Gains Network (gTrade) vs Paradex Gains Network (gTrade) leads by 34 points.
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 34 points above Paradex on the published criteria (26.6 vs 13.4 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Gains Network (gTrade) ranks #1 and Paradex #8 of 12 published perp DEXs. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Gains Network (gTrade)83
vs
PAParadex49
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #1 and #8 of 12
Gains Network (gTrade) scores 34 points above Paradex on the published criteria (26.6 vs 13.4 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion.
Gains Network (gTrade) #1 of 1283
PAParadex #8 of 1249
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termGains Network (gTrade) leads on 0 of 2 published criteria; Paradex on 0. The terms sum to the gap.
TermGains Network (gTrade)ParadexWeightPoints
Published criteriaScore dimension26.613.430+34.3for Gains Network (gTrade)
Net of the terms+34.3
Reproduced gap+34.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below8349+34.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
This ranking scores its published criteria from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion, so they count here as one term and no single criterion is credited.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)ParadexScore 49Starknet appchain perps — offchain order matching, bridged custodyStrength: Starknet-based appchain with settlement proven onchainWatch-out: A January-2026 chain rollback reversed an incident — an operational intervention and a centralisation/liveness signal to weigh
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 5 rows read the same for both.
FactGains Network (gTrade)Paradex
Trading feeSnapshotModel: synthetic (trade vs gToken vaults, Chainlink-priced). Since 2021. Arbitrum/Base/MegaETH/Polygon (the docs list these four under "Active Contracts"). Self-custodial. Extensively audited. Up to 1000x (forex). Fees (Gains docs "Fees & Spread", read 3 November 2026): BTC and ETH "Opening a trade: 0.035%" and "Closing a trade: 0.035%"; Core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.05%"; Non-core crypto "Opening a trade: 0.06%"; "Each fee is charged on the total position size, on both opening and closing." Live TVL shown for context (DefiLlama, dated), not scored.Model: offchain orderbook on a Starknet-based appchain (centralized sequencer matching, settlement proven onchain). Since 2024. Bridged custody; admin-controlled (the operator can block L1 deposits and limit L1 and L2 withdrawals). Audited (Cairo Security Clan, May 2025). Jan-2026 chain rollback (operational, not a fund-draining exploit). Up to 50x. Fees (Paradex docs "Trading Fees", read 3 November 2026): "Retail Takers and Makers have 0% fees on all products: Perps, Spot and Options"; API (Pro) traders pay the published Pro schedule. Live TVL shown for context, not scored.
Gains Network (gTrade) leads on no published criterion; its edge is published criteria (26.6 vs 13.4 points). Pick it if that term is what you are buying.
Strength
Longest clean track record here + extensive audits
Tradeoff
Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
PA
Paradex
49#8 of 12
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Paradex leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
Strength
Starknet-based appchain with settlement proven onchain
Tradeoff
A January-2026 chain rollback reversed an incident — an operational intervention and a centralisation/liveness signal to weigh
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Gains Network (gTrade)Leads
Gains Network (gTrade) leads Paradex on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
Gains Network (gTrade)Score 83Synthetic leverage against a vault — heavily audited, long clean recordStrength: Longest clean track record here + extensive auditsWatch-out: Synthetic vault model: you trade against the gToken vaults, whose health matters — the 2022 LUNA collapse stressed the original design (since reworked)
PAParadex
Paradex leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion
Choose it only if something outside the published criteria decides for you — your country, a funding rail, or custody.
ParadexScore 49Starknet appchain perps — offchain order matching, bridged custodyStrength: Starknet-based appchain with settlement proven onchainWatch-out: A January-2026 chain rollback reversed an incident — an operational intervention and a centralisation/liveness signal to weigh
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 860 of 4 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
Security
weight 14.4 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
ParadexNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
Decentralization
weight 9.6 of 86Not scored
Gains Network (gTrade)Not scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
ParadexNot scored
No evidence cell for this criterion, so no strength is drawn.
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 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)14/20Paradex14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Gains Network (gTrade)26.6/30Paradex13.4/30
Gains Network (gTrade) leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)2.7/10Paradex2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)3.2/8Paradex3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Gains Network (gTrade)5.5/18Paradex5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Gains Network (gTrade) unless the term Paradex leads on is the one you are buying.
Paradex leads Gains Network (gTrade) on no published criterion and no score dimension — pick it only if a fact outside the score (country, funding rail, custody) decides for you.
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How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
Scored by Security & track record · 60%
Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Decentralization & trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Oracle failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
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Gains Network (gTrade) scores 34 points above Paradex on the published criteria (26.6 vs 13.4 points), which this ranking scores from the record as a whole, not criterion by criterion. Published scores, out of 100: Gains Network (gTrade) 83 (rank 1 of 12 perp dexs), Paradex 49 (rank 8 of 12).
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