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OKX vs Pendle

Across the 3 assets both pay yield on, Pendle pays more on 3 of them. OKX is a custodial CeFi platform; Pendle is non-custodial DeFi. All yields below are live.

Updated 30 Sep 2026, 15:00 UTC
OKX logo
OKX
CeFi
12.0%B
top-ranked of 16 live yields
Custodial
Pendle logo
Pendle
DeFi
11.7%C
top-ranked of 46 live yields
Non-custodial

Head to head

Top-ranked APY
The first rate after weighing risk, not the highest listed
12.0%best
11.7%
Live assets
Breadth of assets they pay yield on
16best
15
Live yields
16
46best
Custody model
DeFi = non-custodial, on-chain; CeFi = a custodial earn account
CeFi
DeFi
Best grade available
A = lower risk, D = higher risk
B
Abest
Total value locked
Deeper liquidity across their live markets
-
$343Mbest

Same asset, top-ranked APY on each

AssetOKXPendle
ETH
0.51%
4.17%
HYPE
0.47%
2.95%
BNB
0.13%
1.66%

Each platform's top-ranked APY for every asset both pay yield on right now. For the best place to earn on YOUR asset, start from your asset and BitcoinYield ranks the highest live yield that fits.

Which should you earn on?

Earn on OKX

  • Broader selection (16 assets vs 15).
  • A custodial earn account: simplest to use if you would rather not manage a wallet.

Earn on Pendle

  • Pays more on 3 of the 3 shared assets.
  • Non-custodial: you keep control of your assets on-chain, vs OKX's custodial account.
  • Better risk grade (A vs B).
  • Deeper liquidity ($343M TVL vs -).

Not sure? Pick your asset and risk tier and we rank the highest live yield that actually fits across both of these and every other platform. See how we rank.

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