> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://whitepaper.surge.xyz/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://whitepaper.surge.xyz/business-model/launch-protocol-fees.md).

# Launch Protocol Fees

Surge’s business model is designed for **sustainability**, **scalability**, and **tokenholder** **alignment**. Every part of the platform - launch protocols, incubation, AI Foundry, and reputation systems - creates revenue while reinforcing the long-term value of the $SURGE token.

Launches are the primary revenue driver. Each launch format has its own commission structure.

* **Fairlaunch Launch (Bonding Curve):**

  * **One-time Deployment Fee (Bonding Curve Creation):**

    * **Base:** 0.005 ETH
    * **Solana:**
      * **Fairlaunch SOL fee structure:**
        * Token creation fee: 0.15 SOL (one time)
        * **Bonding Curve trading fee**: 1.3% of trading volume, where
          * 0.05% goes to Creator
          *  0.25% goes to Raydium
          * 1% goes to Surge
        * **Raydium trading fee**: 0.3% of trading volume, where 
          * 0.05% goes to Creator
          * 0.04% goes to Raydium
          * 0.21% goes to Surge
    * **BNB Chain:** 0.02 BNB

    **Trading Fee (within Bonding Curve):**

    * **1% fee** applies to all buy and sell transactions across every chain

  All fees are transparently displayed before token deployment.

* **Ignition Launch: TBA**

* **Gated Launch: TBA**