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BNB Chain Gas Station & Tracker

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

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#21cheapest of 25 networksBNB = $653.15BNB Chain Gas Fee Calculator

What are BNB Chain gas fees today?

BNB Chain gas fees today are shown live above in Gwei and USD and refresh every block. Use the calculator to price a transfer, token transfer, swap or NFT mint before you send.

Transaction Fees

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

Low

Economical — may take several blocks

0.05 GWei

0.05 GWei

$0.0007 per transaction

$0.000685805197183125

Gas price: 0.05 GWei0.05 GWei

Normal

Balanced price and speed

0.05 GWei

0.05 GWei

$0.0007 per transaction

$0.000685805197183125

Gas price: 0.05 GWei0.05 GWei

High

Fast — next few blocks

0.057 GWei

0.057 GWei

$0.0008 per transaction

$0.000781817924788763

Gas price: 0.057 GWei0.057 GWei

Max

Instant — next block priority

0.12 GWei

0.12 GWei

$0.0016 per transaction

$0.0016459324732395

Gas price: 0.12 GWei0.12 GWei

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BNB Chain Gas Fee Calculator

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

Send native tokens to another wallet — 21,000 gas

Low

$0.0007

$0.000685805197183125

0.00000105 BNB

0.05 GWei

0.05 GWei

21,000 gas

Normal

$0.0007

$0.000685805197183125

0.00000105 BNB

0.05 GWei

0.05 GWei

21,000 gas

High

$0.0008

$0.000781817924788763

0.000001197 BNB

0.057 GWei

0.057 GWei

21,000 gas

Max

$0.0016

$0.0016459324732395

0.00000252 BNB

0.12 GWei

0.12 GWei

21,000 gas

GWei

0.00000105 BNB ≈ $0.0007$0.000685805197183125

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

What common BNB Chain transactions cost right now

Estimated at the current Normal gas price of 0.05 GWei.

TransactionGas limitBNBUSD
Transfer21,0000.00000105$0.0007
Token Transfer65,0000.00000325$0.0021
Token Approval45,0000.00000225$0.0015
Swap175,0000.00000875$0.0057
NFT Transfer85,0000.00000425$0.0028
NFT Mint150,0000.0000075$0.0049
Add Liquidity250,0000.0000125$0.0082
Bridge250,0000.0000125$0.0082

How BNB Chain gas fees are calculated

Cost = Gas Price (Gas Price) × Gas Limit × BNB Price. Gas limits are approximate and may vary depending on the contract.

Example: Transfer — 21,000 gas × 0.05 GWei ≈ 1,050 GWei = 0.00000105 BNB ≈ $0.0007

Gwei to BNB converter

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

1 gwei = 0.000000001 BNB, which is $0.000000653 at the current BNB price of $653.15. 1 BNB = 1,000,000,000 gwei = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 wei.

Wei
1,000,000,000
USD
$0.000000653
21,000-gas transfer at this gas price
0.000021 BNB ($0.01)

Gwei to BNB and USD conversion table

Rows use the current BNB price of $653.15. The last column is what a standard transfer of 21,000 gas costs when the gas price is that many gwei.

Gas priceBNBUSD21,000-gas transfer
0.1 gwei0.0000000001$0.0000000653$0.00137
1 gwei0.000000001$0.000000653$0.01
5 gwei0.000000005$0.00000327$0.07
10 gwei0.00000001$0.00000653$0.14
20 gwei0.00000002$0.0000131$0.27
50 gwei0.00000005$0.0000327$0.69
100 gwei0.0000001$0.0000653$1.37

How to convert gas to BNB

Fee in BNB = gas used × gas price in gwei ÷ 1,000,000,000. Multiply the result by the BNB price to get dollars. Right now the Normal gas price is 0.05 gwei, so a 21,000-gas transfer costs 21,000 × 0.05 ÷ 1,000,000,000 = 0.00000105 BNB, about $0.000686.

Network Stats

Network Congestion

32.4%Moderate

Ranked #21 of 25 (lowest congestion)

Block Time

485msFast

Ranked #4 of 25 (fastest block time)

Fee Model

Legacy

Single gas price model. Fee is determined by gas price only.

How BNB Chain Compares

See how BNB Chain transaction costs stack up against other networks.

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Base$0.0004$0.000377470727331645#16
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Taiko$0.0004$0.000421080802839303#17
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Mantle$0.0004$0.000440315885509383#18
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Soneium$0.0005$0.000505296963407163#19
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Chiliz$0.0006$0.000553873484457099#20
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Polygon$0.0006$0.000586028984390055
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BNB Chain
BNB Chain$0.0007$0.000685805197183125
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What are BNB Chain gas fees?

BNB Chain gas fees are the transaction costs paid to validators who process and confirm operations on the BNB Chain network. BNB Chain uses a legacy fee model where the total cost is determined by a single gas price multiplied by the gas units consumed. The cost of a standard transfer (21,000 gas) varies depending on current network congestion and token price.

How to track BNB Chain gas prices

This real-time BNB Chain gas tracker shows the current cost of transactions at four priority levels: Low, Normal, High and Max. Network congestion is currently at 32.4% (moderate). BNB Chain produces blocks every 485ms, 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 BNB Chain?

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

How do I calculate BNB Chain 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 BNB. A standard transfer uses 21,000 gas, so at the current 0.05 Gwei it costs about 0.00000105 BNB (<$0.001). Token transfers, swaps and NFT mints use more gas, so they cost proportionally more. The BNB Chain gas fee calculator on this page does the calculation with live prices, or with your own gas limit and gas price.

About BNB Chain gas fees

This tracker follows BNB Smart Chain (BSC), the EVM chain of the BNB Chain family where BNB, BEP-20 tokens and most of its DeFi apps live. Gas is paid in BNB and quoted in gwei. There is no base fee that moves with demand: validators publish a floor price and almost every transaction pays exactly that, which is why the number above barely changes from one hour to the next. Blocks arrive every 0.45 seconds since the Fermi fork of January 2026. The questions below cover what people ask most about BNB fees.

What token do you pay BNB Chain gas fees in?

Gas on BNB Smart Chain is paid in BNB, the same coin you buy on exchanges. Prices are quoted in gwei, one billionth of a BNB. You need a little BNB in the wallet before you can move anything else, including BEP-20 tokens such as USDT or USDC. A transfer costs a fraction of a cent, so a few dollars of BNB covers thousands of transactions. opBNB, the layer 2 of the family, also uses BNB for gas but has its own tracker page.

What is the BNB gas price right now, and what is the minimum?

Right now the normal tier on this page is 0.05 gwei, so a standard transfer of 21,000 gas costs about 0.00000105 BNB. The floor is set by the validators rather than by an algorithm: since October 2025 they accept nothing below 0.05 gwei, after cuts from 3 gwei to 1 gwei in 2024 and to 0.1 gwei in May 2025. At 0.05 gwei a plain transfer costs 0.00000105 BNB, well under a cent at any BNB price seen so far. Higher numbers appear only when a wallet adds a tip to jump the queue during a token launch or an airdrop claim.

How are BSC gas fees calculated and who receives them?

The formula is the same as on Ethereum: gas used multiplied by gas price. A standard transfer uses 21,000 gas, a BEP-20 token transfer around 50,000 to 65,000, and a swap well over 100,000. The split is different. BNB Smart Chain keeps the EIP-1559 base fee at zero, so the whole gas price is a tip paid to the validator that seals the block, and under BEP-95 10% of every fee is burned, with the rest shared between validators and the people who stake BNB with them. The calculator above applies the live price to your own gas limit.

How much cheaper is BNB Chain than Ethereum?

Right now a standard transfer costs <$0.001 on BNB Chain versus ~$0.05 on Ethereum mainnet, about 71 times less. The gap widens when mainnet gets busy, because BSC fees stay at the floor whatever the traffic, and narrows when mainnet is quiet. Compare both pages before moving funds.

How does this compare with the BscScan gas tracker?

BscScan shows the same BNB Smart Chain gas price in gwei, split into low, average and high tiers. 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 takes your own gas limit, and a side-by-side comparison with Ethereum, opBNB, Base, Arbitrum and the other networks on the gas tracker.

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

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