Telegram trading bots exist because meme-coin traders wanted speed and a chart-native interface without leaving the app they were already using to find out about new tokens in the first place. Instead of opening a separate exchange or wallet app, you paste a contract address into a chat and the bot handles the trade. We built our own, Rayo, for exactly this, and it's listed first below, clearly marked as ours rather than a neutral pick. Six other names come up constantly in this category: Trojan, GMGN, BONKbot, Maestro, Banana Gun, and Axiom. Here's what we can actually verify about each, and where the public numbers run out.
The one rule that matters more than any feature
Before anything else: always start from a bot's official link, published on the project's own website or verified social account. Never use a link forwarded in a group chat, a comment, or the first result you find without checking it. Telegram is full of lookalike fork bots that copy a real bot's name and interface closely enough to fool an inattentive user into connecting a wallet to the wrong place. This single habit prevents more losses than any fee comparison below.
Rayo (our own bot)
Rayo is our own Telegram trading bot for Solana meme coins, and we say that plainly instead of pretending it's an independent pick like the rest of this list. It charges 1% per swap, dropping to 0.9% if you're a referred user, the same range as Trojan's disclosed rate. You buy and sell directly inside the chat, no separate app required. Refer someone and you earn 30% of their trading fees, paid in SOL, using the invite link you generate from /referrals inside the bot. Rayo also runs limit buy, take-profit, stop-loss, and trailing stop, set right after a buy or from the token card and managed with /orders, plus wallet tracking and copy trading. See our Rayo referral code breakdown for the full mechanics, including what happens if the people you invite go on to invite others.
Start with Trojan's referral link
About 0.9% with our code, the lowest disclosed fee on this list.
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Trojan
Trojan runs on Solana and is one of the most established bots in this category. Its fee runs about 1% without a referral code, dropping to roughly 0.9% with one. Trojan pays referrers up to 35% of referred users' fees, spread across a five-layer referral program and paid out daily. It's built for chart-native trading directly inside Telegram, and its speed and maturity are why it shows up in most comparisons against apps like FOMO. See our head-to-head comparison.
GMGN
GMGN is a Solana-focused Telegram bot that pays referrers 10% to 30% of a referred user's trading fees, with the rate rising the more volume your referrals bring in. GMGN's own base trading fee isn't published in the sourcing we could verify for this page, so if the exact percentage matters to your decision, check GMGN's current rate directly inside the bot before comparing it against Trojan's disclosed ~0.9%.
Maestro and Banana Gun
Both are established names in the same Solana Telegram-bot category as Trojan, GMGN, and BONKbot. We don't have verified fee or referral-payout figures for either as of this writing. Rather than guess, we're flagging that gap directly. If fee size matters to your choice, check both bots' current terms yourself before picking one.
Axiom
Axiom is worth treating separately because it isn't really a simple command-style Telegram bot. It functions more like a full trading terminal, with an interface built for more active, chart-heavy trading than a basic paste-an-address-and-buy bot. We don't have a published fee or referral rate for Axiom in our sourcing; if you're considering it, compare its actual interface directly against Trojan and GMGN rather than assuming it behaves identically.
BONKbot
BONKbot is a Solana trading bot (its name comes from BONK, one of Solana's best-known meme coins) with a referral program confirmed directly inside the bot: 30% of referred fees in the first month, 20% in the second month, and 10% for life after that.
| Bot | Chain | Fee (with referral) | Referrer payout | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayo | Solana | 0.9% referred / 1% standard | 30%, paid in SOL | Our own bot |
| Trojan | Solana | ~0.9% | Up to 35%, 5 layers | Chart-native; use the official link only |
| GMGN | Solana | Not published | 10%-30%, by volume | Confirm current fee directly in-bot |
| Maestro | Solana | Not published | Not published | Confirm directly |
| Banana Gun | Solana | Not published | Not published | Confirm directly |
| Axiom | Solana | Not published | Not published | Full trading terminal, not a simple bot |
| BONKbot | Solana | Not published | 30% (mo. 1), 20% (mo. 2), 10% for life | Confirmed directly in the bot |
| Sol Trading Bot | Solana | Not published | 30% | Mentioned here for referral-rate context |
How to start with any of them safely
- Find the bot's official link from the project's real website or a verified social account, not from a search result or a message someone sent you.
- Double-check the bot's Telegram handle character by character before connecting anything.
- Generate or connect a wallet inside the chat.
- Paste the contract address of the token you want, from an official source.
- Set a slippage tolerance you understand, confirm the trade amount, and send it.
For the wider context on odds and risk once you're actually trading, see our memecoin trading statistics page.
Rayo head-to-head against each one
For a closer, feature-by-feature look at how Rayo compares to a specific bot from this roundup: Rayo vs. Trojan, Rayo vs. GMGN, Rayo vs. BONKbot, Rayo vs. Axiom, Rayo vs. Photon, and Rayo vs. BullX.
Get Trojan's referral link
About 0.9% with our code, the lowest disclosed fee among the bots on this list.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Telegram bot has the lowest fee?
Our own Rayo and Trojan both disclose the same referred rate: 0.9% with a referral, versus 1% standard on Rayo and roughly 1% without one on Trojan. GMGN, BONKbot, Maestro, Banana Gun, and Axiom don't publish exact fees in the sourcing we could verify. Confirm current rates directly in each bot.
How does the Rayo referral program work?
Open /referrals inside the bot to get your personal invite link. Anyone who trades through that link pays our standard 0.9% referred fee, and you earn 30% of their trading fees for as long as they keep using the bot, paid directly in SOL.
Are Telegram trading bots safe to use?
The legitimate ones are widely used and function as advertised, but Telegram is also full of lookalike fork bots impersonating real ones. Always start from a bot's official link, never a forwarded message or an unverified search result.
Do these bots hold custody of my funds?
Typically they generate an in-chat wallet with an exportable private key, which is a form of self-custody, but the exact mechanics vary by bot. Verify the export process yourself in whichever bot you use.
What exactly is Axiom, if it's not a simple bot?
Axiom operates more like a full trading terminal than a basic Telegram command bot, though it's used for the same purpose: getting into and out of meme coins quickly.
Why do these bots pay referrers so much, 10% to 35% of fees?
This category grows mostly through word of mouth and affiliate links rather than paid advertising, so a large, durable referral cut is how these bots compete for new users. Our own 30% referral rate on Rayo sits squarely in that same range.
Should I use a bot instead of an app like FOMO?
They solve overlapping problems differently. See our FOMO vs. Trojan vs. GMGN comparison and our how to buy meme coins guide for how to decide.