Priority Fee
A small SOL boost that puts your transaction near the front of the queue — not at the front guaranteed.
When network activity spikes, Solana validators pick which transactions to include first. Priority Fee is the extra SOL you offer on top of the base cost to improve your odds. It doesn't guarantee a fill — it tilts the probability.
The field lives in Trade Strategy alongside Bribe and Slippage. During review the value shown was 0.0002 SOL.
Tune Priority with intent
A tuned Priority Fee is the difference between catching a launch and watching it run without you. Worth 10 seconds before the next session.
What Priority Actually Does
Adds SOL on top of the base transaction fee.
Signals to validators that your transaction is worth prioritizing.
Applies per-transaction — every Buy / Sell uses the current value until you change it.
Inherited from Speed Presets (Slow / Fast / Turbo) when you switch a preset.
It does not guarantee that the trade will succeed, fill at the expected price, or avoid price movement.
When to Review It
Before:
Trading a fast-moving token.
Using Quick Buy or other one-click execution flows.
Trading during heavy market activity (mints, listings, news).
Increasing Slippage or Bribe at the same time — the three settings interact.
A fast environment that warrants Turbo on Priority usually warrants matching tweaks to Bribe and Slippage too.
Cost Risk
Higher Priority increases the SOL spent per transaction, whether or not the trade succeeds. A 0.05 SOL priority on a 0.1 SOL test trade is a 50% premium — pay it deliberately.
Failed transactions still consume the Priority Fee.
Aggressive priority on low-value trades wipes profit.
Stacking Priority + Bribe + High Slippage on a small position can cost more than the position itself.
For deeper coverage, see Risk of Fast Execution Settings and Execution Risks.
More to Explore
The other speed lever in Trade Strategy.
Price tolerance — pair it with Priority on volatile pairs.
Save Priority + Bribe + Slippage as a single profile.
Three speed levers — Priority, Bribe, Slippage — live in the same row. Tune them as a set, not individually. See Trading Settings Overview for the full picture.
FAQs
Does a higher Priority Fee guarantee my transaction lands first?
No — it improves probability, not certainty. Other transactions can outbid yours, and validator order isn't strictly fee-sorted.
What happens to Priority Fee if my trade fails?
You still pay it. The Fee compensates validators for processing the attempt regardless of outcome.
Should Priority match the Turbo preset on every trade?
Only when speed is the bottleneck. Routine trades on liquid pairs don't need Turbo — start at Fast and escalate when you see actual inclusion delays.
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