Gemini's app pricing is the most layered in this comparison. Every quote includes a 0.50% convenience fee, which works like a spread. On top of that sits a transaction fee: $0.99 on orders under $10, stepping up through fixed amounts to $2.99, then 1.49% on orders above $200. If you fund the purchase with a debit card, Gemini adds a 3.49% card fee. A $1,000 debit card order therefore costs about $55, and a $1,000 order funded by free ACH costs about $20. Crypto withdrawals get a monthly allowance of free transfers, then the network fee.
ActiveTrader is priced like an exchange rather than an app. Maker and taker fees start around 0.20% and 0.40% at low 30-day volume and fall from there, with no convenience fee. Gemini has changed the ActiveTrader schedule more than once, and some 2026 reviews report higher entry-tier rates, so treat the base numbers as a starting point and check the live schedule. Either way, ActiveTrader with an ACH deposit skips the convenience fee and the card fee, and it is where most of Gemini's regular customers trade.
Anytime Capital's card pricing starts from 4% with the spread already inside, with the amount you pay and the crypto you receive shown before you confirm, so a $1,000 card order is from $40 against about $55 in the Gemini app. For larger orders the OTC desk quotes a same-day wire with a named contact. It is one all-in number for a card purchase delivered to your own wallet, and the desk is the faster route for anyone paying by wire.