Kreo vs PolyCop (2026): which one wins?
Both tools last verified · methodology · changelog
Kreo versus PolyCop splits cleanly along the security-versus-price axis: Kreo's Privy enclaves, Safe infrastructure, and 2FA against PolyCop's 0.5% flat rate — the cheapest hosted-bot pricing we verified and roughly a third of Kreo's cost at 50¢ odds. Each wins its dimension decisively; the question is which dimension runs your decision.
Capability by capability
| Capability | Kreo | PolyCop |
|---|---|---|
| Copy trading | Yes Tracks top Polymarket and Kalshi wallets on-chain and mirrors their entries and exits under user sizing rules. | Yes Real-time mirroring of pasted wallet addresses; vendor claims roughly 30% of copies fill in the same block. |
| Copy filters & sizing controls | Yes Fixed-amount or percent-of-balance sizing, daily loss limits, per-market caps, and 13 market-category filters (e.g. skip Sports). Less granular than PolyBot's per-outcome and odds-range controls. | Yes Well documented: proportional sizing, price offsets, expiration times, per-market caps, copy-at-minimum or skip handling, stop-loss/take-profit per copy, and sub-wallet isolation per copied target. |
| Analytics on followed wallets | Partial Performance analytics and a top-trader leaderboard are advertised; per-wallet PnL/hit-rate depth is not documented. | Partial A web copy-backtesting tool and Polymarket leaderboard integration; no in-depth per-wallet PnL dashboard documented. |
| Strategy automation | Partial Limit orders with expirations and an auto-trade mode for 5m/15m crypto markets; no general strategy builder documented. | Yes AFK Auto Trade rule engine for BTC/ETH/SOL/XRP short-term markets: time windows, price bands, BTC-move triggers, optional MACD/KDJ/ATR indicator filters, running server-side 24/7. |
| Take-profit / stop-loss / trailing | Yes Take-profit, stop-loss, and trailing stop-losses advertised per trade. | Yes Adjustable take-profit and stop-loss on every copied or automated trade; trailing stops not documented. |
| Auto-claim resolved positions | Unknown Auto-redemption of resolved positions is not documented in the sources we reviewed. | Unknown Auto-redemption of resolved positions is not documented. |
| In-group Telegram trading | Unknown No in-group trading or group discovery features documented. | Unknown No group features documented. |
| Cross-chain deposits | Yes Bridged deposits with $2–$7 minimums depending on chain; funds held as USDC.e on Polygon. | Yes USDC/USDT deposits from Polygon, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and BSC. |
| Wallet discovery & leaderboards | Yes In-product leaderboard of top traders to follow. | Partial Polymarket leaderboard integration mentioned in docs; the primary flow is pasting wallet addresses you find yourself. |
| Platform surface | Yes Telegram bot plus a web app; no Telegram Mini App documented. Docs describe the bot as Telegram-only with the web surface as a separate terminal. | Yes Telegram bot as the primary surface, a web dashboard for copy-risk management, and a separate web backtester. The domain sprawl (polycopbot.com, polycop.ai, polycop.fun) plus third-party lookalike warnings make it important to verify which site you're on. |
| Referral program | Yes Multi-tier: 30–35% level 1, 3% level 2, 2% level 3, plus 5–25% fee cashback by tier. | Yes 25% of referred traders' fees, scaling to a 45% revenue share with network volume. |
Editorial scores side by side
| Dimension (weight) | Kreo | PolyCop |
|---|---|---|
| Security & Custody (20%) | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Execution Speed (15%) | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Configurability & Risk Controls (15%) | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Feature Richness (15%) | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Reliability & Uptime (10%) | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Platform Surface & Mini App (10%) | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| Track Record & Reputation (10%) | 7.5 | 7.0 |
| Fees & Value (5%) | 6.0 | 9.0 |
| Weighted overall | 8.2 | 7.6 |
Scores follow the published rubric; every dimension score has a written rationale on each tool's review page.
Security: a clear points win for Kreo
Kreo’s custody documentation reads like a checklist: keys generated by Privy in hardware secure enclaves, Gnosis Safe as the wallet layer, bot permissions limited to trading with no ability to withdraw to external addresses, and vendor-listed two-factor authentication. Its one gap is a private-key export path we could not find documented. PolyCop offers the mirror image — key export to MetaMask is agreed by every source — but its core custody account is contested: per the vendor’s safety page, the key never leaves your Telegram session; per Gain Gorilla, it sits encrypted on PolyCop’s servers so the bot can trade unattended; and the docs’ description of AFK strategies running around the clock in the cloud fits the second account better than the first. No audit exists to arbitrate, so Kreo takes the dimension comfortably.
Price: PolyCop by a wide margin
PolyCop’s 0.5% flat is the cheapest hosted rate we verified, with free deposits and withdrawals and sponsored gas. Kreo’s odds-curve peaks near 1.75% at even money — on a $2,000 position at 50¢, roughly $35 against PolyCop’s $10 — and its premium subscription and performance fees have no public schedule. Minimums cut both ways: PolyCop wants about $10 to trade and $50 for copy trading; Kreo takes copied trades from $1 with no minimum for direct Polygon deposits.
Feature trade-offs
Kreo’s headline feature is coverage: Polymarket and Kalshi in one bot, plus advertised trailing stop-losses, which PolyCop does not document. PolyCop counters with the more specific speed record — snipes landing within two Polygon blocks and about three in ten copies filling in the leader’s own block, figures Gain Gorilla corroborates — a rule-based AFK engine with MACD/KDJ/ATR indicator filters, a web backtester, and sub-wallet isolation per copied target. Copy filters are strong on both and both trail our top pick’s odds-range and per-outcome granularity — see the full ranking for that comparison. Both brands also carry an authenticity chore: Kreo warns of fake Telegram handles impersonating it, and PolyCop’s multi-domain footprint draws third-party lookalike warnings.
Where that leaves you
If custody documentation or Kalshi drives the decision, Kreo is worth its curve. If cost per trade compounds across your strategy and you size to the custody unknown, PolyCop’s pricing is unmatched among hosted bots.
Key facts compared
Kreo
| Trading fee | 0.30% minimum, peaking around 1.75% at 50¢ odds (varies by odds) — max(0.3%, 7% × price × (1 − price)) |
|---|---|
| Custody | Self-custodial (Safe wallet) |
| Minimum deposit | None for direct Polygon deposits; bridge minimums $2–$7 by chain |
| Minimum trade | $1 per copied trade; $5 minimum for auto trade |
| Surfaces | telegram, web |
| Markets | polymarket, kalshi |
| Status | active |
PolyCop
| Trading fee | 0.5% per executed trade flat |
|---|---|
| Custody | Custody disputed/unclear, key exportable |
| Minimum deposit | $10 to trade; $50 to start copy trading |
| Surfaces | telegram, web |
| Markets | polymarket |
| Status | active |
Frequently asked questions
Is PolyCop cheaper than Kreo?
Dramatically, across almost the whole odds range. PolyCop charges a documented 0.5% flat per executed trade. Kreo charges max(0.3%, 7% × price × (1 − price)), which hits about 1.75% at 50¢ — three and a half times PolyCop's rate where contested markets trade. Kreo only gets below 0.5% at odds more extreme than roughly 8¢ or 92¢.
Which is safer, Kreo or PolyCop?
Kreo, on the documentation. Its docs describe Privy key generation in secure enclaves, Gnosis Safe infrastructure, a bot limited to trading permissions that cannot withdraw externally, and 2FA. PolyCop's custody is contested: the vendor claims a session-held key never stored server-side, Gain Gorilla describes encrypted server-side storage, and PolyCop's own cloud-run AFK docs lean toward the latter. Neither has reported incidents.
Does PolyCop support Kalshi?
No — PolyCop is Polymarket-only. Kreo copies wallets on Kalshi and Polymarket alike, and no other major Telegram bot we verified reaches the second venue, which makes it the default choice for anyone trading both.
Sources
- Kreo official landing — security (vendor) (enter.kreo.app, checked 2026-07-15)
- KreoPoly docs — fee shape (kreopoly.app, checked 2026-07-15)
- CoinCodeCap review (third-party) (coincodecap.com, checked 2026-07-15)
- KreoPoly homepage (vendor) (kreopoly.app, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyCop safety page (vendor) (polycopbot.com, checked 2026-07-15)
- Gain Gorilla review (third-party) (gaingorilla.com, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyCop docs — cloud execution (vendor) (docs.polycop.ai, checked 2026-07-15)
- Predicts.guru review (third-party) (predicts.guru, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyCop fees page (vendor) (polycopbot.com, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyCop docs — copy minimum (vendor) (docs.polycop.ai, checked 2026-07-15)
- PolyCop — sniper page (vendor) (polycopbot.com, checked 2026-07-15)