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Polygon Gas Station & Tracker

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

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What are Polygon gas fees today?

Polygon gas fees today, November 12, 2026: 326.63 Gwei at Normal priority, <$0.001 for a standard POL transfer and ~$0.005 for a token swap. Network congestion is 13.3%. 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 Polygon at each priority level.

Low

Economical — may take several blocks

281.133304 GWei

281.133 GWei

$0.0005 per transaction

$0.00051483877560245

Base: 248.633304 GWei248.633 GWei

Tip: 32.5 GWei32.5 GWei

Normal

Balanced price and speed

326.633304 GWei

326.633 GWei

$0.0006 per transaction

$0.000598162821451387

Base: 248.633304 GWei248.633 GWei

Tip: 78 GWei78 GWei

High

Fast — next few blocks

326.633304 GWei

326.633 GWei

$0.0006 per transaction

$0.000598162821451387

Base: 248.633304 GWei248.633 GWei

Tip: 78 GWei78 GWei

Max

Instant — next block priority

405.171538 GWei

405.172 GWei

$0.0007 per transaction

$0.000741989710880779

Base: 248.633304 GWei248.633 GWei

Tip: 156.538235 GWei156.538 GWei

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Polygon Gas Fee Calculator

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

Send native tokens to another wallet — 21,000 gas

Low

$0.0005

$0.00051483877560245

0.005904 POL

281.133304 GWei

281.133 GWei

21,000 gas

Normal

$0.0006

$0.000598162821451387

0.006859 POL

326.633304 GWei

326.633 GWei

21,000 gas

High

$0.0006

$0.000598162821451387

0.006859 POL

326.633304 GWei

326.633 GWei

21,000 gas

Max

$0.0007

$0.000741989710880779

0.008509 POL

405.171538 GWei

405.172 GWei

21,000 gas

GWei

0.006859 POL ≈ $0.0006$0.000598162821451387

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

What common Polygon transactions cost right now

Estimated at the current Normal gas price of 326.63 GWei.

TransactionGas limitPOLUSD
Transfer21,0000.006859$0.0006
Token Transfer65,0000.02123$0.0019
Token Approval45,0000.0147$0.0013
Swap175,0000.05716$0.005
NFT Transfer85,0000.02776$0.0024
NFT Mint150,0000.04899$0.0043
Add Liquidity250,0000.08166$0.0071
Bridge250,0000.08166$0.0071

How Polygon gas fees are calculated

Cost = Gas Price (Base Fee + Tip) × Gas Limit × POL Price. Current base fee: 248.633304 GWei. Gas limits are approximate and may vary depending on the contract.

Example: Transfer — 21,000 gas × 326.63 GWei ≈ 6,859,299 GWei = 0.006859 POL ≈ $0.0006

Gwei to POL converter

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

1 gwei = 0.000000001 POL, which is $0.0000000000872 at the current POL price of $0.0872. 1 POL = 1,000,000,000 gwei = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 wei.

Wei
1,000,000,000
USD
$0.0000000000872
21,000-gas transfer at this gas price
0.000021 POL ($0.00000183)

Gwei to POL and USD conversion table

Rows use the current POL price of $0.0872. The last column is what a standard transfer of 21,000 gas costs when the gas price is that many gwei.

Gas pricePOLUSD21,000-gas transfer
0.1 gwei0.0000000001$0.00000000000872$0.000000183
1 gwei0.000000001$0.0000000000872$0.00000183
5 gwei0.000000005$0.000000000436$0.00000916
10 gwei0.00000001$0.000000000872$0.0000183
20 gwei0.00000002$0.00000000174$0.0000366
50 gwei0.00000005$0.00000000436$0.0000916
100 gwei0.0000001$0.00000000872$0.000183

How to convert gas to POL

Fee in POL = gas used × gas price in gwei ÷ 1,000,000,000. Multiply the result by the POL price to get dollars. Right now the Normal gas price is 326.63 gwei, so a 21,000-gas transfer costs 21,000 × 326.63 ÷ 1,000,000,000 = 0.0068592994 POL, about $0.000598.

Network Stats

Network Congestion

13.3%Low

Ranked #20 of 25 (lowest congestion)

Block Time

1.6sFast

Ranked #8 of 25 (fastest block time)

Fee Model

EIP-1559

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

How Polygon Compares

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What are Polygon gas fees?

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

How to track Polygon gas prices

This real-time Polygon gas tracker shows the current cost of transactions at four priority levels: Low, Normal, High and Max. Network congestion is currently at 13.3% (low). Polygon produces blocks every 1.6s, 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 Polygon?

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

How do I calculate Polygon 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 POL. A standard transfer uses 21,000 gas, so at the current 326.63 Gwei it costs about 0.006859 POL (<$0.001). Token transfers, swaps and NFT mints use more gas, so they cost proportionally more. The Polygon gas fee calculator on this page does the calculation with live prices, or with your own gas limit and gas price.

About Polygon gas fees

This tracker follows Polygon PoS, the Ethereum sidechain where most of Polygon's payments, gaming and stablecoin activity runs. Gas is paid in POL, the token that replaced MATIC in 2024, and quoted in gwei of POL. The numbers above look high next to Ethereum or Arbitrum, often hundreds of gwei, because one POL is worth a fraction of a dollar: a standard transfer still costs well under a cent. Blocks arrive about every two seconds. The questions below cover what people ask most about Polygon fees.

Is Polygon gas paid in MATIC or in POL?

In POL. Polygon swapped MATIC for POL one to one in September 2024 as part of its Polygon 2.0 plan, and POL has been the gas token of Polygon PoS since then. Exchanges, wallets and the explorer now show POL; MATIC still held on Ethereum can be migrated through Polygon's official portal. There is no way to pay Polygon gas in ETH, USDC or another token, although some apps sponsor the fee for you behind the scenes.

Why is the Polygon gas price hundreds of gwei when fees are so cheap?

Right now the normal tier on this page is 326.63 gwei, which makes a standard transfer of 21,000 gas about 0.006859 POL. Gwei is a billionth of the gas token, so a high gwei figure only matters when the token is expensive, and POL trades for cents rather than thousands of dollars. Two things keep the number high: validators require a priority fee of at least 25 gwei, a limit introduced in 2021 to stop spam, and the base fee adjusts block by block as on Ethereum, climbing when blocks run more than half full. Compare the USD column above, not the gwei, when you weigh Polygon against other chains.

How are Polygon PoS gas fees calculated, and where does the money go?

The formula is Ethereum's: gas used multiplied by the gas price. A transfer uses 21,000 gas, a token transfer about 50,000 to 65,000, a swap well over 100,000. Polygon adopted EIP-1559 in January 2022, so every fee has a base fee that is burned and a priority tip that goes to the validator who produced the block. Polygon's own Gas Station API publishes safeLow, standard and fast tiers computed from the last 15 blocks; this page shows the same kind of tiers with their cost in USD.

How much cheaper is Polygon than Ethereum?

Right now a standard transfer costs <$0.001 on Polygon versus ~$0.003 on Ethereum mainnet, about 4.6 times less. The gap widens when mainnet gets busy and narrows when it is quiet, so compare both pages before moving funds.

How does this compare with the Polygonscan gas tracker?

Polygonscan reports the current gas price in gwei with low, average and high tiers, and Polygon's Gas Station API returns the same figures as JSON for developers. 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 side-by-side comparison with Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Smart Chain and the other networks on the gas tracker.

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

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