GMX V2 Perps or dYdX V4: which to choose in 2026

dYdX V4 wins 3 of 7 metrics, GMX V2 Perps wins 2, and 1 are a tie. The biggest edge of dYdX V4: Trading and liquidity.

Score by section
Trading and liquidity
1 : 2
Assets
1 : 1
Reliability
0 : 0
Profile across 3 areas · 7 metrics

dYdX V4 leads in trading and liquidity, GMX V2 Perps wins none

GMX V2 PerpsdYdX V4
  • Assets: level, 0 metrics without a winner
  • Trading and liquidity: dYdX V4 leads 2 : 1
  • Reliability: level, 1 metrics without a winner

Liquidity: dYdX V4 leadsdYdX V4 2 : 1

Open Interest
GMX V2 Perps$30.6M
dYdX V4$55.3M
24h volume
GMX V2 Perps$30.9M
dYdX V4$42.5M

Open Interest at dYdX V4 is $55.3M versus $30.6M at GMX V2 Perps. Also 24h volume: $42.5M at dYdX V4 versus $30.9M at GMX V2 Perps.

Volume, order book and open interest come from exchange APIs and aggregators and are averaged, so one lucky day decides nothing. For a purchase of a few hundred dollars the difference is invisible, but a large order fills at market depth: the more liquidity, the less is lost to slippage.

Assets: level1 : 1

Perpetual markets
GMX V2 Perps15
dYdX V4119
Supported networks
GMX V2 Perps4
dYdX V41

Perpetual markets: 15 at GMX V2 Perps versus 119 at dYdX V4. Both exchanges offer roughly the same choice.

Active trading pairs are counted from the instrument lists of the exchanges themselves where they publish them, coin counts come from CoinGecko. If you need a specific coin, check its availability on each venue separately.

Reliability: both stable0 : 0

30-day uptime
GMX V2 Perps99,7 %
dYdX V499,8 %

30-day uptime: 99,7 % at GMX V2 Perps versus 99,8 % at dYdX V4. Both exchanges pass our monitoring without a meaningful gap.

Uptime is measured over 30 days of Kurslog monitoring with a check every 15 minutes, founding year and proof of reserves come from the catalog, trust score from CoinGecko. A one-year gap or 0.2% of uptime counts as a tie.

Bottom line

dYdX V4 leads in 1 of 3 sections: trading and liquidity. GMX V2 Perps does not win a single section.

Market metrics refresh automatically, so the score can shift over time. Choose by the sections that matter to you.

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Comparison leader · 3 : 2Open an account at dYdX V4

Ahead on: perpetual markets, open interest, 24h volume.

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AlternativeOpen an account at GMX V2 Perps

Better on: supported networks, tvl.

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Spread, order book depth and pair volume come straight from public exchange APIs every 10 minutes and are averaged over 7 days; USDT withdrawal fees come from exchange APIs every 6 hours; uptime from Kurslog monitoring; exchange volume, trust score and coin count from CoinGecko; fee tiers, languages and features are entered manually from official exchange pages. The winner of each metric is calculated, not editorially chosen. This is not investment advice.

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