How to Buy Avalanche (AVAX)
Every exchange we track that lists AVAX, what the buy costs, and what it costs to take AVAX with you afterwards.
55 of the exchanges we track list AVAX, and 41 of those accept fiat, so you can buy it without holding crypto first. The cheapest place to place the order is Bitfinex at $0.00 on a $1,000 market buy. It is also the cheapest once the withdrawal fee is added — $0.00 to buy $1,000 of AVAX and move it to your own wallet. AVAX moves over 8 networks (Avalanche C-Chain, BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), Avalanche X-Chain and others) — pick the same one on the exchange withdrawal screen and in your wallet. 4 of them have AVAX withdrawals paused right now — you can buy there, but you cannot take the coin with you until it reopens.
Networks AVAX runs on
Where to buy AVAX
All-in cost is the trading fee on a $1,000 market buy plus the cheapest fee that exchange charges to withdraw AVAX. It is the number the exchange’s own “how to buy” page never shows you, and it reorders the table more often than not. The coins column is how many assets each exchange lists in total, from our own sync — not the figure CoinMarketCap prints.
| Exchange | Buy fee on $1,000 | Move it out | All-in cost | Coins listed | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MEXCReferralPay with Card | $0.500–0.05% taker | $0.029550.004000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $0.53 | 9,475 | Visit ↗ |
 OKXReferralPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.0053190.0007200 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.01 | 411 | Visit ↗ |
 BinanceReferralPay with Card, Bank, Apple/Google Pay | $1.000.1% taker | $0.020680.002800 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.02 | 866 | Visit ↗ |
 BitgetReferralPay with Card, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.047280.006400 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.05 | 2,516 | Visit ↗ |
 GateReferralPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.051190.006930 AVAX · AVAX | $1.05 | 2,059 | Visit ↗ |
 BitfinexPay with Bank, 3rd-party | $0.000% taker | FreeAvalanche | $0.00 | 106 | Visit ↗ |
 OurbitPay with Bank | $0.000% taker | $0.014770.002000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $0.01 | 1,980 | Visit ↗ |
 KCEXPay with Card, 3rd-party | $0.000% taker | $0.068700.009300 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $0.07 | 908 | Visit ↗ |
 DeribitCrypto deposit only | $0.500–0.05% taker | FreeAvalanche C-Chain | $0.50 | 50 | Visit ↗ |
 Delta ExchangeCrypto deposit only | $1.000–0.1% taker | FreeAVAX | $1.00 | 170 | Visit ↗ |
 BitunixPay with P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.018470.002500 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.02 | 993 | Visit ↗ |
 WEEXPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.022160.003000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.02 | 594 | Visit ↗ |
 FameEXPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.022160.003000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.02 | 115 | Visit ↗ |
 PionexPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.05–0.1% taker | $0.029550.004000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.03 | 206 | Visit ↗ |
 WhiteBITPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.029550.004000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.03 | 423 | Visit ↗ |
 BitMEXCrypto deposit only | $1.000.05–0.1% taker | $0.036930.005000 AVAX · AVAX | $1.04 | 51 | Visit ↗ |
 TapbitPay with Card, P2P | $1.000.1% taker | $0.059100.008000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.06 | 198 | Visit ↗ |
 ToobitPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.081260.01100 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.08 | 581 | Visit ↗ |
 Biconomy.comPay with Card, P2P, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.088640.01200 AVAX · Avalanche | $1.09 | 990 | Visit ↗ |
 HashKey GlobalCrypto deposit only | $1.200.12% taker | $0.11820.01600 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.32 | 115 | Visit ↗ |
 FlipsterCrypto deposit only | $0.600.06% taker | $0.73870.1000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.34 | 52 | Visit ↗ |
 LBankPay with 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.36940.05000 AVAX · Avalanche | $1.37 | 1,890 | Visit ↗ |
 KuCoinPay with Card | $1.000.1% taker | $0.44320.06000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.44 | 2,147 | Visit ↗ |
 MGBXPay with Bank | $1.000.1% taker | $0.44320.06000 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $1.44 | 364 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinWPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $0.52740.07140 AVAX · Avalanche X-Chain | $1.53 | 1,218 | Visit ↗ |
 OrangeXPay with Card, Bank, Apple/Google Pay | $1.000.1% taker | $0.54530.07383 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $1.55 | 599 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinPCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | FreeNative chain | $2.00 | 71 | Visit ↗ |
 BitradeXPay with 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.014770.002000 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.01 | 178 | Visit ↗ |
 HibtPay with P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.020680.002800 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.02 | 1,721 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinExPay with P2P, 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.022160.003000 AVAX · AVA | $2.02 | 1,018 | Visit ↗ |
 BTSEPay with Card, Bank | $2.000.2% taker | $0.073870.01000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $2.07 | 329 | Visit ↗ |
 BitcastlePay with Card | $2.000.02–0.2% taker | $0.13150.01781 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.13 | 170 | Visit ↗ |
 B2Z ExchangeCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | $0.15200.02057 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | $2.15 | 232 | Visit ↗ |
 HTXPay with Bank, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.44320.06000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $2.44 | 1,159 | Visit ↗ |
 DigiFinexPay with Card, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $0.73870.1000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $2.74 | 1,009 | Visit ↗ |
 KTXCrypto deposit only | $2.000.2% taker | $0.73870.1000 AVAX · Native chain | $2.74 | 220 | Visit ↗ |
 HotcoinPay with 3rd-party | $2.000.2% taker | $0.96030.1300 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $2.96 | 643 | Visit ↗ |
 XT.COMPay with Card, Bank, P2P | $2.000.2% taker | $1.030.1400 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $3.03 | 1,110 | Visit ↗ |
 BitruePay with Card | $2.800.098–0.28% taker | $1.480.2000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $4.28 | 1,784 | Visit ↗ |
 BTCCPay with Card, Bank, P2P | $3.000.3% taker | $1.480.2000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $4.48 | 250 | Visit ↗ |
 Crypto.com ExchangePay with Bank | $5.000.5% taker | $0.017210.002329 AVAX · Cronos | $5.02 | 462 | Visit ↗ |
 BitMartPay with Card, P2P, 3rd-party | $1.000.1% taker | $5.170.7000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $6.17 | 3,695 | Visit ↗ |
 KrakenPay with Card, Bank, Apple/Google Pay | $8.000.01–0.8% taker | $0.36940.05000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $8.37 | 697 | Visit ↗ |
 Gleec BTCCrypto deposit only | $2.500.25% taker | $7.120.9636 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $9.62 | 136 | Visit ↗ |
 HitBTCCrypto deposit only | $2.500.1875–0.25% taker | $10.111.369 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | $12.61 | 1,786 | Visit ↗ |
 BITmarketsPay with Card, Apple/Google Pay | — | $0.073870.01000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | — | 251 | Visit ↗ |
 WOO XPay with Apple/Google Pay | — | $0.22160.03000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | — | 95 | Visit ↗ |
 WOO X ProCrypto deposit only | — | $0.22160.03000 AVAX · Avalanche C-Chain | — | 95 | Visit ↗ |
 4ECrypto deposit only | — | $0.73870.1000 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | — | 217 | Visit ↗ |
 CoinMyCrypto deposit only | — | $7.391 AVAX · BNB Smart Chain (BEP20) | — | 89 | Visit ↗ |
Showing 1–50 of 55 exchanges listing AVAX
Buying AVAX step by step
- Pick a venue from the table. For a coin this size the choice is usually short — 55 exchanges list AVAX at all, and the table already shows what you will pay to leave as well as to buy.
- Fund the account. 41 of those exchanges take fiat, 26 of them by card. Card is fastest and dearest; a bank transfer costs a fraction of it. Depositing a stablecoin you already hold is free on almost every exchange here.
- Place the order. A market order pays the taker fee in the table; a limit order that rests on the book pays the lower maker fee. On a thinly traded coin the spread costs more than either, so a limit order is worth the wait.
- Decide whether to move it. Leaving AVAX on the exchange is free but custodial. Moving it to a wallet that supports it costs one withdrawal fee — send a small test amount first, and match the network on both sides.
How to buy AVAX — FAQ
Where can I buy Avalanche (AVAX)?
On 55 exchanges we track: MEXC, OKX, Binance, Bitget, Gate and 50 more. The table above has each one with its trading fee, the payment methods it takes and what it charges to withdraw AVAX.
What is the cheapest way to buy AVAX?
Bitfinex, at $0.00 to buy $1,000 of AVAX and withdraw it — $0.00 in trading fee plus $0.00 to move it out over Avalanche. If you are leaving the coin on the exchange, only the first half applies and a different venue may win. Paying by card adds the card processor's charge on top of both, typically 1.8–4%.
Can I buy AVAX with a credit card?
Indirectly, yes. 26 of the exchanges listing AVAX accept a card, but the card almost always buys a major asset — USDT, USDC, BTC — which you then swap for AVAX on the same exchange. That means two fees: the card charge, then the trading fee in the table.
Do I have to pay a fee to withdraw AVAX?
Every exchange charges one, as a flat amount of AVAX per network rather than a percentage. We do not have a priced figure for all of the venues listing AVAX yet — the AVAX withdrawal fee page has whatever each exchange publishes.
Is it safe to leave AVAX on the exchange?
It is a custody choice, not a safety switch. While the coin sits there the exchange holds the keys: convenient, recoverable if you lose your password, and dependent on the exchange staying solvent and keeping withdrawals open. Moving it to a wallet you control removes that dependency and costs one withdrawal fee. For a trading balance, staying put is reasonable; for a long hold, most people move.
Which network should I use for AVAX?
AVAX is issued on 8 networks and they are not interchangeable — AVAX sent over Avalanche C-Chain will not arrive at an address on BNB Smart Chain (BEP20). Avalanche C-Chain is the one most exchanges use (40 of them). Withdrawal fees differ per network too, sometimes by an order of magnitude, so the cheapest network is worth checking as well as the cheapest exchange.
Exchange coverage for AVAX comes from each exchange’s own deposit and withdrawal endpoints (last sync 2026-08-29 00:53 UTC); trading fees are the published base tier, no volume discount applied (verified 2026-08-28). Exchanges we have a referral arrangement with appear first and are tagged as such — it changes no number in any row. Nothing here is investment advice; see our methodology.