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Overview

Manual Mode gives you full control over your trade settings on Jupiter. Unlike Ultra Mode, which handles everything automatically, Manual Mode lets you configure slippage, transaction broadcasting, speed, and fees yourself. Manual Mode does not charge any Jupiter commission. You only pay Solana network fees and, if applicable, Jito tips. Pricing is aggregated through JupiterZ and Metis for the best rates.
Manual Mode does not include MEV protection. Transactions executed in Manual Mode fall outside Jupiter’s supported execution model. If MEV protection is important to you, use Ultra Mode.

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Settings

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Slippage

  • Dynamic Slippage — Automatically adapts to the token and current market conditions.
  • Fixed Slippage — Set a specific percentage threshold for tighter control.

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Transaction Broadcasting

Choose how your transaction is sent to the network:
Uses a typical RPC with a Priority Fee to speed up block inclusion.
If your transaction is processed through a typical RPC, only the Priority Fee is paid. If processed through Jito validators, both the Priority Fee and the Jito tip are paid.

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Speed

Adjust the urgency of your transaction:
  • Fast — Lower fees
  • Turbo — Moderate fees
  • Ultra — Higher fees for maximum speed

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Fee Modes

  • Max Cap — A dynamically estimated maximum fee based on your trade size.
  • Exact Fee — Specify an exact fee amount for your transaction.

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Advanced Settings

  • Direct Route Only — Restricts your trade to a single liquidity pool. This simplifies routing but may limit options and lead to less optimal prices.
  • Use wSOL — Wrapped SOL (wSOL) makes frequent SOL trades faster by avoiding the need to wrap/unwrap tokens manually.
  • AMM Exclusion — Excludes specific Automated Market Makers (AMMs) from routing. This setting is not permanent and resets after refreshing the page.

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JupiterZ

JupiterZ is an RFQ (Request For Quote) system that enables market makers to provide competitive quotes for top token pairs. It allows users to receive the best possible execution price available from both onchain and off-chain liquidity at the moment they wish to trade. JupiterZ is used as a liquidity source in both Ultra Mode and Manual Mode.

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Metis

Metis is a DEX aggregation engine originally built by Jupiter and launched in 2023. It is a sophisticated onchain liquidity aggregator designed to find the most efficient trade route for any token pair by factoring in price, slippage, and the difference between quoted and executed prices across multiple DEXes. In 2025, Jupiter released Metis v1.6, which introduced more advanced route splitting and expanded support for a wider range of intermediate tokens. Metis is now a standalone, open-source project. For more details, see the Metis documentation.