Are there any Monero pools with 0% fee?

Yes. Monero’s P2Pool offers mining with no pool operator fee, and some centrally run pools may also advertise 0% fees. But “0% fee” does not always mean you receive every bit of your mining income without other costs or deductions.

A clear example: P2Pool

P2Pool is a decentralized mining pool. That means you combine your mining work with other people without one company holding everyone’s rewards and deciding when to pay them.

P2Pool has a 0% pool fee. Its payouts go directly to participating miners through Monero’s block rewards, rather than first passing through an operator’s wallet. There is no separate payout transaction fee or operator-set withdrawal minimum.

However, you do not receive money simply for staying connected. You must submit qualifying shares—proofs of mining work—and have them in the eligible reward window when the pool finds a Monero block.

For a small miner, rewards can therefore be irregular. P2Pool Mini is a version intended for miners with less computing power, but it does not guarantee frequent payouts.

What about ordinary 0% pools?

A centrally run pool collects miners’ work, receives block rewards, and distributes payments under its own rules. Some operators offer a 0% fee as a promotion or fund their service through donations or other income.

Those offers can change. Before choosing one, check its current fee page and payout rules, rather than relying on an old pool comparison.

Look for these details:

• Pool fee: Is it permanently zero, or only a temporary offer?
• Payout deductions: Does the operator deduct a transfer charge when sending your rewards?
• Minimum payout: How much must you earn before the pool sends anything?
• Inactive balances: Can small unpaid balances expire?
• Payment method: How does the pool calculate your share of rewards?

A minimum payout is not a fee. Still, it matters if your mining speed is so low that reaching it could take a very long time.

Zero pool fees do not remove other costs

Your mining program may take a separate developer donation. That is independent of the pool’s fee, so check the program’s settings and documentation.

You also still pay for electricity and put your hardware under sustained load. A pool with no fee is not automatically more profitable than a reliable pool charging a small percentage. Connection failures and rejected shares—work the pool cannot count—can reduce what you earn.

If you mine through a website, check the website’s deductions separately. A zero-fee pool does not prove that the browser mining service is free. The service may keep a portion of your mining work or earnings.

P2Pool itself is not a simple browser-only service. A typical setup uses mining software, P2Pool software, and access to a synchronized Monero node—a computer maintaining and checking the network’s transaction history.

The bottom line

Yes: P2Pool is a clear zero-pool-fee option for Monero. Centrally run 0% offers may also exist, but verify their current terms. Compare the whole setup—pool charges, software donations, website deductions, payout conditions, and electricity—not just the “0%” label.