How to Create a Token on Sui and Get It Trading on Cetus
To create a token on Sui the hard way, you write a Move package, publish it and wire up the coin type yourself. The short way skips all of that and still gives you the same asset, published under your own wallet.
Sui is not an EVM chain with different gas. Its contracts are written in Move and assets behave differently, which is good news in one specific way: your logo, description and links live with the token itself instead of being filed with an explorer weeks later.
This covers the fields that matter, the optional actions, what you pay in SUI and how the coin reaches a market.
If you would rather watch it, this walkthrough covers the whole process:
How to create a token on Sui step by step
Everything runs inside the Sui Token Creator from Smithii. Have a funded Sui wallet ready, plus a logo and a sentence describing the project.
- Connect your Sui wallet. It receives the supply and whatever authority the configuration leaves in place.
- Enter the name and symbol. The ticker is capped at 8 characters and both are stored with the token.
- Write the description. This field has no EVM equivalent, so do not skip past it. Keep it short and concrete.
- Upload the image. PNG or JPG, roughly 1000×1000.
- Choose decimals and supply. Six decimals is the usual Sui setting, and the supply is minted at creation.
- Review the optional actions before committing. They are covered below.
- Create Token and approve in your wallet.
Once the transaction settles the coin is published on Sui and the supply is distributed according to the configuration you chose.
How each field works
Name and symbol
These are the visible face of the coin, shown on Sui explorers and on the DEXs where it eventually trades. Make the ticker short, memorable and not already taken, because it is what people will type and search for.
Description
Sui stores this with the token, so it is worth more than a placeholder. Say what the coin is for in one clear sentence rather than filling the field with adjectives.
Decimals
Six is the standard choice on Sui and covers almost every use case. Change it only when your tokenomics genuinely demand a different precision.
Supply
The total minted at creation, and the backbone of your tokenomics. Plan the allocation before you pick the number: what goes to liquidity, what to the team, what stays back for airdrops and rewards.
Image
Design something that reads at small sizes, because that is how it will appear in wallets and on charts. For a meme coin the image is doing most of the marketing, so treat it as the asset it is.
The four optional actions
Sui has a smaller, chain-specific set of extras than the EVM creators. None is required, and each is priced on its own.
- Modify Creator Information (25 SUI). Replaces the creator details attached to the coin, which show Smithii by default, with your project name and website. Worth it if you want the token to look like yours in explorers.
- Multi-Wallet Supply Distribution (25 SUI). Spreads the supply across several wallets during creation rather than leaving the whole allocation in one, which is how tokenomics are supposed to look on day one.
- Create a Liquidity Pool (25 SUI). Sets up the pool through Smithii. Whatever you seed into it is your own capital and separate from this fee.
- Make Mintable (50 SUI). Allows more supply to be issued later. This one changes your trust model, so state clearly why future issuance is needed and who controls it.
What it costs in SUI
Creation is 100 SUI and that covers the base flow on Sui mainnet. The four optional actions are added individually, so a straightforward coin costs the base fee and nothing else. Assets you put into a liquidity pool are your capital, not a fee.
Getting the coin onto a Sui DEX
Publishing a coin does not create a market for it. Until there is liquidity, the supply just sits in your wallet.
Cetus and Turbos Finance are where most Sui tokens trade. A pool pairs your coin against SUI, a stablecoin or another supported asset, and the ratio you deposit sets the opening price. Depth decides how far an ordinary trade moves it, so size the pool around what you actually expect. Our guide on creating a liquidity pool on Sui walks through the setup.
After it is live
- Distribute to your community without hundreds of manual sends: how to do an airdrop on Sui.
- Keep the pair active once holders exist, with the Sui volume bot.
- Apply for listings, free in both cases: CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko.
Launching a meme coin instead? How to create a meme coin on Sui covers that route with the priorities in the right order.
Custody and control
The wallet you connect signs and keeps everything. It receives the supply and any authority the configuration leaves in place, and no part of the flow needs a seed phrase or private key from you.
Removing the need to write Move does not remove the responsibility for the design. Whether the coin can mint more supply, how it is distributed and what the creator information says are all still your calls, and all of them are public.
FAQ
How much does it cost to create a token on Sui?
100 SUI covers the base creation flow. The optional actions are priced separately: 25 SUI each for creator information, multi-wallet distribution and the liquidity pool, and 50 SUI to make the token mintable.
Do I need to write Move?
No. Publishing a coin on Sui normally means writing and publishing a Move package. The tool does that part, so you supply the parameters and your wallet signs.
Why does Sui ask for an image and a description?
Because on Sui they belong to the token. The logo and description are stored with it rather than filed separately with an explorer, which is why they are part of creation instead of an afterthought.
How many decimals should I use?
Six is the common choice on Sui and works for most projects. Pick something else only if your tokenomics genuinely call for it.
Where can my Sui token trade?
Cetus and Turbos Finance are the usual venues. You will need a liquidity pool pairing your token against SUI, a stablecoin or another supported asset before anyone can buy it.
Should I make the token mintable?
Only with a reason you can state publicly. Mintable means the supply can grow after launch, and holders will price that in whether or not you mention it.
Conclusion
Sui works differently from the EVM chains, and that is mostly to your advantage here: the branding travels with the coin and the publication flow is a single approval instead of a Move project.
The choices that still belong to you are the ones worth spending time on. Whether Make Mintable earns its place, how the supply is split, what creator information people see and how deep the first pool goes, none of which any tool decides for you.
Industrial Engineer turned Solana trader. Marketing at Smithii and contributor to the $SHRIMP memecoin launch.
