% 4.65x —
25 13350100 – 13900000 base 17.0000% 4.54x —
26 13900100 – 14450000 base 17.5000% 4.44x —
27 14450100 – 15000000 base 18.0000% 4.34x —
28 15000100 – 15550000 base 18.5000% 4.25x —
29 15550100 – 16100000 base 19.0000% 4.16x —
30 16100100 – 16650000 base 19.5000% 4.08x —
31 16650100 – 17200000 base 20.0000% 4.00x —
32 17200100 – 17750000 base 20.5000% 3.92x —
33 17750100 – 18300000 base 21.0000% 3.84x —
34 18300100 – 18850000 base 21.5000% 3.77x —
35 18850100 – 19400000 base 22.0000% 3.70x —
36 19400100 – 19950000 base 22.5000% 3.63x —
37 19950100 – 20500000 base 23.0000% 3.57x —
38 20500100 – 21050000 base 23.5000% 3.50x —
39 21050100 – 21600000 base 24.0000% 3.44x —
40 21600100 – 22150000 base 24.5000% 3.38x —
41 22150100 – 22700000 base 25.0000% 3.33x —
42 22700100 – 23250000 base 25.5000% 3.27x —
43 23250100 – 23800000 base 26.0000% 3.22x —
44 23800100 – 24350000 base 26.5000% 3.17x —
45 24350100 – 24900000 base 27.0000% 3.12x —
46 24900100 – 25450000 base 27.5000% 3.07x —
47 25450100 – 26000000 base 28.0000% 3.03x —
48 26000100 – 26550000 base 28.5000% 2.98x —
49 26550100 – 27100000 base 29.0000% 2.94x —
50 27100100 – 27650000 base 29.5000% 2.89x —
51 27650100 – 28200000 base 30.0000% 2.85x —
52 28200100 – 28750000 base 30.5000% 2.81x —
53 28750100 – 29300000 base 31.0000% 2.77x —
54 29300100 – 29850000 base 31.5000% 2.73x —
55 29850100 – 30400000 base 32.0000% 2.70x —
56 30400100 – 30950000 base 32.5000% 2.66x —
57 30950100 – 31500000 base 33.0000% 2.63x —
58 31500100 – 32050000 base 33.5000% 2.59x —
59 32050100 – 32600000 base 34.0000% 2.56x —
60 32600100 – 33150000 base 34.5000% 2.53x —
61 33150100 – 33700000 base 35.0000% 2.50x —
62 33700100 – 34250000 base 35.5000% 2.46x —
63 34250100 – 34800000 base 36.0000% 2.43x —
64 34800100 – 35350000 base 36.5000% 2.40x —
65 35350100 – 35900000 base 37.0000% 2.38x —
66 35900100 – 36450000 base 37.5000% 2.35x —
67 36450100 – 37000000 base 38.0000% 2.32x —
68 37000100 – 37550000 base 38.5000% 2.29x —
69 37550100 – 38100000 base 39.0000% 2.27x —
70 38100100 – 38650000 base 39.5000% 2.24x —
71 38650100 – 39200000 base 40.0000% 2.22x —
72 39200100 – 39750000 base 40.5000% 2.19x —
73 39750100 – 40300000 base 41.0000% 2.17x —
74 40300100 – 40850000 base 41.5000% 2.15x —
75 40850100 – 41400000 base 42.0000% 2.12x —
76 41400100 – 41950000 base 42.5000% 2.10x —
77 41950100 – 42500000 base 43.0000% 2.08x —
78 42500100 – 43050000 base 43.5000% 2.06x —
79 43050100 – 43600000 base 44.0000% 2.04x —
80 43600100 – 44150000 base 44.5000% 2.02x —
81 44150100 – 44700000 base 45.0000% 2.00x —

Lighter · AI No deduction

Tier Range Maintenance rate Max leverage Deduction
1 0 – ∞ quote 20.0000% 3.00x —