# AI Funding Rate History: 7-Day Chart and Averages

Since 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC, AI funding averaged 0.1421% per 8 hours across all 3 exchanges that list it, with hourly averages ranging from -0.0391% to 0.5353%. The highest average was on Lighter at 0.2187% per 8 hours and the lowest on OKX at 0.0053% per 8 hours.

## Average by exchange

| Exchange | Market | Now, per 8h | 24h average | 7-day average |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aster](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/ai/aster) | [AI/USDT:USDT](https://www.asterdex.com/en/trade/pro/futures/AIUSDT) | 0.0100% | 0.2396% | 0.2023% |
| [Lighter](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/ai/lighter) | [AI/USDC:USDC](https://app.lighter.xyz/trade/AI) | 0.0096% | 0.1686% | 0.2187% |
| [OKX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/ai/okx) | [AI/USDT:USDT](https://www.okx.com/trade-swap/ai-usdt-swap) | -0.0157% | -0.0022% | 0.0053% |

## Daily average by exchange, per 8 hours

| Exchange | Oct 7 | Oct 6 | Oct 5 | Oct 4 | Oct 3 | Oct 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aster | 0.1254% | 0.3219% | 0.1313% | 0.1972% | 0.2774% | 0.0411% |
| Lighter | 0.1231% | 0.2961% | 0.1818% | 0.2115% | 0.2633% | 0.1699% |
| OKX | -0.0074% | 0.0076% | 0.0069% | 0.0044% | 0.0100% | 0.0052% |

## Daily averages

| Date (UTC) | Average per 8h | Lowest hour | Highest hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-07 | 0.0804% | 0.0065% | 0.2937% |
| 2026-10-06 | 0.2085% | 0.0353% | 0.4826% |
| 2026-10-05 | 0.1067% | 0.0084% | 0.2969% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0.1377% | -0.0391% | 0.5353% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0.1836% | 0.0099% | 0.4831% |
| 2026-10-02 | 0.0721% | 0.0081% | 0.1619% |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the average AI funding rate today?

On 2026-10-07, AI funding averaged 0.0804% per 8 hours across exchanges, between 0.0065% and 0.2937% hourly.

### Which exchange paid the highest AI funding over the last 7 days?

Lighter, with an average of 0.2187% per 8 hours.

### How is funding rate history calculated?

ArbTide stores every exchange funding rate every 5 minutes, then averages it per hour and across exchanges. Every value is converted to an 8-hour rate, the interval most exchanges use, so hourly and 8-hour venues compare directly.