Question 1

What are Moonbeam gas fees?

Accepted Answer

Moonbeam gas fees are the transaction costs paid to validators who process and confirm operations on the Moonbeam network. Moonbeam 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.

Question 2

How to track Moonbeam gas prices?

Accepted Answer

This real-time Moonbeam gas tracker shows the current cost of transactions at four priority levels: Low, Normal, High and Max. Network congestion is currently at 0%. Moonbeam produces blocks every 6s. All data is fetched live and refreshed automatically every few seconds.

Question 3

How much does a swap cost on Moonbeam?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

How to reduce Moonbeam transaction costs?

Accepted Answer

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 Moonbeam fees with other networks on the multi-network gas station to find the cheapest blockchain for your transaction.

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