pump.fun vs Pons
verdict · by 30d fees
pump.fun is currently the bigger platform (roughly 2× by 30-day fees). Size is not the whole story: chains, fee routing and creator rewards differ meaningfully. Numbers refresh hourly from DefiLlama.
platform facts
| Fact | pump.fun | Pons |
|---|---|---|
| Chains | Solana | Robinhood Chain |
| Live since | 2024 | 2026 |
| Launch cost | Free (network fees only, well under $1) | 0.0005 ETH launch fee |
| Trading fees | ~1% trading fee on bonding-curve trades; post-graduation swaps are charged on PumpSwap, with a share routed to the token creator. | 1% pool fee on trades, split 70% creator / 30% protocol on current tokens; most of the protocol share buys and burns PONS. |
| Graduation | Bonding curve fills → automatic migration to PumpSwap | V1: 4.2 ETH milestone only — trading stays in the same pool. V2: liquidity moves into a permanently locked Uniswap v4 position at 4.2 ETH. |
| Creator rewards | Creator fee-sharing on graduated tokens (introduced 2025), paid from PumpSwap trading fees. | 70% of the 1% pool fee, paid in ETH by default on V2. |
pump.fun in short
The platform that invented the bonding-curve memecoin launch and still leads the category on volume and revenue. Anyone can deploy a token in seconds for close to zero cost. Trading starts instantly on a bonding curve; once the curve fills, liquidity graduates to PumpSwap, pump.fun's own DEX, where trading continues with deeper liquidity.
→ full pump.fun stats→ pump.fun reviewPons in short
The dominant launchpad on Robinhood Chain — tokens trade in permanently locked Uniswap pools from the first block. Against pump.fun, the category leader on Solana, Pons is a much younger platform on a different chain entirely. See pump.fun vs Pons for a direct comparison.
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