How to create a token on Sui

This guide walks you through publishing your own Coin on Sui from start to finish — no coding, low fees, done in minutes.

What is Sui?

Sui is a non-EVM layer-1 built in the Move language with an object-centric data model, enabling parallel execution and very high throughput. Tokens on Sui are Coins rather than ERC-20 contracts, and use wallets like Suiet or Sui Wallet.

Why create a token on Sui?

Sui's object model and parallel execution give it a genuinely different architecture from EVM chains — fast, cheap, and designed for consumer-scale apps. A Sui Coin is native to that high-throughput environment.

Step 1 — Set up your wallet

Install a Sui wallet such as Slush or Suiet and create or import a wallet — see best Sui wallets. Our Sui creator connects to any of them via the Wallet Standard.

Step 2 — Get some SUI

You need at least 19.15 SUI: the 19 SUI service fee plus gas. Buy SUI on an exchange and withdraw it to your wallet address — see Sui fees.

Step 3 — Configure your token

Open the Sui token creator and enter your name, symbol, decimals and total supply. Optionally upload an icon and write a short description. Plan your numbers with our tokenomics generator.

Step 4 — Publish

Click create and approve the transaction in your wallet. Your Coin module is published on Sui in seconds, the full supply is minted to you, and you receive the TreasuryCap to mint or burn later.

Step 5 — Make it tradable

Add a liquidity pool on a Sui DEX — see add liquidity on Sui. Consider locking liquidity to build trust, then view your Coin on Suiscan.

Choose supply and decimals with Sui’s limit in mind

The supply and decimals you enter in Step 3 are limited on Sui. It stores coin amounts as 64-bit whole numbers in the smallest unit, so total supply × 10^decimals has to stay below 2⁶⁴, which is about 18.4 quintillion units. In practice that gives these ceilings:

So a token with a supply of one trillion cannot use 9 decimals on Sui; choose 6 or fewer. The creator checks this before you sign and stops with the message “Supply too large for u64. Reduce supply or decimals.” instead of letting the publish fail on-chain.

What lands in your wallet after publishing

Publishing a Coin on Sui creates a new Move package and a handful of objects. After the transaction you will find:

• The full supply, as coins of your new type in your wallet.
• The coin type, shown on the success screen with a copy button. It looks like 0x…::tst::TST: the package ID, then a module name derived from your symbol, then the type name. This is your token’s real identifier: DEXes, explorers and wallets ask for the coin type, not the package ID and not the name.
• The TreasuryCap, the object that lets its holder mint and burn. It is sent to your wallet.
• The UpgradeCap for your package, also sent to your wallet. It controls upgrades of the published package; minting still requires the TreasuryCap.
• The CoinMetadata object with the name, symbol, decimals, description and icon link. The creator freezes it at publication, so on Suiscan it shows as immutable and these details can never be edited. Check every field, and the icon, before you approve.

The TreasuryCap is what careful buyers look at first, because whoever holds it can create more tokens. It has its own object ID, and anyone can look it up on Suiscan to see who owns it. If you announce a fixed supply, say publicly what you did with the TreasuryCap and link the transaction, so holders can check it rather than take your word for it.

A note on standards: Sui’s coin documentation now also describes a newer Currency standard built on a coin registry, with a migration path from the classic coin::create_currency function. Our creator uses the classic function, which produces a standard Coin type that Sui wallets, explorers and DEXes already read.

How much does it cost to create a token on Sui?

Creating a Coin on Sui with our creator costs about 0.02 SUI in network gas, plus the 19 SUI service fee. Keep at least 19.15 SUI in your wallet. There is no separate listing charge — once deployed, your Coin (Move) is immediately tradable on Cetus and Turbos as soon as you add a liquidity pool.

How the 19 SUI fee and the gas are charged

Everything happens in one programmable transaction block that your wallet signs once. Inside it, 19 SUI is split from your gas coin and sent to our fee wallet, your package is published, and the UpgradeCap is sent to your wallet. Sui executes a transaction block all or nothing: if publishing fails, the fee transfer is reverted with it, and you only lose the gas that the failed attempt used.

Before asking for a signature, the creator stops if your balance is below about 19.12 SUI (the fee plus a 0.12 SUI gas buffer), so keep the 19.15 SUI recommended above. The gas budget is capped at 0.1 SUI, and the gas actually charged for a publish is typically around 0.02 SUI. Part of that is a storage fee for the new package and objects. Sui normally refunds most of a storage fee when objects are deleted later, but a published package and frozen metadata are permanent, so in practice that part stays paid.

Verifying your contract on Suiscan

The generator deploys an already-verified contract, so anyone can inspect the source on Suiscan. A verified contract is a core trust signal — share your Suiscan link so holders can confirm the total supply, ownership status and that there are no hidden mint or blacklist functions.

Security tips for your Sui token

A few habits protect your holders on Sui: decide up front whether to keep minting open or renounce it for a fixed supply, add liquidity and then lock it so buyers know it can't be pulled, test with a small amount first, and never promise guaranteed returns. If you plan a fair launch, read our guide on avoiding scams and rug pulls.

Adding liquidity on Cetus, Turbos and other Sui DEXes

To make the Coin tradable, open a pool on a Sui DEX such as Cetus, Turbos, Aftermath or BlueMove, connecting the wallet that holds your supply. When the DEX asks for the token, paste the full coin type from your success screen; searching by name often brings up look-alike tokens. Pair it with SUI or with USDC, which Circle issues natively on Sui, and the ratio of your deposit sets the opening price.

Cetus and Turbos use concentrated-liquidity pools, where you choose a price range. For a brand-new token with no price history, a wide or full range is the safer choice: a narrow range quickly runs out of one side and leaves the pool unable to trade. Keep the position or LP tokens the DEX gives you in a secure wallet, because they are your claim on the pooled funds.

Launching a meme coin on Sui

A Sui meme coin is the same Coin you publish above. The meme part lies in a few choices that are hard to undo:

• Respect the supply limit. Big meme supplies collide with Sui’s 64-bit ceiling, so pick decimals from the table above. One billion tokens fits with 9 decimals; one trillion needs 6 or fewer.
• Get the artwork right first. The icon link, name and symbol are frozen at publication. A typo in the ticker is permanent, and the only fix is a new token.
• Decide what happens to the TreasuryCap. Meme buyers expect a fixed supply, so tell them where the TreasuryCap is and let them verify it on Suiscan.
• Seed the pool before you promote. Sending people to a token with no pool, or a tiny one, invites copycats and bad fills.

Sui also has bonding-curve meme launchpads, where a token starts on a curve and moves to a DEX once it reaches a target. They cost less up front, but the platform defines the contract and the rules. Publishing your own Coin costs the 19 SUI service fee and leaves you holding the TreasuryCap and control of the pool. Our general meme coin guide covers marketing and safety in more depth.

Sui token creator options compared

What it costs to publish a Coin on Sui by different routes (checked 2026-10-27):

Our creator needs no code, sends you the TreasuryCap and UpgradeCap, and freezes the metadata at publication. Publishing your own package means writing, testing and publishing the Move module yourself; it is the lowest-cost route if you can write Move. If you cannot, compare what each tool hands you after publishing, not only the fee.

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