Key takeaways
- Raydium charges a one-time 0.15 SOL fee to create a CPMM pool, as of November 2026, and the new pool accounts take roughly 0.03 to 0.04 SOL of rent on top.
- Raydium's own documentation recommends CPMM for most new token pairs and says not to open new AMM v4 pools unless an existing pair needs OpenBook connectivity.
- The opening price of a Raydium CPMM pool is simply the ratio of the two deposits: 200,000,000 tokens against 10 SOL opens at 0.00000005 SOL per token.
- Raydium CPMM pools mint fungible LP tokens to the creator, and those LP tokens can withdraw the liquidity until they are burned or locked.
- Raydium's Burn & Earn locks CPMM LP permanently while keeping a fee-key NFT that claims the trading fees; burning LP tokens gives those fees up.
The short answer
To create a liquidity pool for a Solana token on Raydium, open a CPMM pool: pair your token with SOL or USDC, deposit both sides (their ratio is the opening price), pick a fee tier, and sign. As of November 2026 Raydium charges a one-time 0.15 SOL create fee plus roughly 0.03 to 0.04 SOL of account rent. You receive LP tokens for your deposit; burn or lock them if you want buyers to see that the liquidity cannot be pulled.
You can do this on Raydium's own site or with SOLTidy's Create Raydium Pool tool, which I built. Both create the same on-chain pool. The steps below work for either.
Which Raydium pool type should a new token use?
Use CPMM. Raydium runs three pool programs, and its guide to choosing a pool type recommends CPMM "for passive, full-range liquidity and most new standard token pairs". It suggests the 1% CPMM tier for long-tail memecoins, and says not to open new AMM v4 positions unless you need OpenBook connectivity for an existing pair.
In brief:
- CPMM is a constant-product pool (x × y = k), supports Token-2022, needs no OpenBook market and mints fungible LP tokens.
- AMM v4 is the legacy constant-product pool, classic SPL tokens only.
- CLMM is concentrated liquidity: you pick a price range and receive a position NFT instead of LP tokens.
The full comparison is in Raydium CPMM vs AMM v4 vs CLMM.
How much does it cost to create a Raydium pool?
As of November 5, 2026, the costs for one CPMM pool are:
| Item | Amount | Refundable? |
|---|---|---|
| Raydium CPMM create fee | 0.15 SOL | No |
| Rent for the pool, vaults, LP mint and your LP account | about 0.03–0.04 SOL | Mostly no, the pool accounts stay open |
| Network fee | about 0.00001 SOL plus any priority fee | No |
| SOLTidy fee, if you use the SOLTidy tool | 0.1 SOL | No |
| Your deposit (token + SOL or USDC) | Your choice | Yes, through the LP tokens, until you burn or lock them |
Raydium's protocol fees page lists the 0.15 SOL fee for CPMM and says CLMM has no separate creation fee, only rent. Raydium's CPMM quick-start puts the total at about 0.19 SOL on mainnet, before your deposit. The 0.15 SOL is the same on every current CPMM tier, and SOLTidy reads it live from Raydium's config before you sign.
So creating a pool yourself on Raydium costs about 0.19 SOL, and through SOLTidy about 0.29 SOL. What you get for the extra 0.1 SOL is the review screen described below and the LP burn or lock in the same flow; if you are comfortable on Raydium's own page, it is cheaper.
How do you set the opening price?
The opening price is the ratio of your two deposits, nothing more. A constant-product pool quotes the price as quote reserve divided by token reserve.
Worked example: you deposit 200,000,000 tokens and 10 SOL. The price is 10 ÷ 200,000,000 = 0.00000005 SOL per token. With a 1,000,000,000 supply, the fully diluted market cap is 50 SOL.
Three things to decide before you type numbers:
- Market cap you want at open. Price × supply. Pick it first, then derive the token amount from the SOL you have.
- Share of supply in the pool. Tokens you keep outside the pool are visible to everyone as a large holder, which rug checkers flag.
- Depth. With 10 SOL in the pool, a 1 SOL buy moves the price by roughly 20%. More SOL means smaller price impact per trade.
Raydium's own guidance is to choose a price close to the market if the token already trades elsewhere, because "bots will arbitrage any mispricing within seconds of the pool opening".
How do you create the pool, step by step?
These steps follow Raydium's create CPMM pool flow; the SOLTidy tool asks for the same things in the same order.
- Check the token first. Revoke the mint authority if you have not already, since buyers and screeners treat an active mint authority as a red flag. Mint authority vs freeze authority explains why. SOLTidy's Revoke Mint Authority does it for 0.054 SOL, or the
spl-tokenCLI for the network fee. - Choose the pool type. On Raydium, "Standard AMM (CPMM)". The SOLTidy tool only creates CPMM pools.
- Paste your token's mint and pick the quote. SOL or USDC. SOLTidy reads the mint on chain and shows its program (SPL or Token-2022), decimals, supply, any transfer fee and whether mint or freeze authority is still set.
- Pick a fee tier. Raydium's live config lists tiers from 0.005% up to 4%; 0.25% is the usual standard tier and 1% is Raydium's suggestion for memecoins. Each tier holds only one pool per pair, so if a pool already exists on a tier you will have to pick another one or add to the existing pool.
- Enter the amounts. Type both sides, or one side and the price. Check the price and market cap shown before moving on.
- Optional: set an open time. The CPMM program rejects swaps before the pool's
open_time, while deposits work immediately. SOLTidy exposes this as an optional open time; without one, the pool opens right after creation. - Choose what happens to the LP. On SOLTidy you can keep it, burn it in the same transaction, or lock it with Burn & Earn right after. On Raydium you get the LP and burn or lock it separately.
- Review and sign. The review lists Raydium's fee, rent and any tool fee. One transaction creates the pool (two if you lock the LP on SOLTidy). Raydium notes the pool can take a few minutes to appear in its search.
After it lands, check the pool on an explorer and on the token's page. Getting your token on Jupiter, DEX Screener and Birdeye covers how indexers pick it up.
What should you do with the LP tokens?
Your LP tokens are the only claim on the pool's reserves, and while you hold them you can withdraw everything. That is the classic rug pull, so buyers look for one of two signals:
| LP choice | Withdrawable? | Trading fees | SOLTidy cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | Yes, any time | Paid out when you withdraw | none |
| Burn | Never | Given up | 0.045 SOL per burn |
| Burn & Earn lock | Never | Claimable with the fee-key NFT | 0.02 SOL per lock, plus about 0.018 SOL rent |
Raydium's Burn & Earn documentation describes the lock as permanent: "The liquidity can never be withdrawn." Whoever holds the fee-key NFT owns the fee stream. I would lock rather than burn on CPMM, because the result is equally permanent and you keep the fee income; how to lock liquidity on Raydium walks through it. If you prefer a burn, use Burn LP Tokens or see how to burn LP tokens on Raydium. Locked or burned LP can be locked later with the Raydium LP Locker if you kept it at creation.
A burn or lock only covers the LP you hold. Liquidity that others add later stays theirs to withdraw.
How do you add more liquidity later?
Deposit into the same pool at its current price. Raydium Add Liquidity finds the pool by your token's mint, lets you type one side and computes the other from live reserves, and mints new LP tokens to you for 0.09 SOL per deposit. Adding liquidity does not change the price; it only deepens the pool. New LP tokens are withdrawable until you burn or lock them too.
Common mistakes
- Opening at the wrong price. A misplaced zero opens the pool at a tenth or ten times the intended market cap, and arbitrage bots take the difference within seconds. Read the price line twice.
- Leaving mint authority active. It undoes most of the trust a locked pool buys.
- Too little SOL. A 1 SOL pool can be moved 50% by a single buy. Thin pools attract snipers more than buyers.
- Creating on AMM v4 because an old tutorial says so. Older guides describe an OpenBook market step that new CPMM pools never needed; Raydium now lists 0.15 SOL for both CPMM and AMM v4 and recommends CPMM. Do you need an OpenBook market ID? has the details.
- Assuming a lock covers everything. It covers the LP, not the token supply you still hold or the authorities you did not revoke.
Bottom line
A Raydium CPMM pool is the standard way to give a new Solana token a market in November 2026. Budget 0.15 SOL for Raydium's create fee, a few hundredths of a SOL for rent, and the SOL you want in the pool; choose the price by deciding the market cap first; then lock or burn the LP so buyers can verify the liquidity is permanent.
Questions & answers
How much does it cost to create a Raydium pool?
As of November 2026, Raydium charges a one-time 0.15 SOL create fee for a CPMM pool, and the pool's accounts take roughly 0.03 to 0.04 SOL of rent. Raydium's own quick-start puts the total at about 0.19 SOL. Creating it through SOLTidy adds a flat 0.1 SOL. The SOL and tokens you deposit are not a cost; they become the pool's liquidity.
How much liquidity do I need to create a Raydium pool?
There is no protocol minimum beyond a tiny amount, but thin liquidity means every trade moves the price a lot. The SOL side sets the starting market cap together with your token amount. Many small launches start with a few SOL; decide on the market cap you want, then work out the ratio.
Which Raydium fee tier should a new token use?
Raydium's pool-type guide suggests the 1% CPMM tier for long-tail memecoins and low-liquidity pairs, and 0.25% is the common standard tier. Higher tiers pay liquidity providers more per trade but make each trade more expensive for buyers. Each tier can hold one pool per token pair.
Can I create a Raydium pool for a Token-2022 token?
Yes, on CPMM. Raydium's CPMM program accepts SPL Token and Token-2022 mints, but rejects mints that use an extension outside its allow-list. Transfer-fee tokens work, with part of your deposit going to the transfer fee. AMM v4 only takes classic SPL tokens.
Do I need an OpenBook market ID to create a Raydium pool?
Not for CPMM or CLMM, which never used OpenBook. Only the legacy AMM v4 pool type was built around an OpenBook market, and Raydium's July 2026 upgrade removed AMM v4's OpenBook dependency. For a new token, a CPMM pool is the simpler and cheaper route.
Should I burn or lock the LP tokens after creating the pool?
If you want buyers to trust that the liquidity cannot be pulled, yes, one or the other. Burning destroys the LP and its fee income. Locking with Raydium's Burn & Earn makes it just as permanent but gives you a fee-key NFT that keeps claiming trading fees. Keeping the LP lets you withdraw later, which most buyers read as rug risk.
