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Base Gas Station & Tracker

Current Base gas price in GWei — live gas fees for Base (BASE), powered by ChainGate.

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#14cheapest of 25 networksETH = $2,048.39Base Gas Fee Calculator

What are Base gas fees today?

Base gas fees today, November 11, 2026: 0.006 Gwei at Normal priority, <$0.001 for a standard ETH transfer and ~$0.002 for a token swap. Network congestion is 8.9%. 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 Base at each priority level.

Low

Economical — may take several blocks

0.005 GWei

0.005 GWei

$0.0002 per transaction

$0.000215081267754108

Base: 0.005 GWei0.005 GWei

Tip: 0 GWei0 GWei

Normal

Balanced price and speed

0.006 GWei

0.006 GWei

$0.0003 per transaction

$0.00025809752130493

Base: 0.005 GWei0.005 GWei

Tip: 0.001 GWei0.001 GWei

High

Fast — next few blocks

0.00748 GWei

0.00748 GWei

$0.0003 per transaction

$0.000321761576560146

Base: 0.005 GWei0.005 GWei

Tip: 0.00248 GWei0.00248 GWei

Max

Instant — next block priority

0.0252 GWei

0.0252 GWei

$0.0011 per transaction

$0.001084009589480706

Base: 0.005 GWei0.005 GWei

Tip: 0.0202 GWei0.0202 GWei

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Base Gas Fee Calculator

Estimate what any transaction costs on Base, 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

$0.0002

$0.000215081267754108

0.000000105 ETH

0.005 GWei

0.005 GWei

21,000 gas

Normal

$0.0003

$0.00025809752130493

0.000000126 ETH

0.006 GWei

0.006 GWei

21,000 gas

High

$0.0003

$0.000321761576560146

0.0000001571 ETH

0.00748 GWei

0.00748 GWei

21,000 gas

Max

$0.0011

$0.001084009589480706

0.0000005292 ETH

0.0252 GWei

0.0252 GWei

21,000 gas

GWei

0.000000126 ETH ≈ $0.0003$0.00025809752130493

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

What common Base transactions cost right now

Estimated at the current Normal gas price of 0.006 GWei.

TransactionGas limitETHUSD
Transfer21,0000.000000126$0.0003
Token Transfer65,0000.00000039$0.0008
Token Approval45,0000.00000027$0.0006
Swap175,0000.00000105$0.0022
NFT Transfer85,0000.00000051$0.001
NFT Mint150,0000.0000009$0.0018
Add Liquidity250,0000.0000015$0.0031
Bridge250,0000.0000015$0.0031

How Base gas fees are calculated

Cost = Gas Price (Base Fee + Tip) × Gas Limit × ETH Price. Current base fee: 0.005 GWei. Gas limits are approximate and may vary depending on the contract.

Example: Transfer — 21,000 gas × 0.006 GWei ≈ 126 GWei = 0.000000126 ETH ≈ $0.0003

Gwei to ETH converter

Type a gas price in gwei to see it in ETH, wei and USD at the live ETH price, or type an amount of ETH to get it in gwei. Gas prices are quoted in gwei; your wallet charges the fee in ETH.

1 gwei = 0.000000001 ETH, which is $0.00000205 at the current ETH price of $2,048.39. 1 ETH = 1,000,000,000 gwei = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 wei.

Wei
1,000,000,000
USD
$0.00000205
21,000-gas transfer at this gas price
0.000021 ETH ($0.04)

Gwei to ETH and USD conversion table

Rows use the current ETH price of $2,048.39. The last column is what a standard transfer of 21,000 gas costs when the gas price is that many gwei.

Gas priceETHUSD21,000-gas transfer
0.1 gwei0.0000000001$0.000000205$0.0043
1 gwei0.000000001$0.00000205$0.04
5 gwei0.000000005$0.0000102$0.22
10 gwei0.00000001$0.0000205$0.43
20 gwei0.00000002$0.000041$0.86
50 gwei0.00000005$0.000102$2.15
100 gwei0.0000001$0.000205$4.30

How to convert gas to ETH

Fee in ETH = gas used × gas price in gwei ÷ 1,000,000,000. Multiply the result by the ETH price to get dollars. Right now the Normal gas price is 0.006 gwei, so a 21,000-gas transfer costs 21,000 × 0.006 ÷ 1,000,000,000 = 0.000000126 ETH, about $0.000258.

Network Stats

Network Congestion

8.9%Low

Ranked #19 of 25 (lowest congestion)

Block Time

200msFast

Ranked #1 of 25 (fastest block time)

Fee Model

EIP-1559

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

How Base Compares

See how Base transaction costs stack up against other networks.

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What are Base gas fees?

Base gas fees are the transaction costs paid to validators who process and confirm operations on the Base network. As an EIP-1559 compatible chain, Base 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 Base inherits. The cost of a standard transfer (21,000 gas) varies depending on current network congestion and token price.

How to track Base gas prices

This real-time Base gas tracker shows the current cost of transactions at four priority levels: Low, Normal, High and Max. Network congestion is currently at 8.9% (low). Base produces blocks every 200ms, which means transaction confirmations are very quick. All data is fetched live from the ChainGate API and refreshed automatically every few seconds.

How much does a swap cost on Base?

Transaction costs on Base 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 Base gas fee calculator above to estimate the real-time cost for each operation type at every priority level.

How do I calculate Base 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 0.006 Gwei it costs about 0.000000126 ETH (<$0.001). Token transfers, swaps and NFT mints use more gas, so they cost proportionally more. The Base gas fee calculator on this page does the calculation with live prices, or with your own gas limit and gas price.

About Base gas fees

Base is an Ethereum layer 2 built by Coinbase on the OP Stack. You pay gas in ETH, the gas price above is the L2 execution price, and every transaction also carries a small L1 data fee for publishing its data to Ethereum. The questions below cover the parts of Base fees that differ from mainnet.

What token do you pay Base gas fees in?

Base gas fees are paid in ETH. Base has no gas token of its own: you bridge ETH from Ethereum or withdraw it from an exchange straight to Base, and the network deducts fees from that balance. Prices are quoted in gwei, where 1 gwei is 0.000000001 ETH.

Why are Base gas fees so low?

Base is a rollup. It executes transactions off Ethereum mainnet and posts compressed batches back to Ethereum, so thousands of transactions share the cost of one mainnet publication. Since the EIP-4844 upgrade those batches go into blob space, which is much cheaper than regular calldata. A plain ETH transfer on Base usually costs a fraction of a cent.

What is the L1 data fee on Base?

Every Base transaction pays two parts: an L2 execution fee (gas used multiplied by the gas price shown on this tracker) and an L1 data fee that covers publishing the compressed transaction data to Ethereum. The L1 part depends on the size of your transaction and on Ethereum blob prices, not on Base congestion. Wallets add it automatically, and the costs on this page do not include it.

How much cheaper is Base than Ethereum?

Right now a standard transfer costs <$0.001 on Base versus ~$0.005 on Ethereum mainnet, about 19 times less. The gap changes with mainnet congestion, so compare both pages before moving funds.

How does this compare with the Basescan gas tracker?

Basescan reports the same L2 gas price in gwei. This page adds the cost in USD for transfers, token transfers, swaps and NFT mints, four priority tiers with expected confirmation times, a calculator that accepts your own gas limit, and a comparison with Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum and the other networks on the gas station.

How to reduce Base 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 Base fees with other networks on our multi-network gas station to find the cheapest blockchain for your transaction.

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