AI perpetuals

Compare funding costs for one asset across venues.

Data as of 2026-09-09 13:54 UTC

AI is quoted on 3 contracts. The highest funding rate is on Lighter at +138.41% annualised over a 8h rate period, and the lowest is on OKX at +10.95% — a gap of 127.46 points. Rate periods differ by venue, so rates are normalised to simple annualised values. Payment direction depends on whether the position is long or short.

Highest rate now

+138.41%

Lighter · 8h

Lowest rate now

+10.95%

OKX · 4h

Spread

127.46

points

By venue

Venue	Rate	Annualised	30d realised APR	Max leverage	24h turnover	Actions
LighterOn-chainAI	+0.1264%8h	+138.41%	— no history yet	3x	889.7K	Liquidation → Trade →
AsterOn-chainAIUSDT	+0.0013%1h	+10.95%	— no history yet	—	105.6K	Trade →
OKXCentralisedAI-USDT-SWAP	+0.0050%4h	+10.95%	— no history yet	10x	725.3K	Liquidation → Trade →

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. Contracts can use different quote currencies, settlement currencies and multipliers; check their specifications before comparing. Annualisation method · Official sources.

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Margin ladders

Lighter · AI No deduction

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

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	—