Worm vs Polymarket
Last reviewed: November 2026
Worm and Polymarket are both prediction market platforms with order books and Yes/No shares priced between 0 and 1. They differ in how leverage works, which chain they run on, who can create markets and how outcomes are resolved. This page sticks to what each platform publishes about itself.
At a glance
| Topic | Worm | Polymarket |
|---|---|---|
| Leverage | Leverage on the prediction market position itself, on curated leveraged markets. | Separate perpetual contracts ("Perps") with leverage. Yes/No markets are fully backed. |
| Chain and currency | Solana, with USDC on Solana. | Polygon, with pUSD, a token backed by USDC. |
| Market creation | Anyone can create a market for free with AI help. | Markets are created by Polymarket’s team. Users can suggest ideas. |
| Fees | An opening fee on leveraged positions, and a closing fee on your payout when you win or close early. Creators get half of trading fees on their markets. | Taker fees on some markets, set by category. Makers are not charged fees. |
| Resolution | Resolves from the source named in each market’s rules, using Worm AI, price feeds or the source market’s result. | UMA Optimistic Oracle, with a dispute process. |
Leverage
On Worm, leverage applies to the prediction market position itself. On curated leveraged markets, you provide capital and Worm supplies the rest. Gains and losses both scale up, and positions can be liquidated.
Polymarket offers leverage through a separate product, perpetual contracts called Perps. Its Yes/No markets are fully backed.
Chain and settlement
Worm runs on Solana. You trade with USDC on Solana from a Solana wallet, and winning shares pay $1 each at resolution, settled on-chain.
Polymarket runs on Polygon. Trading is collateralized in pUSD, which Polymarket describes as a token backed by USDC.
Who creates markets
On Worm, anyone can create a market for free. Worm’s AI drafts the rules and finds a source to resolve it. Creators earn half of the trading fees on their markets. Leveraged markets are curated by the Worm team.
On Polymarket, markets are created by its markets team. Users can suggest ideas for new markets.
Fees
Worm charges an opening fee on leveraged positions, which comes out of the amount you put in. When you win or close early, a closing fee comes out of your payout. No fee is charged if a position is liquidated or loses at resolution.
Polymarket charges taker fees on some markets, at rates set by category. It says makers are never charged fees and that it does not charge fees to deposit or withdraw USDC.
Resolution
On Worm, each market’s rules name its source. Markets resolve from that source, using Worm AI, price feeds such as Chainlink for crypto price windows, or the source market’s result. Imported markets follow the result of their source market.
Polymarket resolves prediction markets with the UMA Optimistic Oracle. Anyone can propose an outcome by posting a bond, and disputes go to a vote.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Worm prices come from real bids and asks, and its leveraged markets also draw on other platforms’ order books. Polymarket uses a central limit order book.
Worm offers leverage on curated prediction markets. Polymarket offers leverage through separate perpetual contracts. Leverage on either can lead to liquidation.
On Worm, yes, for free. On Polymarket, markets are created by its team and users can suggest ideas.