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How to swap tokens on Meteora

You often need a second token before you can add liquidity. Meteora gives you two ways to swap: the Jupiter Terminal, which searches all of Solana for the best route, and each pool's own Swap tab. Here is when to use which, and what to check first.

  • 5 min tutorial
  • Checked 29 Sep 2026
  • By StonkBuilder Community
Best for
Getting the second token you need for a position, or making a quick trade.
You'll need
  • A Solana wallet with SOL for fees
  • The token you're swapping from
Cost
The pool's trading fee (base plus dynamic) and the network fee. The price impact the app shows doesn't include the trading fee.
Open Meteora

Worked example

Reading the swap details

A pool's Swap tab
You pay
100.00 USDC
You receive (estimate)
0.8441 SOL
Swap info
Price impact
0.02%, not counting the swap fee
Pool fee
base fee + dynamic fee
Slippage
your setting
Minimum received
shown before you sign
Swap

A sketch of the controls Meteora's user guide names, not a screenshot. Amounts are illustrative, at a SOL price of $118.41.

Step by step

  1. Open the Jupiter Terminal

    For most swaps, select the Jupiter Terminal icon at the bottom left of the screen. It looks for the best rate across Solana's markets.[1]

  2. Connect and pick your tokens

    In the pop-up, your wallet connects automatically if you're already connected to Meteora. Choose the token to sell and the token to buy.[1]

  3. Or use one pool's “Swap” tab

    To trade in a specific pool, open it and select the “Swap” tab. DLMM, DAMM v2 and DAMM v1 pools all have one.[1]

  4. Check liquidity and price

    Before a pool swap, make sure the pool has enough liquidity and that its price matches the market.[1]

  5. Check your settings

    Make sure you're comfortable with the transaction fee and your slippage setting.[1]

  6. Read “Swap info” and confirm

    Check the “Swap info” section, then confirm and approve the transaction in your wallet.[1]

Open Meteora

Good to know

  • Price impact is the gap between the value you put in and the value you get out.[1]
  • The app's price impact ignores slippage and the swap fee, and values tokens with Jupiter's prices.[1]
  • Want to swap and add liquidity at once? A DLMM pool's “Ape In” button does both in one transaction.[3]

Which one to use

The Jupiter Terminal compares many routes, so it is usually the better price for ordinary swaps. A pool's Swap tab trades only in that pool, which is useful when you want to use a specific market, for example to top up a position in it.[1]

Slippage, in plain words

Slippage is how far the price may move against you between clicking and the trade landing. A higher setting makes the trade more likely to go through; a lower one protects your price. Meteora's guides don't give a default, so start low and raise it only if trades fail.[1]

Sources

  1. Meteora docs: How to Swap Tokens on Meteora docs.meteora.ag/user-guides/swapping-tokens-on-meteora
  2. Meteora docs: Getting Started docs.meteora.ag/user-guides/getting-started-with-meteora
  3. Meteora docs: DLMM Dynamic Terminal docs.meteora.ag/user-guides/how-to-use-dlmm/dynamic-terminal

Checked on 29 Sep 2026. Meteora ships often and changes fees, rewards and products; the linked pages and the chain are the source of truth.

Independent community guide by StonkBuilder. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Meteora. Nothing here is financial advice or an offer to buy, sell or deposit anything. Providing liquidity can lose money. Checked on 29 Sep 2026; meteora.ag and docs.meteora.ag are the source of truth.