1inch scores 22 points above PancakeSwap, led by confidence and operating style. 1inch ranks #2 and PancakeSwap #9 of 10 published Web3 apps. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
1inch69
vs
PancakeSwap47
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #2 and #9 of 10
1inch scores 22 points above PancakeSwap, led by confidence and operating style.
1inch #2 of 1069
PancakeSwap #9 of 1047
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by term1inch leads on 2 of 4 published criteria; PancakeSwap on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
Term1inchPancakeSwapWeightPoints
Confidence8/105/105.8+4.5for 1inch+2.3 of 32
Ecosystem6/109/105.8−4.5for PancakeSwap−2.3 of 32
Operating style6/104/105.3+2.7for 1inch+1.4 of 32
AvailabilityScore dimension201420+15.6for 1inch
FrictionScore dimension42.710+3.4for 1inch
Net of the terms+21.7
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread+0.1
Reproduced gap+21.8
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6947+22.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
1inchScore 69Swap-first web3 app for users who want more routing depth without leaving the mainstream laneStrength: Job fit — 8/10Watch-out: Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-nativePancakeSwapScore 47The dominant DEX on BNB Chain with the broadest BSC token coverageStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
Quick facts
At a glance
Fact1inchPancakeSwap
Swap spreadSnapshot1inch's fee help article and Terms of Use state no swap-fee percentage; its infrastructure-fee FAQ gives a range (last sentence). Its help article "Do I pay fees when using 1inch?" (help.1inch.com, written 5 March 2026, fetched 30 September 2026) names three possible costs. Gas: "In the Swap interface, you usually do not pay gas fees—they are covered by the resolvers who fill your order", but "Swaps involving the Solana network or from native tokens will include gas fees charged to the user", as do Pro-interface (DEX-aggregator) swaps. Swap surplus: positive slippage is kept at "the API-provider level (operated by 1inch Business)". Infrastructure fees: "Certain swaps may include infrastructure fees, which are charged when you use the service"; the taker covers them in the Swap interface and for limit orders, and the user pays them on routes through the DEX aggregator. The 1inch.com Terms of Use (Last updated: 14 September 2026) describe them as "software infrastructure fees charged contemporaneously with your use of the service". No rate is stated on either page. The infrastructure-fee FAQ at business.1inch.com (fetched 30 September 2026) gives the range: "All 1inch interfaces or channels (dApp, Wallet and others using the API) may incur infrastructure fees in the following ranges: 0–5 bps for stable pairs and 0–30 bps for non-stable pairs."PancakeSwap's Liquidity Pools page (docs.pancakeswap.finance/earn/pancakeswap-pools, fetched 30 September 2026): on Exchange V2 "the trader pays a fixed 0.25% fee, of which 0.17% is added back to the Liquidity Pool"; on Exchange V3 (EVM), "depending on the liquidity pool fee tier, the trader pays a fee ranging from 0.01% to 1%", in tiers of 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.25% and 1%. On Solana the same page lists V3 CLMM tiers from "0.01%" to "4%". Infinity pools can set dynamic fees through hooks. The swap screen shows the fee applied under "Fee" in the swap details (Fees and Routes page, same date). Network gas applies on the chain used; no page read quantifies it.
Asset coverageEditorialRoute-aware token swapping across supported EVM and Solana assetsBroad BSC token coverage with expanding multi-chain support
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalglobal
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
1inch
69#2 of 10
Leads
Pick it when
Pick 1inch if confidence matters most — it scores 8/10 to PancakeSwap's 5/10 there (weight 24).
Strength
Job fit — 8/10
Tradeoff
Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-native
PancakeSwap
47#9 of 10
Pick it when
Pick PancakeSwap if ecosystem matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 6/10 there (weight 24).
Strength
Ecosystem — 9/10
Tradeoff
Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
1inchLeads
Choose 1inch if confidence matters most
Confidence: 8/10 against 5/10 for PancakeSwap (weight 24)
Operating style: 6/10 against 4/10 for PancakeSwap (weight 22)
1inchScore 69Swap-first web3 app for users who want more routing depth without leaving the mainstream laneStrength: Job fit — 8/10Watch-out: Less relevant if your actual app life is Solana-native
PancakeSwap
Choose PancakeSwap if ecosystem matters most
Ecosystem: 9/10 against 6/10 for 1inch (weight 24)
PancakeSwapScore 47The dominant DEX on BNB Chain with the broadest BSC token coverageStrength: Ecosystem — 9/10Watch-out: Primarily BNB Chain — less useful for Ethereum-native users
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 868 of 8 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Job fit
weight 7.2 of 86Tie
1inch8/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap8/10 out of 10
Ecosystem
by 3 of 10weight 5.8 of 86PancakeSwap leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap9/10 out of 10
Operating style
by 2 of 10weight 5.3 of 861inch leads
1inch6/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap4/10 out of 10
Confidence
by 3 of 10weight 5.8 of 861inch leads
1inch8/10 out of 10
PancakeSwap5/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86
1inch20/20PancakeSwap14/20
1inch leads
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
1inch17/30PancakeSwap15.9/30
1inch leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86
1inch4/10PancakeSwap2.7/10
1inch leads
Trust recordweight 8 of 86
1inch5.6/8PancakeSwap5.6/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
1inch6.9/18PancakeSwap6.9/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose 1inch unless the term PancakeSwap leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick PancakeSwap if ecosystem matters most — it scores 9/10 to 1inch's 6/10 there (weight 24).
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None of this ranking's criteria scores a way of losing money; the families that apply are listed below as not assessed.
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, 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: Use-case fit (30%), Ecosystem fit (24%), Operating style (22%), Confidence signal (24%).
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1inch scores 22 points above PancakeSwap, led by confidence and operating style. Published scores, out of 100: 1inch 69 (rank 2 of 10 web3 apps), PancakeSwap 47 (rank 9 of 10).
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