By People searching ani gmgn want two things: the live ANI chart inside GMGN's terminal, and a way to tell the original token apart from the copies that borrowed the name. ANI is a Solana token, so on GMGN you switch the chain selector to Solana, pay the flat 1% GMGN fee plus a priority fee you set, and read the security panel before clicking buy.
ANI is an attention token in the purest sense: it exists because a character in someone else's product went viral.
What is Ani?
Ani is the anime-style AI companion character xAI added to Grok in July 2025, alongside the Grok 4 release. Within days, developers launched a Solana memecoin named after her, usually listed on data sites as "Ani Grok Companion" with the ticker ANI. The token went live on 15 July 2025 through the Bonk launchpad ecosystem on Solana.
The important fact for anyone typing "gmgn ani" into a search box: the token is not an xAI product. There is no confirmed affiliation with xAI, Grok or Elon Musk, and none has ever been announced. The coin borrows a character's name and the traffic that comes with it.
The launch was violent in both directions. Benzinga reported the coin reaching roughly $70 million in market capitalization within three days, and centralized venues moved fast, with Bitget opening spot trading on 15 July 2025 and HTX following on 16 July. Public trackers read in September 2026 show it at a small fraction of that peak. Treat that shape, a vertical launch followed by a long bleed, as the base case for character-derived memecoins.
Which chain and where it trades
ANI is a Solana SPL token. On GMGN, set the chain to Solana (gmgn.ai/?chain=sol) before searching the ticker. Tokens called Ani exist on BSC, Base and Ethereum too; they are unrelated launches riding the same name, and the GMGN chains guide explains how the chain selector changes what you are looking at.
This page publishes no contract address, on purpose. A pasted address is the single easiest thing for a phishing page to swap. Open the token inside GMGN, expand the security panel, and compare the contract character by character with the one on the project's official X account. The GMGN phishing check guide walks through exactly how lookalike addresses are built.
How to trade ANI on GMGN
- Log in at gmgn.ai with Telegram, Google, email or Phantom; the GMGN login guide covers the differences, and Telegram login is the one that unlocks automation later.
- Fund your Solana wallet on GMGN and leave at least 0.05 SOL untouched for gas and rent.
- Switch the chain to Solana and search ANI. Sort by liquidity and age, and pick the token that matches a July 2025 launch, not one deployed last week.
- Set your priority fee (0.002–0.005 SOL for a normal manual trade, per GMGN's recommendation) and slippage, then buy. The how to use GMGN walkthrough covers the trade panel.
- Plan the exit with a take-profit and stop-loss from the GMGN limit orders and stop-loss guide. Auto-created TP/SL orders last 24 hours, so renew them.
What to check before buying
GMGN's security panel is the fastest filter for a token like this:
- Mint authority and freeze authority: both should read disabled. Anything else means supply or your ability to sell can be changed.
- LP burned % and rug probability: a launchpad graduate should show burned liquidity.
- Top-10 holder %: a thin, concentrated top 10 means a single wallet can set the price.
- Snipers, bundlers and insiders %: high numbers on a name-grab token usually mean a coordinated launch rather than organic demand.
- Dev sold and the phishing flag: either one is a reason to close the tab.
The GMGN meme tracker guide explains how each field is calculated, and GMGN filters let you screen out bundled launches automatically.
Fees on GMGN for ANI
| Cost item | Amount | Who receives it |
|---|---|---|
| GMGN platform fee | 1% per buy and 1% per sell | GMGN |
| Priority fee | User-set, 0.0001–2 SOL | Solana validators |
| Tip (private node) | Optional, 0.0001–2 SOL | Jito-style nodes |
| Anti-MEV | Min 0.002 SOL priority + 0.0001 SOL tip | Validators / nodes |
Source: GMGN's fee documentation (docs.gmgn.ai/index/gmgn-fees-settings). Small tickets are where this hurts: a 0.002 SOL priority fee is 2% of a 0.1 SOL trade but 0.2% of a 1 SOL trade, on top of the 1% platform fee. The GMGN fees guide has the round-trip math.
Risk notes
ANI has no revenue, no product and no relationship with the company that created the character it is named after. Liquidity is far thinner than in July 2025, so slippage and exit risk are real at size. Name-grab tokens also attract the most imposters, and a clone with an identical logo is the most common way an "ani gmgn" search ends badly. This is an independent guide; GMGN AI App Guide is not affiliated with GMGN, and nothing here is investment advice.
Key takeaways
- ANI is a Solana memecoin launched 15 July 2025, named after xAI's Grok companion character, with no confirmed affiliation to xAI or Elon Musk.
- On GMGN, trade it with the chain selector set to Solana; versions on other chains are separate tokens.
- Verify the contract in the security panel against the project's official X account rather than any pasted address.
- Cost per leg is 1% plus your priority fee; keep 0.05 SOL in reserve.
- Check mint and freeze authority, LP burn, top-10 concentration and bundler share before trading it on the GMGN AI app.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ani on GMGN?
Yes. Set GMGN's chain selector to Solana and search the ANI ticker. The token page shows the candlestick chart, holder list and security panel. Because dozens of tokens use the Ani name, match the contract against the project's own X account before you trade.
Is the ANI token connected to Elon Musk or xAI?
No. Ani is the name of an anime-style AI companion character xAI introduced in Grok in July 2025. The ANI token on Solana was launched by third parties on the back of that attention. Reporting at the time and the token's own listings describe it as community-launched, with no confirmed link to xAI or Musk.
What chain is ANI on?
Solana. ANI was launched through the Bonk launchpad ecosystem in July 2025 and trades as a Solana SPL token. Tokens called Ani on BSC, Base or Ethereum are separate launches, not the same asset. On GMGN, switch to Solana first.
How much does it cost to trade ANI on GMGN?
GMGN charges a flat 1% on every buy and every sell, according to its documentation (docs.gmgn.ai). On top of that you pay a Solana priority fee you set yourself, from 0.0001 to 2 SOL, and an optional tip for private-node routing. There is no subscription.
Open the official terminal, install the iOS or Android app, or start with the Telegram bot. Keep only trading capital in the wallet.
Sources: GMGN documentation, DefiLlama, official app store listings and GMGN's public channels. See our methodology. Last reviewed 2026-09-22.