How to Create a Meme Coin on Raydium for Free

Name: Alchemii
Brand: Alchemii

Updated May 25, 2026

Overview

This page answers one question directly: how to create a meme coin on Raydium for free. The honest version of "free": minting your SPL token costs no creator subscription, no upfront license, and Alchemii takes zero percent of your trades — but Solana itself charges a tiny unavoidable network fee plus one-time Metaplex metadata rent, and we add a small flat service fee. Realistic all-in cost to create a Raydium token: about 0.07 SOL (~$10-15), and that is the cheapest legitimate path to a free meme coin on Raydium.

Why "free" can never mean literally zero SOL: every Solana token needs on-chain accounts (the SPL mint + the Metaplex metadata account), and the protocol charges rent for permanent storage. Anyone advertising a truly $0 free meme coin on Raydium is either subsidizing it with a per-trade tax (Pump.fun takes 1% of every buy and sell forever) or hiding the fee elsewhere. Here, the cost is transparent and one-time — no subscription, no per-trade cut.

Raydium is the largest AMM on Solana and most memecoin liquidity routes through it, which is exactly why the direct-to-Raydium path matters: you mint your SPL token, create a Raydium AMM v4 pool yourself, burn the LP, and walk away with a fully decentralized memecoin you control from minute one — no bonding-curve graduation, no platform tax.

What "create a meme coin on Raydium for free" actually means

Free of subscription: there is no monthly plan, no paid tier, no license to create a meme coin on Raydium with Alchemii. You pay once, per token, and never again.

Free of per-trade tax: Alchemii takes 0% of trades. Compare Pump.fun, which fronts a "free" launch but takes 1% of every buy and every sell forever. For any token that actually trades, that 1% dwarfs a one-time ~0.07 SOL.

NOT free of network cost: Solana charges ~0.0025 SOL transaction fee + ~0.0144 SOL one-time Metaplex metadata rent. These are protocol-level and unavoidable on any tool, including the raw Solana CLI.

Bottom line on "free meme coin on Raydium": creation is free of any creator fee gouging; you only ever pay Solana's floor plus a small flat service fee (~0.05 SOL). All-in ~0.07 SOL to mint. That is the closest thing to free that exists for a real on-chain Raydium token.

Why launch directly on Raydium vs. Pump.fun

Control: you pick the initial price, fee tier (0.25% / 1% / 4%), and authority configuration. Pump.fun has fixed everything.

No platform fee on trades: Raydium charges LPs (you), not a percentage to a third party. Pump.fun takes 1% of every buy and every sell forever — even after graduation.

DexScreener visibility from minute zero: pre-graduation Pump.fun tokens don't show on DexScreener or Jupiter. Direct Raydium launches are visible everywhere immediately.

Stronger trust signals at launch: you can revoke authorities + burn LP in the same launch flow, signaled clearly on Solscan. Pump.fun automatic LP burn happens later (after graduation).

The tradeoff: direct-to-Raydium requires upfront liquidity capital (5-15 SOL is typical). Pump.fun requires zero capital. Pick based on whether you have launch capital.

The full free-meme-coin-on-Raydium flow (step by step)

Step 1: Mint your SPL token via the form above — this is the free part (free of subscription, free of per-trade cut). Set 1B supply, 6 decimals, image, name, symbol, and revoke mint + freeze authority. Cost: ~0.07 SOL (Solana network fee + Metaplex rent + flat service fee), no recurring charge.

Step 2: Head to /create-liquidity/solana. Pair your token with SOL (or USDC). Set initial price by depositing your seed amounts — e.g., 1B tokens + 10 SOL gives an implied $3K market cap at $300 SOL. Pick the 1% fee tier (memecoin standard). Cost: ~0.4 SOL for pool creation rent.

Step 3: Receive LP tokens to your wallet. Verify the pool is live on DexScreener. Do a small test buy from another wallet to confirm trading works.

Step 4: Head to /burn-liquidity/solana. Burn 100% of your LP tokens to the Solana incinerator address. This permanently locks the liquidity. DexScreener will show the 🔥 burned-LP badge within minutes.

Step 5: Submit to Jupiter strict list, DexScreener verification, CoinGecko/CMC. Open Twitter/Telegram with the contract address pinned.

Total time: ~30 minutes including testing. Total cost: ~0.5 SOL + your seed liquidity (5-15 SOL typical).

Choosing the right Raydium fee tier

0.25% — default for stable / correlated pairs (USDC/USDT, SOL/mSOL). Wrong choice for memecoin volatility.

1% — memecoin standard. Matches Pump.fun's post-graduation fee tier, so traders who came from Pump.fun feel familiar with it. Compensates LPs adequately for memecoin volatility.

4% — high-volatility / niche pairs. Some launches use this for the first 24h then migrate to 1%, but most don't bother — 1% is fine.

Recommended: 1%. Don't overthink it.

CPMM vs CLMM on Raydium

Raydium has two AMM models: CPMM (constant product, like classic Uniswap v2) and CLMM (concentrated liquidity, like Uniswap v3).

For memecoins: use CPMM. Memecoin price discovery happens across orders of magnitude (micro-cap to mid-cap). CLMM requires picking a tick range, and if price exits your range, you stop earning fees. CPMM provides liquidity across the full range automatically.

CLMM is for sophisticated LPs on stable pairs. Don't use it for a memecoin launch.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I create a meme coin on Raydium for free?

To create a meme coin on Raydium for free, you mint your SPL token (free of any subscription or per-trade tax) and then create the Raydium pool yourself. "Free" here means free of creator gouging — you still pay Solana's unavoidable floor: ~0.0025 SOL network fee + ~0.0144 SOL one-time Metaplex metadata rent, plus a small flat service fee. All-in to mint is about 0.07 SOL (~$10-15). Creating the actual Raydium pool also needs seed liquidity (5-15 SOL typical) since a pool with no liquidity can't trade.

Is creating a free meme coin on Raydium really free, or are there hidden fees?

Token creation is free of any subscription, upfront license, or per-trade cut — Alchemii takes 0% of your trades. There are no hidden fees: the only costs are Solana's protocol-level network fee (~0.0025 SOL) and one-time Metaplex metadata rent (~0.0144 SOL), plus our small flat service fee (~0.05 SOL). Nobody can offer a literally $0 free meme coin on Raydium because the Solana protocol charges rent for the on-chain mint + metadata accounts. Anything advertised as totally free is recouping the cost via a per-trade tax (like Pump.fun's 1%) or a hidden upgrade tier.

Can I create a Raydium token free of per-trade fees like Pump.fun charges?

Yes — that is the main advantage of the direct path. When you create a Raydium token this way, there is no platform tax on trades: Raydium's swap fee goes to liquidity providers (you), not to a third party. Pump.fun's "free" launch takes 1% of every buy and every sell forever, even after graduation. So while you pay ~0.07 SOL once to create the meme coin on Raydium for free of recurring fees, you keep 100% of the trading-fee upside instead of paying 1% in perpetuity.

Why does direct-Raydium cost more than Pump.fun?

Pump.fun fronts launch costs by taking 1% of every trade. Direct-to-Raydium has upfront cost (~0.5 SOL for token + pool + your seed liquidity) but zero ongoing platform fees. For a successful token, direct-to-Raydium ends up far cheaper in total. For a token that fails, Pump.fun is cheaper because you risked nothing.

Can I migrate a Pump.fun token to Raydium directly?

Pump.fun automatically graduates tokens to PumpSwap (Pump.fun's own AMM, separate from Raydium) at ~$69K market cap (the exact threshold has shifted over time; check current Pump.fun docs). To get to Raydium, you'd need to wait for graduation, then create a Raydium pool yourself with new liquidity — you can't move the existing PumpSwap liquidity directly.

What's the minimum SOL needed for a direct-to-Raydium launch?

Realistic minimum: ~5-7 SOL total. Token creation ~0.07 SOL, pool creation ~0.4 SOL, seed liquidity ~5 SOL, LP burn ~0.0001 SOL. Below 5 SOL of seed liquidity, your pool has so much price impact per buy that nobody trades. The token is technically launched but nobody can actually buy meaningfully.

Should I create a USDC pair instead of SOL?

SOL pairs are more liquid for memecoins on Solana. Most aggregators route via SOL. USDC pairs work but get less organic discovery. Default to a SOL pair unless you have a specific reason for USDC.

What if I want to remove liquidity later instead of burning?

You can remove instead of burn — see /remove-liquidity/solana. But removing instead of burning is widely seen as a soft rug signal by traders. If you don't intend to commit to the project long-term, lock LP via Streamflow (time-bound) instead of burning.