name: Deribit API Plans
description: Deribit uses a VIP tier system based on monthly trading volume rather than traditional API subscription tiers. The API itself is free to use for all registered users. Fee discounts scale with volume through VIP 1-6 levels.
url: https://www.deribit.com/pages/information/fees
plans:

  - name: Standard
    description: Default access for all registered Deribit users with full API access to REST and WebSocket endpoints.
    rate_limits:
      - type: connections
        limit: 32
        unit: simultaneous connections per IP
      - type: websocket
        limit: 200
        unit: messages per second (burst to 300)
      - type: api_keys
        limit: 8
        unit: keys per subaccount
      - type: sessions
        limit: 16
        unit: active sessions per API key
    features:
      - REST HTTP API access
      - WebSocket JSON-RPC API access
      - FIX API access (institutional)
      - Test environment access
      - Market data subscriptions
      - Trading operations
      - Account management
      - Block trading
      - Cancel on Disconnect

  - name: VIP 1
    description: First volume discount tier. Requires 100k USDC equity or $250k total equity.
    equity_requirement:
      usdc: 100000
      total_usd: 250000
    fee_discounts:
      futures: progressive
      options: progressive
    features:
      - All Standard features
      - Reduced trading fees
      - Daily tier upgrades (rolling 30-day volume)

  - name: VIP 2
    description: Second volume discount tier based on monthly options or futures trading volume.
    features:
      - All VIP 1 features
      - Further fee reductions

  - name: VIP 3
    description: Third volume discount tier for active traders.
    features:
      - All VIP 2 features
      - Further fee reductions

  - name: VIP 4
    description: Fourth volume discount tier for high-frequency traders.
    features:
      - All VIP 3 features
      - Further fee reductions

  - name: VIP 5
    description: Fifth volume discount tier for institutional-level traders.
    features:
      - All VIP 4 features
      - Further fee reductions

  - name: VIP 6
    description: Highest volume tier. Requires over $5 billion in monthly volume. Provides up to 55% discount on futures fees and up to 66.66% discount on options fees.
    volume_threshold_usd: 5000000000
    fee_discounts:
      futures_max_discount: 55%
      options_max_discount: 66.66%
    features:
      - All VIP 5 features
      - Maximum fee discounts available