Gate cuts Alpha/Trenches trading fee from 0.8% to 0.5%
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Gate's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: VIP fee table column renamed from 'Alpha Trading Fee' to 'Trenches Trading Fee'. In detail: Alpha (now Trenches) trading fee cut from 0.8% to 0.5% across all VIP levels (VIP0–VIP16); spot fee table column renamed from "Alpha Trading Fee" to "Trenches Trading Fee". Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists VIP3 at $0.1 spot maker fee, VIP5 at $0.09 spot maker fee + $0.1 spot taker fee, VIP10 at $0.06 spot GT taker fee + $0.04 spot maker fee, VIP11 at $0.8 alpha trading fee + $0.03 spot maker fee and VIP16 at $0.8 alpha trading fee + $0.02 spot GT taker fee.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Gate. Gate has been tracked since 2026-06-27.
In the same window Quickbooks, Orb, Settle, Vendr and Stripe also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- VIP0, VIP16 · Price−38%0.8%0.5%
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP0, VIP16 | Price | 0.8% | 0.5% | −38% |
Values as written on Gate's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Gate's pricing page (www.gate.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where vip0, vip16 price reads 0.8% and then 0.5%.
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Across Finance & Accounting in the same window
All Finance & Accounting changes- QuickbooksOct 19Quickbooks: new $0/mo Free plan promo added during plan selection
- OrbOct 19Orb ditches opaque tiers for $6/credit self-serve pricing, adds Enterpris...
- SettleOct 19Settle adds free 3-way matching for first 3 POs on Launch plan
- VendrOct 19Vendr folds Negotiation Agent and Procure-to-Pay into core plans
- StripeOct 19Stripe Data Pipeline adds Postgres database sync tier
Questions about this change
Did Gate raise prices in October 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 Gate's pricing page showed 1 price cut: VIP0, VIP16: 0.8% → 0.5% (−38%).
What changed on Gate's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
VIP0, VIP16 price: 0.8% → 0.5% (−38%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Gate change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Gate in the 90 days before this one; Gate has been tracked since 2026-06-27.
