Clanker vs Virtuals Protocol
Activity · 30-day fees
Clanker is the bigger platform by 30-day fees. Clanker runs on Base, Arbitrum, Unichain, Ethereum and Monad and Virtuals Protocol runs on Base, Solana and Robinhood Chain. Launch cost is listed as "Not published by the platform" for Clanker and "Agent creation is free; optional modules cost 10 or 100 VIRTUAL, plus network costs" for Virtuals Protocol.
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Clanker · fetched from DefiLlama
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Virtuals Protocol · fetched from DefiLlama
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What the data shows
Windows: the last 30 complete UTC days unless a sentence says otherwise. Fees per DefiLlama; launches counted by MemeFees.
The two are close in size: $740.4K in 30-day fees for Clanker and $514.5K for Virtuals Protocol, a gap of 43.9%.
The daily lead changed hands 7 times in the last 30 days, most recently on 1 Oct: Clanker had the higher fees on 8 days and Virtuals Protocol on 22.
Split into two halves, the window shows Clanker's fees grew by 459.7% while Virtuals Protocol's held steady by 0.6%.
Their best days fell apart: Clanker peaked on 1 Oct with $224.4K, Virtuals Protocol on 30 Sep with $49.4K.
Their daily fees moved largely independently of each other (correlation -0.15).
Both grew week on week: 7-day fees changed by +56.2% on Clanker and +34.0% on Virtuals Protocol against the 7 days before.
On the last complete UTC day Clanker collected $10.8K, 43.6% of its 30-day daily average, and Virtuals Protocol $6.0K, 34.8% of its own.
Virtuals Protocol keeps 100.0% of its 30-day fees as revenue and Clanker keeps 16.7%, so more of Clanker's fees go to creators, liquidity or other parties, per DefiLlama.
MemeFees counted at least 2,326 launches on Virtuals Protocol in 30 days (at most $221 in fees per launch); it publishes no launch count for Clanker.
Both launched in 2024. Since then Clanker has collected $91.55M in fees and Virtuals Protocol $74.35M.
Fees & mechanics
- Chains
- Clanker: Base, Arbitrum, Unichain, Ethereum, Monad
- Virtuals Protocol: Base, Solana, Robinhood Chain
- Live since
- Clanker: 2024
- Virtuals Protocol: 2024
- Launch cost
- Clanker: Not published by the platform
- Virtuals Protocol: Agent creation is free; optional modules cost 10 or 100 VIRTUAL, plus network costs
- Trading fees
- Clanker: V4 Uniswap pools can use static or dynamic fee settings. There is no single 1% rate for every launch; check the token pool and full trade quote.
- Virtuals Protocol: 1% baseline trading tax. Optional anti-sniper protection starts at 99% and decays to 1% over the selected window. Only the 98-minute window can apply to sells or both sides. Check the token's settings before trading.
- Graduation
- Clanker: None: launches straight into a Uniswap pool
- Virtuals Protocol: Curve completion → liquidity paired with VIRTUAL
- Creator rewards
- Clanker: Ongoing LP fees accrue under the launch's configured reward allocation and can be claimed through Clanker's fee contracts.
- Virtuals Protocol: The documented baseline fee split allocates 70% to the creator. Release conditions and fee delegation depend on the enabled modules.
Clanker in short
Base's social launchpad: tag the Clanker AI bot on Farcaster and it deploys your token.
→ Clanker fees and revenue statsVirtuals Protocol in short
The AI-agent launchpad: each token is linked to an AI agent project, and the 1% trading tax pays 70% to the creator.
→ Virtuals Protocol fees and revenue statsFrequently asked questions
Which is bigger, Clanker or Virtuals Protocol?
Clanker generated $740.4K in fees over the last 30 days and Virtuals Protocol generated $514.5K, per DefiLlama. Clanker is the bigger platform by 30-day fees.
Which chains do Clanker and Virtuals Protocol run on?
Clanker runs on Base, Arbitrum, Unichain, Ethereum and Monad. Virtuals Protocol runs on Base, Solana and Robinhood Chain.
Is it cheaper to launch on Clanker or Virtuals Protocol?
Clanker lists "Not published by the platform". Virtuals Protocol lists "Agent creation is free; optional modules cost 10 or 100 VIRTUAL, plus network costs".
Do Clanker and Virtuals Protocol pay token creators?
Clanker: Ongoing LP fees accrue under the launch's configured reward allocation and can be claimed through Clanker's fee contracts. Virtuals Protocol: The documented baseline fee split allocates 70% to the creator. Release conditions and fee delegation depend on the enabled modules.
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Fee and revenue data come from DefiLlama and refresh about hourly. MemeFees is independent and not affiliated with Clanker or Virtuals Protocol. Nothing here is financial advice.