Overview
Builder tiers reward you for the trading volume your application drives through
Parsec. As your monthly volume grows, you unlock larger QPS pools, higher fee
limits, and a greater share of the fees you collect.
Tier levels
| Tier | Monthly Volume | Builder Share | Parsec Share | Max Fee BPS | QPS Pool | Support |
|---|
| Iron | < $100K | 15% | 85% | 50 bps (0.5%) | 500 | Discord |
| Bronze | 100K−1M | 25% | 75% | 75 bps (0.75%) | 1,000 | Discord |
| Silver | 1M−10M | 35% | 65% | 100 bps (1.0%) | 2,500 | Discord + priority |
| Gold | 10M−50M | 40% | 60% | 125 bps (1.25%) | 10,000 | Dedicated Slack |
| Platinum | $50M+ | 45% | 55% | 150 bps (1.5%) | Custom | Dedicated engineer |
All builders start at Iron. Tier upgrades are evaluated monthly and
applied automatically. Downgrades have a 1-month grace period.
The growth incentive
The tiers are designed to reward builders who scale aggressively:
Iron (15%) ──── 10x share increase ────► Bronze (25%)
at $100K/mo
Bronze (25%) ──── 10x volume ───────────► Silver (35%)
at $1M/mo
Silver (35%) ──── 10x volume ───────────► Gold (40%)
at $10M/mo
Gold (40%) ──── 5x volume ───────────► Platinum (45%)
at $50M/mo
How tiers work
Monthly volume
Your monthly volume is the total notional value of all orders placed via
POST /orders with X-Builder-Customer-Id across all your end-users. This
includes orders on all supported exchanges.
Max fee BPS
The maximum fee rate you can charge your users. Higher tiers unlock the
ability to charge higher fees if your app provides enough value to justify them.
| Tier | Max Fee | Example on $100 order |
|---|
| Iron | 50 bps | $0.50 |
| Bronze | 75 bps | $0.75 |
| Silver | 100 bps | $1.00 |
| Gold | 125 bps | $1.25 |
| Platinum | 150 bps | $1.50 |
QPS pool
Your shared rate limit pool across all end-users. Higher tiers get larger pools
for higher-throughput applications.
Builder share
The percentage of collected fees sent to your affiliate_address. The
remainder goes to the Parsec treasury. Your share increases automatically as
you move up tiers.
Revenue examples
Assuming 50 bps fee rate and 80% average fill rate:
| Tier | Monthly Volume | Fees Collected | Builder Share | Your Revenue |
|---|
| Iron | $100K | $500 | 15% | $60/mo |
| Bronze | $500K | $2,500 | 25% | $500/mo |
| Silver | $5M | $25,000 | 35% | $7,000/mo |
| Gold | $25M | $125,000 | 40% | $40,000/mo |
| Platinum | $100M | $500,000 | 45% | $180,000/mo |
Revenue growth at each tier jump
| Transition | Volume Growth | Revenue Growth | Why |
|---|
| Iron -> Bronze | 10x | 8.3x | 10x volume + 1.67x share increase |
| Bronze -> Silver | 10x | 14x | 10x volume + 1.4x share increase |
| Silver -> Gold | 10x | 5.7x | 10x volume + 1.14x share increase |
| Gold -> Platinum | 5x | 5.6x | 5x volume + 1.125x share increase |
The Bronze -> Silver jump is by far the most rewarding transition. Growing
from 100Kto1M/month earns you a 14x increase in revenue. Tier upgrades
Tier evaluations happen on the 1st of each month based on the previous
month’s trading volume.
To check your current stats:
# Check your QPS pool and user count
curl "https://api.parsecapi.com/api/v1/builder/pool" \
-H "X-API-Key: pk_live_YOUR_BUILDER_KEY"
# Check your escrow config
curl "https://api.parsecapi.com/api/v1/builder/escrow/config" \
-H "X-API-Key: pk_live_YOUR_BUILDER_KEY"
Platinum tier
Platinum builders ($50M+/month) get enhanced terms:
- 45% affiliate share of all collected fees
- Up to 150 bps fee limit
- Custom QPS pool sizes
- Dedicated engineering support
- Priority feature requests
To discuss Platinum terms, reach out to millypp on
Discord.
