Provider at a glance
- Category
- Token Screeners
- Entity
- Not verified
- Official website
- geckoterminal.com
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 82 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read in August 2026.
GeckoTerminal
DEX pool tracker from CoinGecko
Token Screeners
#1 Overall
Ranked #1 of 7 token screeners in the published ranking
82
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- High evidence confidence
Is GeckoTerminal right for you?
Right for you if these matter most
- How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones8/10, the category best
- Yearly cost including trade fees10/10, the category best
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo9/10; the category best is 10
- Market coverage and data provenance9/10, the category best
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Global.
to test where you can use it.
The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best token screener shows where it lands for you.
What will GeckoTerminal cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Transactions per year
- 1k
How safe is GeckoTerminal?
- Evidence: verified4 of 4 criteria rest on quoted, sourced receipts. Read August 2026.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to GeckoTerminal
Compare all 4- 2DEX Screener8 points below · stronger on free tier survivability (10 against 9)74
- 3Birdeye19 points below · weaker on all in cost including execution (4 against 10)63
- 4GMGN.AI23 points below · weaker on all in cost including execution (3 against 10)59
For your setup
Find out if GeckoTerminal fits you
The rank above is the published one — the same for every visitor. Answer the category's questions and this section shows where GeckoTerminal lands for you, which criteria your answers weight up, and which stated needs the record does or does not meet. The published rank stays beside it.
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Why it leads
Why GeckoTerminal ranks #1
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (28.6 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest. Best in this ranking on 3 of 4.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
348+8.706.08#1/7Loading evidence…
2810+8.964.010#1/7Loading evidence…
209+5.767.010#2/7Loading evidence…
189+5.186.09#1/7Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin+8over DEX Screener, #2
RobustnessHoldsacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 82 and stays #1
Evidence4 of 4 scored4 quoted, 4 with a source link
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of GeckoTerminal’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones 8 → 4 on its ladder · DEX Screener passes it−480#1 → #2
Yearly cost including trade fees 10 → 5 on its ladder · DEX Screener passes it−580#1 → #2
Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo 9 → 2 on its ladder · DEX Screener passes it−780#1 → #2
Strengths
4 from the score dataWhere it leads
Best for readers who weight
- How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones — 8/10, the category best
- Yearly cost including trade fees — 10/10, the category best
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo — 9/10, category best 10/10
- Market coverage and data provenance — 9/10, the category best
Tradeoffs
0 from the score dataWhere it trails
No scored criterion trails the category best by two points or more, so no tradeoff can be stated from the data.
Record watch-outs
- It is not neutral just because listings are free. The GeckoTerminal-branded ad page at https://ads.coingecko.com/geckoterminal states "Anyone can launch ads from $99 – even if you're not the project owner!" (with an en dash), so a third party with no relationship to a token can buy the promoted slot attached to it. Separately, GeckoTerminal publishes no data-latency or update-frequency statement on any of the four GeckoTerminal-owned pages loaded here - the API FAQ carries no latency, update-frequency or delay language - so 'real-time' is unquantified; if you need to be first to a pair, that gap matters more than the chain count.
Competitive position
Where GeckoTerminal leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 714.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#1 / 721.5 of 30 · pool best
Friction#1 / 72.7 of 10 · constant here
Trust record#1 / 73.2 of 8 · constant here
Measured data#1 / 78.3 of 18 · constant here
Where GeckoTerminal leads
- How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones#1 / 7
- Yearly cost including trade fees#1 / 7
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo#2 / 7
- Market coverage and data provenance#1 / 7
Where it trailsNo criterion in the bottom third of its pool.
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
DEX Screener#2 of 7 · score 74 · 8.0 points behind
GeckoTerminal leads on
- How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones8 vs 6
- Yearly cost including trade fees10 vs 8
- Market coverage and data provenance9 vs 8
DEX Screener leads on
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo10 vs 9
Largest single reason GeckoTerminal is ahead: published criteria (+7.8 display points).Scenario cost: DEX Screener has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Birdeye#3 of 7 · score 63 · 19.0 points behind
GeckoTerminal leads on
- Yearly cost including trade fees10 vs 4
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo9 vs 5
- Market coverage and data provenance9 vs 6
Birdeye leads onNo scored criterion
Largest single reason GeckoTerminal is ahead: published criteria (+19.0 display points).Scenario cost: Birdeye has no verified pricing for this scenario.
GMGN.AI#4 of 7 · score 59 · 23.0 points behind
GeckoTerminal leads on
- How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones8 vs 6
- Yearly cost including trade fees10 vs 3
- Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo9 vs 8
GMGN.AI leads onNo scored criterion
Largest single reason GeckoTerminal is ahead: published criteria (+23.4 display points).Scenario cost: GMGN.AI has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against #2
82 vs 74 · gap 8.0Why GeckoTerminal ranks above DEX Screener
DimensionThisDEX ScreenerGap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here14.014.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight21.518.5+7.8, better
Friction · 12% weight · constant here2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight · constant here3.23.2same
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisDEX ScreenerPoints
How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones · w3486+2.18, better
Yearly cost including trade fees · w28108+1.79, better
Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo · w20910−0.64, worse
Market coverage and data provenance · w1898+0.58, better
Net8274+8.0
Your scenario
GeckoTerminal is not priced for this scenario
The cheapest published tier that covers your usage. List price before any discount; add-ons priced separately are excluded. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
your cost/yr · default scenario — set your own
Transactions per year · your input1k
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 28 October 2026.
your cost/yrCost is stated as your cost/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 7 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
7 of 7 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
Evidence read 6 August 2026
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceVerified4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from receipts
4 of 4 criteria reconstruct from a quoted, sourced receipt equal to the published strength.Public receiptsReading…4 quoted with a source URL
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceHighcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
4/4 criteria scored, with 4 dated sources quoted.RobustnessHoldsrank #1 across every one-point re-run
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.The newest evidence read on the platform is 3 November 2026; this category's reading is older. The scores stand as read on 6 August 2026.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral onesstrength 8 · weight 34Report an error—6 August 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Yearly cost including trade feesstrength 10 · weight 28Report an error—6 August 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demostrength 9 · weight 20Report an error—6 August 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Market coverage and data provenancestrength 9 · weight 18Report an error—6 August 2026*
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Information failure: the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.Scored by How clearly the sold pixels are separated from the neutral ones · 34% (GeckoTerminal 8/10)Scored by Market coverage and data provenance · 18% (GeckoTerminal 9/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Yearly cost including trade fees (28%), Whether the free tier is a usable product or a demo (20%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- Free to use; the terminal executes no trades. Rate-limit and upgrade path from https://
www .geckoterminal .com /dex-api (fetched 28 October 2026, HTTP 200): "Looking to increase rate limits and unlock more data access? The same on-chain DEX data is accessible via CoinGecko API's new /onchain endpoints. Subscribe to any paid plan to increase rate limits by 25X, from 10 calls/min to 250 calls/min." with the link "Compare Plans & Pricing". Source moved: the previous source https:// apiguide .geckoterminal .com /faq (which published the 30 calls per minute public limit) returned HTTP 403 on 28 October 2026 with the body 'The organization has been suspended', to both a direct fetch and a rendering fetch, so its strings are no longer published anywhere that loads. The linked CoinGecko plan page https:// www .coingecko .com /en /api /pricing sits behind a Cloudflare challenge (HTTP 403 to a direct fetch) but loaded through a rendering fetch on 28 October 2026 showing Demo at 0 dollars per month with 10k call credits, Basic at 35, Analyst at 129, Lite at 499 and Pro at 999 dollars per month (monthly billing). The only product sold to listed projects is the Update Token Info Fast Pass at 199.00 dollars per request on https:// www .geckoterminal .com /update-token-info (the 499.00 strike-through price shown in August is gone), with a free path still offered on the same page.GeckoTerminal — official page at www.geckoterminal.com ↗ · 28 October 2026 - Prices published in
- USDGeckoTerminal — official page at www.geckoterminal.com ↗ · 28 October 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Multi-chain
- Markets served
- global
- Primary markets
- Not published
- Restricted markets
- Not published
- Operating limits
- Not published
- Availability note
- Not published
No confirmed legal entity is on file for this record. Nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
8 methodology entries
- 6 August 2026Current verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 82, #1 of 7. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
- 16 September 2026
2026.09.15Dimension scores carry tenths, and eleven more categories are re-read from primary sources · platform-wide- changed Dimension scores resolve to tenths of a point (O-04b), and weightedTotal is rounded to six decimal places before the order is read. 518 published scores move across 107 categories that were not re-read; none of them moves by more than 4 points, and most move by 1.
- fixed 66 published scores change in the eleven re-read categories, against a verbatim source each. The largest moves are Reflexer RAI (−16), Beefy and Unrekt (−11), Aztec (−10) and Golem (+9) — all of them rows whose sources had moved since their last read.
- changed Published order moves in 38 of 119 categories and three #1s change: smart_contract_audits (Zellic → Certora) and travel_rule_compliance (Sumsub Travel Rule → CodeVASP) on the finer resolution, kyc_compliance (Veriff → Sumsub) on the re-read.
- added availabilitySource (O-04g): for a reader who states a country, a row whose availability in that country rests on a region tag its record gives no source for sorts below every sourced row. It is inert in every order published here, which states no country.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt screeners:geckoterminal:2026.10.18:ab2f22d90845
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