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Ethereum Gas Station & Tracker

Live Ethereum gas tracker — current ETH gas price in Gwei, ETH and USD, powered by ChainGate. New to this? Read the Ethereum gas guide.

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What are Ethereum gas fees today?

Ethereum gas fees today, October 18, 2026: 0.04 Gwei at Normal priority, ~$0.002 for a standard ETH transfer and ~$0.02 for a token swap. Network congestion is 50.3%. The figures refresh every block, and the Low tier costs less if you can wait a few minutes.

Transaction Fees

Estimated cost for a standard transfer (21,000 gas) on Ethereum at each priority level.

Low

Economical — may take several blocks

0.040604 GWei

0.0406037 GWei

$0.002 per transaction

$0.002043333678229782

Base: 0.040504 GWei0.0405037 GWei

Tip: 0.0001 GWei0.0001 GWei

Normal

Balanced price and speed

0.044148 GWei

0.0441478 GWei

$0.0022 per transaction

$0.002221683753754779

Base: 0.040504 GWei0.0405037 GWei

Tip: 0.003644 GWei0.00364405 GWei

High

Fast — next few blocks

0.095504 GWei

0.0955037 GWei

$0.0048 per transaction

$0.004806109027751304

Base: 0.040504 GWei0.0405037 GWei

Tip: 0.055 GWei0.055 GWei

Max

Instant — next block priority

2.040504 GWei

2.0405 GWei

$0.1027 per transaction

$0.102685851350780902

Base: 0.040504 GWei0.0405037 GWei

Tip: 2 GWei2 GWei

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Ethereum Gas Fee Calculator

Estimate what any transaction costs on Ethereum, in ETH and USD. Pick an operation, or enter your own gas limit and gas price.

Send native tokens to another wallet — 21,000 gas

Low

$0.002

$0.002043333678229782

0.0000008527 ETH

0.040604 GWei

0.0406037 GWei

21,000 gas

Normal

$0.0022

$0.002221683753754779

0.0000009271 ETH

0.044148 GWei

0.0441478 GWei

21,000 gas

High

$0.0048

$0.004806109027751304

0.000002006 ETH

0.095504 GWei

0.0955037 GWei

21,000 gas

Max

$0.1027

$0.102685851350780902

0.00004285 ETH

2.040504 GWei

2.0405 GWei

21,000 gas

GWei

0.0000009271 ETH ≈ $0.0022$0.002221683753754779

Enter any gas price to see what this transaction would cost at that level.

What common Ethereum transactions cost right now

Estimated at the current Normal gas price of 0.044148 GWei.

TransactionGas limitETHUSD
Transfer21,0000.0000009271$0.0022
Token Transfer65,0000.00000287$0.0069
Token Approval45,0000.000001987$0.0048
Swap175,0000.000007726$0.0185
NFT Transfer85,0000.000003753$0.009
NFT Mint150,0000.000006622$0.0159
Add Liquidity250,0000.00001104$0.0264
Bridge250,0000.00001104$0.0264

How Ethereum gas fees are calculated

Cost = Gas Price (Base Fee + Tip) × Gas Limit × ETH Price. Current base fee: 0.040504 GWei. Gas limits are approximate and may vary depending on the contract.

Example: Transfer — 21,000 gas × 0.044148 GWei ≈ 927 GWei = 0.0000009271 ETH ≈ $0.0022

Network Stats

Network Congestion

50.3%High

Ranked #27 of 27 (lowest congestion)

Block Time

14.6sVery slow

Ranked #25 of 27 (fastest block time)

Fee Model

EIP-1559

Dynamic base fee + priority tip. Base fee adjusts per block based on demand.

How Ethereum Compares

See how Ethereum transaction costs stack up against other networks.

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What is the current ETH gas price?

The current ETH gas price is 0.040504 Gwei for the base fee. Ethereum gas is measured in Gwei (1 Gwei = 0.000000001 ETH) and paid in ETH. The tracker at the top of this page refreshes every block, so the number you see is the live on-chain value — useful when you need to decide whether to send a transaction now or wait for cheaper fees.

What are Ethereum gas fees?

Ethereum gas fees are the transaction costs paid to validators who process and confirm operations on the Ethereum network. As an EIP-1559 compatible chain, Ethereum fees consist of a base fee (adjusted dynamically per block based on network demand) plus a priority tip that incentivises faster transaction inclusion. The Ethereum gas guide walks through how base fee and priority tip combine, using the same model Ethereum inherits. The cost of a standard transfer (21,000 gas) varies depending on current network congestion and token price.

How to track Ethereum gas prices

This real-time Ethereum gas tracker shows the current cost of transactions at four priority levels: Low, Normal, High and Max. Network congestion is currently at 50.3% (high). Ethereum produces blocks every 14.6s, which means transaction confirmations are very slow. All data is fetched live from the ChainGate API and refreshed automatically every few seconds.

How much does a swap cost on Ethereum?

Transaction costs on Ethereum depend on the operation complexity. A simple native token transfer uses 21,000 gas, while an ERC-20 token transfer requires around 65,000 gas. More complex operations like DEX swaps typically use around 150,000 gas, and NFT mints can use 150,000 gas or more. Use the Ethereum gas fee calculator above to estimate the real-time cost for each operation type at every priority level.

How do I calculate Ethereum gas fees?

Multiply the gas your transaction uses by the gas price in Gwei, then divide the result by 1,000,000,000 to convert Gwei to ETH. A standard transfer uses 21,000 gas, so at the current 0.04 Gwei it costs about 0.0000009271 ETH (~$0.002). Token transfers, swaps and NFT mints use more gas, so they cost proportionally more. The Ethereum gas fee calculator on this page does the calculation with live prices, or with your own gas limit and gas price.

About Ethereum gas fees

Ethereum mainnet is where ETH, the big stablecoins and the largest DeFi protocols settle. Gas is paid in ETH and quoted in gwei. Since most everyday swaps and transfers moved to layer 2 networks, mainnet blocks are rarely full and fees spend long stretches below 1 gwei, with spikes during token launches, large liquidations and market crashes. The questions below cover what people ask most about Ethereum fees.

Why are Ethereum gas fees so low right now?

Network congestion on Ethereum mainnet is 50.3% at the moment. The base fee rises only when a block is more than half full and falls when it is emptier, so with spare block space it drifts down block after block. Mainnet has had spare space since most activity moved to layer 2 networks such as Base and Arbitrum, which post their data to Ethereum in cheap blob space introduced by the Dencun upgrade in March 2024. Fees still jump during token launches, large liquidations and market crashes, so check the Low and Normal tiers above before you send.

What is gwei and how many gwei are in 1 ETH?

Gwei is the unit Ethereum gas prices are quoted in. One gwei is a billionth of an ETH, so 1 ETH equals 1,000,000,000 gwei, and one gwei equals 1,000,000,000 wei, the smallest unit. At the current 0.04 gwei a standard transfer of 21,000 gas costs about 0.0000009271 ETH. During the 2021 bull market 50 to 200 gwei was normal; since 2024 the base fee has spent most of the time below a few gwei.

When are Ethereum gas fees lowest?

Gas follows activity, and most activity comes from the United States and Europe. Fees are usually lowest at weekends and between roughly 00:00 and 08:00 UTC on weekdays, when both regions are quiet, and highest from the European afternoon through the US trading day. Scheduled events override the pattern: a popular token launch or NFT mint can multiply the base fee within minutes at any hour. If your transaction can wait, pick the Low tier and send when the congestion indicator above shows low.

What is the difference between base fee, priority fee and max fee?

Since EIP-1559 every Ethereum transaction has three gas price fields. The base fee is set by the protocol for each block and burned; everyone in the block pays the same base fee. The priority fee, or tip, goes to the validator and decides how quickly your transaction is picked up. The max fee is the ceiling you are willing to pay per unit of gas, and your wallet refunds the difference between it and base fee plus tip. The Low, Normal, High and Max tiers on this tracker combine the current base fee with four tip levels, so the number you see is what a transaction in that tier pays per unit of gas.

Why is my Ethereum transaction stuck as pending?

A transaction stays pending when its max fee is below the current base fee or its tip is too low for validators to include it. That happens when gas rises after you signed, or when a wallet reused a stale estimate. There are two fixes: speed it up by resubmitting the same nonce with a higher priority fee, or cancel it by sending a zero-value transaction to yourself with the same nonce and a higher fee. MetaMask and most wallets offer both under the pending transaction. The Normal tier on this page shows what tip gets included right now.

How to reduce Ethereum transaction costs

Select "Low" priority when your transaction is not time-sensitive to pay the minimum fee. Transact during off-peak hours when network congestion is lower. You can also compare Ethereum fees with other networks on our multi-network gas station to find the cheapest blockchain for your transaction.