> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.x1id.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fees > Pay once, own forever — no renewals. How X1ID pricing works: one-time registration priced by name length, an optional NFT fee, and a 2% marketplace fee on sales. # Fees X1ID is designed to be simple: **you pay once and own your handle forever.** There are no renewals, no subscriptions, and no expiry dates. Here's the full picture. X1ID pricing tiers by name length, in XNT. ## One-time registration Registering a handle is a **single, one-time payment** in **XNT** (X1's native token). After that, the handle is yours to keep — you never pay again to hold it. Because there's no renewal, your handle can't lapse and can't be snatched by someone else because you missed a payment. That permanence is the whole point of a name people send money to. ### Priced by length The price depends on how **short** the name is: * **Shorter names cost more.** A one- or two-character handle is rare and premium; longer, everyday names are inexpensive. * Every length has its own price, and the longest names share the lowest tier. Exact prices are set on-chain and are shown to you in the app before you confirm, so you always see the cost up front. Prices are quoted in XNT and can shift over time, so we don't print fixed numbers here. Check the live pricing curve at **x1id.io/pricing** for the current cost at every length. ## Premium & reserved names Some names aren't available for ordinary registration — short names, brands, tickers, and well-known words were set aside at launch. These reach new owners through the **marketplace** (a listing or an auction) rather than by direct registration. If a premium name is what you want, look for it on [app.x1id.io/marketplace](https://app.x1id.io/marketplace). ## The 2% marketplace fee When a handle is **sold** on the X1ID marketplace, a **2% fee** applies to the sale. If you're just registering and holding your own handle, this never touches you — it only applies when handles change hands through a sale. ## Optional: turning your handle into an NFT Turning your handle into an NFT is **entirely optional** and carries its own **separate one-time fee** (also priced by length, and smaller than registration). Most holders never need this — it exists for people who specifically want to trade their handle on standard NFT marketplaces. If you never mint, you never pay it. See the [FAQ](/faq) for what tokenizing does. ## At a glance | What | Cost | When | | ------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ----------------------- | | Register a handle | One-time, in XNT, priced by length | Once, when you claim it | | Hold your handle | **Free forever** | No renewals, ever | | Turn a handle into an NFT (optional) | Separate one-time fee | Only if you choose to | | Sell a handle on the marketplace | 2% of the sale | Only when it sells | Whatever you're about to pay is always shown in the app before you confirm. Nothing is charged without you approving it in your wallet first.