How to create a pool on Solana (Orca Whirlpools, Raydium CLMM)
Create a new pool on Solana with Orca Whirlpools, Raydium CLMM — directly on the official contracts/programs, with a market-checked starting price and the first liquidity in one flow.
When should you create a pool?
Create a pool when your token pair has none yet, or you want a different fee tier (e.g. 1% for volatile tokens, 0.05% for stablecoins). The creator sets the starting price; if it differs from the market, arbitrage bots immediately take the difference out of your liquidity.
Step by step
- Open Create pool and choose Solana and the DEX (Orca Whirlpools, Raydium CLMM).
- Enter both tokens (contract / mint address). BaniPool checks token security and whether the same pool already exists.
- Pick a fee tier and set the starting price — BaniPool compares it with the market price and warns you if it deviates.
- Fill in the first deposit (both tokens, or Zap with one token) and its price range.
- Sign in your wallet (Phantom, Solflare, Backpack). The pool is created and seeded, then appears on its pool page and in your Profile.
Solana for liquidity providers
Solana settles transactions in ~400 ms blocks for a fraction of a cent. Concentrated liquidity lives on Orca Whirlpools, Raydium CLMM and Meteora DLMM (price bins), while standard pools live on Raydium CPMM, Meteora DAMM v2 and PumpSwap — where new tokens usually trade first. Network fees are near zero, but every position opens an account that needs rent — e.g. ~0.04 SOL for a Meteora DLMM position — refunded when the position is closed. Keep a little extra SOL on top of your capital.
Creating a pool on Solana
Solana pools are created on Orca Whirlpools or Raydium CLMM at your own starting price. With the private mempool on, pool creation + first deposit + tip are sent as one atomic Jito bundle: everything lands in the same block or not at all, so snipers cannot slip in between.
The mempool on Solana
Solana has no Ethereum-style public mempool, but transactions are forwarded to upcoming leaders and can be seen by bots before they land — enough for new-pool sniping and swap sandwiches. On BaniPool the private mempool is live: transactions are sent through Jito (bundles / bundleOnly) with a small tip, so they are not broadcast publicly before landing.
Snipers & the starting price
New pools are sniper targets: once a pool is visible, bots can buy first or move the price before your liquidity lands. Seeding liquidity together with creation, using a market price and — on Solana — the Jito private mempool reduce this risk.
DEXes on Solana supported by BaniPool
Top Solana pools (TVL)
| Pool | DEX | Fee | TVL | Fee APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOL / USDC | Orca Whirlpools | 0.04% | $19.5M | 55.7% |
| SOL / USDC | Raydium CLMM | 0.04% | $5.8M | 39% |
| USDC / SOL | PumpSwap | 0.3% | $5.2M | 65% |
| SOL / JitoSOL | Orca Whirlpools | 0.01% | $4.5M | 0.4% |
| SOL / USDC | Meteora DLMM | 0.041% | $3.7M | 98.1% |
| SOL / USDC | Meteora DLMM | 0.1% | $2.5M | 68.6% |
| SOL / USDC | Meteora DLMM | 0.2044% | $2M | 13.2% |
| JUP / SOL | Meteora DLMM | 0.1548% | $1.9M | 46% |
| SOL / RAY | Raydium CLMM | 0.05% | $1.7M | 12.9% |
| USDC / USDT | Raydium CLMM | 0.01% | $1.6M | 3.6% |
FAQ
How much does it cost to create a pool on Solana?
Only the network fee plus your first deposit.
What happens if the starting price is wrong?
Arbitrage bots will trade the pool until it matches the market, taking the difference from your liquidity. That is why BaniPool shows the market price and rejects the deposit if the pool price moved away from the price you set.
Can I create a pool for a token I just launched?
Yes. Enter your token address; BaniPool reads the contract on-chain. Make sure the token's authorities and taxes are in order, because its security score is shown to every pool visitor.