What is the average AI funding rate today?

On 2026-10-07, AI funding averaged 0.0774% 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 0.2169% 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.

AI Funding Rate History: 7-Day Chart and Averages

Name: AI funding rate history
Creator: ArbTide

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Since 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC, AI funding averaged 0.1407% 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 0.2169% per 8 hours and the lowest on OKX at 0.0054% per 8 hours.

Funding history

Short onMinus (long on)

AI funding gap: Lighter minus OKX, per 8h

Now: 0.1660%
Average: 0.2115%
Highest hour: 0.9377%
Lowest hour: -0.0058%
Hours in your favour: 94%

Daily heatmap by exchange

Each cell is one exchange’s average AI funding for one UTC day. A row that stays green is an exchange where longs keep paying; a column that turns red is a day the whole market flipped.

Shorts pay longsLongs pay shortsFigures are the daily average funding in % per 8 hours; steps at 0.005%, 0.02%, 0.05%, 0.15%.

AI daily average funding rate in % per 8 hours, by exchange and UTC day
Exchange	FriOct 2	SatOct 3	SunOct 4	MonOct 5	TueOct 6	WedOct 7
All exchangesaverage	+0.072	+0.184	+0.138	+0.107	+0.209	+0.077
Lighter	+0.170	+0.263	+0.212	+0.182	+0.296	+0.121
Aster	+0.041	+0.277	+0.197	+0.131	+0.322	+0.117
OKX	+0.005	+0.010	+0.004	+0.007	+0.008	-0.006

Average by exchange

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Lighter
0.3096%
Now, per 8h
Market
AI/USDC:USDC
24h average
0.1587%
7-day average
0.2169%
Aster
0.1182%
Now, per 8h
Market
AI/USDT:USDT
24h average
0.2243%
7-day average
0.1999%
OKX
0.0100%
Now, per 8h
Market
AI/USDT:USDT
24h average
-0.0022%
7-day average
0.0054%

AI funding averages by exchange

Lighter	AI/USDC:USDC	0.3096%	0.1587%	0.2169%
Aster	AI/USDT:USDT	0.1182%	0.2243%	0.1999%
OKX	AI/USDT:USDT	0.0100%	-0.0022%	0.0054%

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Daily averages

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2026-10-07
0.0774%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0065%
Highest hour
0.2937%
2026-10-06
0.2085%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0353%
Highest hour
0.4826%
2026-10-05
0.1067%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0084%
Highest hour
0.2969%
2026-10-04
0.1377%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
-0.0391%
Highest hour
0.5353%
2026-10-03
0.1836%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0099%
Highest hour
0.4831%
2026-10-02
0.0721%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0081%
Highest hour
0.1619%

AI daily funding averages

2026-10-07	0.0774%	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%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average AI funding rate today?: On 2026-10-07, AI funding averaged 0.0774% 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 0.2169% 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.