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Best AVAX yield

The best AVAX yield at each risk grade, as of 9 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC: 0.74% APY at grade A on Aave V3 (Avalanche) and 3.99% at grade B on Benqi Staked Avax (Avalanche). AVAX staking, liquid staking and lending yield, compared live on a risk-adjusted basis.

Updated 9 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC8 platforms
A (Lower risk)Lower risk
0.74%APY
Aave V3 logoAave V3

WAVAX · Avalanche · DeFi lending · $124M liquidity

Main risk: Non-custodial; smart-contract risk.

B (Moderate risk)Moderate risk
3.99%APY
Benqi Staked Avax logoBenqi Staked Avax

sAVAX · Unstaking Cooldown: 15days · Avalanche · Liquid staking · $51K liquidity

Main risk: Very thin liquidity (under $1M, $51K of $240M staked sells at once within 1%, the rest leaves through its issuer)

Exit: 15 days, then a 2-day window to claim

C (Elevated risk)Elevated risk

No proven grade-C AVAX offer right now.

Live AVAX yields by risk grade

Grouped by risk grade (A lowest risk, D highest), each grade ranked by the lower of today's rate and its 7-day average. We may earn commissions; they never change the order.

A (Lower risk)Lower risk
AVAX offers

2 offers
Aave V3 logo
Aave V3

Avalanche · WAVAX · DeFi lending

0.74%APY30d avg 0.76%. This rate has held close to its 30-day average.
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Less proven below. Under a month of steady history, a rate far from its own 30-day norm, under $10M to exit into, mostly incentives, maturing within a month, first-loss backstop capital or limited access. Why
Benqi Lending logo
Benqi Lending

Avalanche · AVAX · DeFi lending

1.01%APY30d avg 1.15%. This rate has held close to its 30-day average.
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B (Moderate risk)Moderate risk
AVAX offers

5 offers
Benqi Staked Avax logo
Benqi Staked Avax

Avalanche · sAVAX · Unstaking Cooldown: 15days · Liquid staking

3.99%APY30d avg 4.73%. This rate has held close to its 30-day average.
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Less proven below. Under a month of steady history, a rate far from its own 30-day norm, under $10M to exit into, mostly incentives, maturing within a month, first-loss backstop capital or limited access. Why
OKX logo
OKXNot in US: US residents cannot open this offer.

CeFi · AVAX · CeFi earn

1.74%APR
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Aave V4 logo
Aave V4

Avalanche · WAVAX · Core · DeFi lending

1.40%APY30d avg 1.50%. This rate has held close to its 30-day average.
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Gate.io logo
Gate.ioNot in US: US residents cannot open this offer.

CeFi · AVAX · CeFi earn

1.32%annual rate30d avg 1.32%. This rate has held close to its 30-day average.
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BinanceNot in US: US residents cannot open this offer.

CeFi · AVAX · CeFi earn

0.18%APR30d avg 0.17%. Today's rate sits well above its 30-day average, and elevated rates tend to fall back.7-day avg · 0.35% today
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D (Higher risk)Higher risk
AVAX offers

1 offer
DeltaPrime logo
DeltaPrime

Avalanche · WAVAX · Yield vault

0.75%APY30d avg 1.14%. This rate has drifted modestly from its 30-day average.
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What each grade's pick carries

A (Lower risk)Aave V3 WAVAX · Avalanche

No risk points under the published rubric. This does not establish that all risks have been measured.

0 risk points → grade A. How we grade.
B (Moderate risk)Benqi Staked Avax sAVAX · Unstaking Cooldown: 15days · Avalanche
  • Very thin liquidity (under $1M, $51K of $240M staked sells at once within 1%, the rest leaves through its issuer)+3
3 risk points → grade B. How we grade.
Average AVAX rate, last 90 days
low 2.03%today 2.91%high 31.1%
Above typicalTypically 2.74%. The average APY across AVAX markets with $10M+ in deposits, weighted by deposits.

How each kind of AVAX yield works

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