Lighter vs Pacifica perpetual futures
Lighter vs Pacifica: Lighter standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT fees and 1h funding; Pacifica tier 1 taker 0.040% / maker 0.015% fees and 1h funding. 70 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Lighter for 66 of 70 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 14:05 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Lighter | Pacifica | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 213 | 78 |
| funding interval | 1h | 1h |
| funding cap | 0.5% per hour (4% per 8h) | 4% per hour |
| base fees | standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT | tier 1 taker 0.040% / maker 0.015% |
| max leverage | 3-50x | 1-50x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Lighter | Pacifica | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | -11.4% | +38.2% | -49.6% |
| ZRO | +59.6% | +10.9% | +48.6% |
| ARB | -28.0% | +10.9% | -39.0% |
| PEPE | -30.7% | +1.8% | -32.5% |
| XPL | -18.4% | +10.9% | -29.3% |
| AVAX | -14.0% | +10.9% | -25.0% |
| SOL | -11.4% | +10.9% | -22.3% |
| XRP | -8.8% | +10.9% | -19.7% |
| XAU | +3.5% | -15.2% | +18.7% |
| HYPE | -5.3% | +10.9% | -16.2% |
| BTC | -1.8% | +10.9% | -12.7% |
| EUR | +0.0% | +10.9% | -10.9% |
| USDJPY | +0.0% | +10.9% | -10.9% |
| ASTER | -3.5% | +7.3% | -10.8% |
| JUP | -14.9% | -5.7% | -9.2% |