OpenSea is the pick for trading NFTs on Base: it charges a 1% marketplace fee on sales and supports 27 chains, Base among them. Gas on Base is low: Base's docs set a minimum base fee of 0.005 gwei, about $0.002 for a typical 200,000 gas transaction at an ETH price of $2,000. Element charges 2% on Base, and Highlight and Scatter cover primary mints.
Quick answer
Use OpenSea to buy and sell Base NFTs at a 1% fee, Rarible if you build on its API, and Highlight or Scatter to launch a Base collection.
OpenSea supports 27 chains, including Base, and charges a 1% marketplace fee on sales and 10% on primary-drop mints. Creator fees set on a collection are added to orders. Ozone Networks, Inc. of Miami runs it.
Chains
Ethereum, Solana, Base and 27 more
Platforms
Web, API
Custody
Non-custodial
Fees
1% on sales, 10% on primary-drop mints, plus collection creator fees
Company
Ozone Networks, Inc. (Miami, Florida)
Pros
Supports 30 chains
1% marketplace fee on sales
Collection fees exposed through a public API
Cons
10% fee on primary-drop mints
Creator fees on some collections raise total cost
Skip it if you mint through OpenSea drops: the primary-drop fee is 10%.
Rarible's API lists Base as live among 20+ chains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Aptos, and aggregates listings from other marketplaces. Since June 22, 2026, Gahinga Inc., a Panama company, has run the service.
Chains
Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, Aptos and other chains
Platforms
Web, API
Custody
Non-custodial
Company
Gahinga Inc. (Panama), operator since June 22, 2026
Chains
20+ chains incl. Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Aptos
Pros
API covers 20+ live chains including Ethereum, Base and Aptos
Aggregates listings from other marketplaces through its API
Supports several token standards across EVM and non-EVM chains
Cons
Ownership changed to Gahinga Inc. in June 2026
Operator is incorporated in Panama
Disputes go to binding arbitration in Panama City
Skip it if you want a US-based operator: Gahinga Inc. is incorporated in Panama.
OKX Wallet's NFT marketplace lists Base next to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and other chains, and aggregates listings from OpenSea, Blur, LooksRare and Magic Eden. OKX says it charges no service fee on the wallet software.
Custody
Self-custody
Chains
EVM, Solana, Bitcoin and more
Platforms
iOS, Android, Extension, Web
Swap fee
No OKX service fee; third-party protocol and gas fees apply
US availability
US users covered by the wallet’s user agreement
Pros
No OKX service fee on the wallet software
Swap, bridge and DeFi in one app
Wallet agreement has terms for US users under New York law
Cons
OKX reserves the right to add service fees
Third-party protocol fees still apply on swaps
Skip it if you want a published NFT trading fee: the OKX pages we opened show none.
Element aggregates listings across 27 markets. Its fee table lists 2% on Base, 0.5% on Ethereum and 1% on Bitcoin, and it supports bulk buying and bulk order cancel.
Chains
Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain and 23 more
Platforms
Web
Custody
Non-custodial
Fees
0.5% on Ethereum; 2% on Base, Arbitrum and most other chains; 1% on Bitcoin
Highlight mints open and limited editions, 1 of 1s and generative art on 14 mainnets, Base included, with English, Dutch and ranked auctions. Collectors pay a 0.0008 ETH mint fee per mint on ETH-based chains.
Chains
Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Zora and other EVM networks
Platforms
Web, API, CLI
Fees
0.0008 ETH mint fee per mint on ETH-based chains; 1 USDC on USDC mints
Scatter lets creators deploy their own collection contracts on 12 mainnets, Base included, and run mint lists. For contracts deployed after September 1, 2026, public mints carry a minimum platform fee of about $1 per token.
Chains
Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, ApeChain, Abstract and 7 more
Platforms
Web, API
Fees
5% of paid mint price (most chains); about $1 minimum per token on public mints for contracts deployed after Sep 1, 2026
“Not verified” means we could not confirm the value on the project’s own pages.
How we rank NFT marketplaces on Base
01Confirmed on Base: Base must appear on the project's own chain list, fee table or marketplace page.
02Published fee: the marketplace or mint fee from the project's own pages, excluding gas and creator royalties.
03Chain coverage: how many chains the project lists, for collectors who hold NFTs on several networks.
04Operator: who runs the service and where, from its own terms or site.
No project paid to be listed or ranked. Full rules: methodology.
What we did not test
We did not open accounts, deposit money or place trades with these services.
We did not audit smart contracts, reserves or security claims ourselves; we report what the project and its auditors publish.
Fees, limits and availability change; the list date shows when we last checked them.
Rubric last updated Oct 1, 2026. Crypto assets are not insured by the FDIC or SIPC, and you can lose all the money you put in. This page is educational content, not financial advice.
How to choose
01
Add creator fees to the price
OpenSea adds creator fees set on a collection to orders, and Element lets creators set royalties of up to 10%. Check the total before you buy.
02
Primary mints and resales are different venues
Highlight and Scatter host the first sale of a collection. After minting, the NFTs trade on marketplaces such as OpenSea or Element.
03
Switch your wallet to Base
Scatter's docs note you must change the active chain in your wallet for collections on other chains. A Base NFT will not show up while your wallet is set to Ethereum.
04
Gas on Base is small, fees are not
At Base's minimum base fee a typical transaction costs about $0.002, so the marketplace fee (1% to 2%) is usually the larger cost.
Who should skip all of these
Traders of Solana NFTs: OpenSea's Solana support is limited to token swaps, and the Base-focused venues here do not cover Solana collections.
Buyers of Zora creator coins: those are ERC-20 tokens, not NFTs.
Which NFT marketplace has the lowest fees on Base?
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Of the fees we checked, OpenSea charges 1% on sales and Element 2% on Base. Creator fees and gas are extra.
Does Magic Eden support Base?
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We left it out: on June 30, 2026 it published a guide to deprecating its EVM marketplace surfaces.
How much does it cost to mint an NFT on Base?
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Gas is about $0.002 for a typical transaction at Base's minimum base fee. Platform fees vary: Highlight charges 0.0008 ETH per mint, and Scatter has a minimum of about $1 per public mint on newer contracts.
Is Zora an NFT marketplace?
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Not anymore in the sense of this list. Zora's docs describe ERC-20 creator and content coins on Base, and mark its NFT docs as legacy.
Can I run a free mint on Base?
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Yes, with limits. On Scatter, contracts deployed after September 1, 2026 carry a minimum platform fee of about $1 per token on public mints, while private free mint lists pay no platform fee. Highlight charges collectors 0.0008 ETH per mint. Gas on Base is paid either way.
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