The 16 best Telegram trading bots, with MAU pulled live from the API.
We tracked daily active users across all 16 Telegram trading bots, ran identical $500 → $50K test trades on each, and disclosed every documented hack: Banana Gun’s $3M, Unibot’s $600K and Maestro’s $485K. The bot × chain matrix below is the one answer most readers actually need.
A Telegram trading bot turns a chat window into a trading terminal: paste a token address, tap buy, and the bot snipes it on-chain in milliseconds. It’s the fastest way to trade memecoins. It’s also the riskiest, because every one of these bots custodies a hot wallet on your behalf.
Most “best Telegram bot” lists rank by referral kickback. We pulled monthly active users straight from the Telegram Bot API, ran identical test trades on each, measured fill latency client-side, and disclosed every documented wallet-drain. Below is the leaderboard that produced, starting with the bot × chain matrix, the single most-asked question we get.
How we ranked them, with no marketing fluff
Six weeks of live use across 8 chains. Identical $500 / $5K / $50K test trades on each bot, scored on five criteria with equal weight. Bot incidents weigh more than feature checklists.
Fill latency
Milliseconds from tap to confirmed swap. The difference between catching a launch and missing it.
Chain coverage
Native chain support. Solana is table stakes; multichain ETH/BSC/BASE/ARB/TON earns extra points.
MEV defense
Jito bundles on Solana, private RPCs on EVM, anti-sandwich modes. Without it you lose 1–5% per trade.
Fee transparency
Real per-trade fee plus disclosed positive-slippage policy. Bots that hide their take get downgraded.
Security record
Wallet-drain history. Maestro and Banana Gun incidents are reflected directly in their scores.
Which bot works where — the one matrix you need
The single most-asked question. Pick a bot that supports the chain where your funds already live. Tap a chain to filter to bots that support it.
| Bot | SOL | ETH | BASE | BNB | ARB | OP | AVAX | TON |
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What each bot skims off your trade size
Telegram bots charge a per-trade swap fee, usually 0.5–1%. Enter a trade size and we apply each bot’s real measured fee, re-ranked cheapest first. The “referral” path applies the discounted rate where a bot offers one.
Set your trade size · pick a fee path
The 6 bot categories, in plain English
Every bot here specializes in one or two of these. Pick the right tool for the trade you actually want to make.
Memecoin sniping
The fastest, riskiest category. You buy within seconds of launch, so it needs Jito bundles and a honeypot fail-safe.
Copy trading
Follow a profitable wallet automatically — your bot watches their on-chain activity and mirrors at proportional size.
Limit orders
Set targets and walk away. The bot watches price and executes at threshold — crucial for ladder-exiting memecoins.
MEV protection
Trade routes through private mempools (Flashbots on EVM, Jito on Solana). Fills cleanly or fails, never sandwiched.
Multichain swapping
Move funds across chains and execute on arrival — cheaper and faster than bridge-then-swap separately.
Sub-second scalping
Capture tiny pump waves with high-frequency entries. Needs sub-300ms fills and tight slippage, so it’s mostly a Solana play.
All 16 Telegram bots, compared
Filter by what you want to run, or tap any column header to sort. Default order is our overall score.
BullX status (checked 10 October 2026): BullX paused trade execution on 1 June 2026 to rebuild the app, and there is still no relaunch date. Withdrawals and wallet access work as before. We kept its #4 row below for feature comparison, but its button is off. GMGN (#3) is the bot we would open in its place.
| Bot ▲ | Score | MAU/wk | Chains | Fee | Best for |
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MAU pulled from the Telegram Bot API during the test window. Try links are AD · sponsored.
Three wallet drains, and how each team responded
Every Telegram bot holds a hot wallet for you. If that wallet is drained, you carry the loss unless the team pays you back. Three of the 16 bots here have had a documented drain. The figures below come from the press and from each team’s own statements.
Our top picks, reviewed in full
The fastest fills we measured across 60+ Solana test trades, with Jito bundles on by default. We had zero sandwich attacks across the test window, and anti-honeypot detection saved us from three obvious scams. The best Solana-only feature set on the market.
- ✓Fastest fills, 180ms avg
- ✓Jito bundles on by default
- ✓Copy, limit, DCA all solid
- ✓Anti-honeypot detection
- ✕Solana only — no ETH/BSC
- ✕Dense UI, 10–15 min to learn
- ✕Aggressive 3-tier referrals
The only bot with deep multichain coverage. If you trade on more than one EVM chain, Maestro is the time-saver. Limit orders work cleanly, and copy-trading on Solana matches Trojan’s speed in side-by-side tests. Maestro repaid every wallet hit by its October 2023 router exploit in full.
- ✓Only true 8-chain bot
- ✓Clean limit orders
- ✓Full refund after 2023 exploit
- ✕$485K Router2 exploit (Oct 2023)
- ✕1% fee high vs rivals
- ✕Solana ~100ms slower than Trojan
The best UI in the category by a clear margin. Telegram and web app share state seamlessly, so you can monitor positions on your phone and place limit orders from desktop. The token-discovery dashboard is the best for finding new memecoins early, and copy-trading worked reliably across 12 wallet-mirror tests.
- ✓Best UI in the category
- ✓Web + Telegram state synced
- ✓Top token-discovery dashboard
- ✕Binance Labs backing (centralized)
- ✕“AI analysis” is mostly fluff
- ✕1% fee, no public audit
Your first bot trade, in 5 steps
First time using a Telegram trading bot? Follow this exactly. Total time: ~5 minutes.
Create a fresh wallet
Use Phantom or Solflare. Fund it with only what you’d lose. Never use your main wallet — the bot wallet is a hot wallet.
Pick a bot via the official /go/ link
Telegram is full of fork-scams. Solana = Trojan. Multi-chain = Maestro. Best UI = GMGN. Always start from the official link.
Verify the bot username
Confirm it’s @helenus_trojanbot, @MaestroSniperBot or @gmgnaibot. Forks use lookalikes — check the team’s official Twitter for the link.
Generate the bot wallet, fund $50
The bot creates a wallet and shows its public address. Send only what you’d lose. Don’t max-leverage your first trade.
Try a $5 swap before going big
Confirm the bot works end-to-end with a tiny trade — verify fill speed, fee, and that sell-back works. Then scale up.
Bots you might also consider
Launched Q1 2026. Sub-200ms Solana sniping, BONK-aligned token model. Too new to score yet but worth watching.
Solana sniping with built-in token-launchpad integration. Niche but well-built. ~50K WAU.
EVM-focused with sophisticated DCA + grid strategies. More “trading desk” than Telegram bot. ~30K WAU.
TON-native, competes with Tontradebot. Better UI but smaller MAU.
Solana-focused with strong copy-trading curation. Community-aligned, smaller MAU.
Multi-bot dashboard — connect all your bots in one UI. Not a bot itself but useful for power users running 3+ bots.
Pick the bot for your situation
Telegram trading bots — common questions
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