What launching a Solana token actually costs

Deploying a token costs money in two places: our fee, and what Solana charges to write to the chain. We pay the second one. This page shows exactly where each line lands.

Paid to Anvilmint

The service fee

0.1 SOL to deploy a token. This covers building the transaction, hosting your logo, pinning Metaplex-standard metadata, and the infrastructure that submits the mint to mainnet.

Authority revocations are 0.1 SOL each because each one is an additional on-chain instruction that has to be built, signed and confirmed.

Paid by us

Solana network costs

Included in the fee. Creating a token on Solana requires rent deposits for several accounts plus validator transaction fees. Anvilmint's fee payer wallet funds and signs the mint, so those costs come out of our margin.

That is why the figure quoted in the tool is exact rather than an estimate. Congestion changes what the network charges, but it does not change what you pay.

Every line, itemised

Full itemised cost of a Solana token deployment
Line item Cost to you Who pays What it is for
Deployment fee 0.1 SOL You Transaction building, metadata hosting, logo hosting, submission
Mint account rent Included Anvilmint Rent-exemption deposit that keeps the mint account alive
Token account rent Included Anvilmint Rent-exemption deposit for the account holding your supply
Metadata account rent Included Anvilmint On-chain storage for your name, symbol and logo URI
Validator transaction fees Included Anvilmint Network fees, plus prioritisation when Solana is busy
Revoke mint authority 0.1 SOL You Optional. Permanently ends the ability to mint more supply
Revoke freeze authority 0.1 SOL You Optional. Permanently ends the ability to freeze a balance
Creator and social links 0.1 SOL You Optional. Writes your website and socials into the metadata

One genuine exception: your wallet pays its own transaction fee when it sends us the deployment fee, which Solana currently prices at about 0.000005 SOL. That is a rounding error rather than a charge, but this page would not be honest without mentioning it.

What the authorities actually do

These are the two decisions people most often get wrong, in both directions. Revoking too early removes options you needed; never revoking leaves buyers unable to trust your supply.

Mint authority

The wallet holding mint authority can create additional supply at any time, without anyone's permission. While it exists, your stated total supply is a statement of intent rather than a hard cap.

Keep it if you plan staged emissions, rewards, or any future issuance.

Revoke it if you have committed to a fixed supply and want that to be verifiable on chain.

Freeze authority

The wallet holding freeze authority can freeze any individual token account, preventing that holder from transferring. It is a compliance tool in regulated contexts and a red flag in most retail ones.

Keep it if you have a genuine regulatory or anti-abuse reason and can explain it.

Revoke it if you want holders to know their balance can never be locked by you.

Both revocations are permanent. There is no recovery path, no support ticket and no admin override. If you are unsure, launch without revoking. You can revoke later; you can never restore.

Common questions

Do I need extra SOL for network fees?
No. Anvilmint pays the Solana rent and transaction fees required to create your token, so the quoted fee is the whole cost. You need only enough SOL in your wallet to cover the fee itself, plus the fraction of a lamport your wallet spends sending it.
Why does Solana charge rent at all?
Rent keeps an account alive in validator memory. A token mint account, the account holding your supply, and the metadata account each need enough SOL deposited to be rent-exempt. It is a deposit rather than a payment: it stays with the account and is recoverable if that account is ever closed. On Anvilmint those deposits are funded by us.
Is revoking authority worth paying for?
It depends on your plans. If you intend a fixed supply and want holders to verify that themselves, revoking mint authority is the strongest signal available and many buyers check for it. If there is any chance you will need to mint more later, revoking is an expensive mistake, because nobody can reverse it. We charge for it because each revocation is a separate on-chain instruction, not because we think everyone should take it.
What happens if the transaction fails?
If the deployment fails on chain, the token is not created and the fee is not collected. If your fee transfer went through but the mint then failed, contact us with the payment signature shown in the error and we will either complete the deployment or refund it.
Do you charge anything after launch?
No. There is no account, no subscription and no ongoing fee. Once your token is deployed, your relationship with Anvilmint is finished unless you choose to launch another one.

No surprises at the wallet prompt

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