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Live gas fees on 7 chains, in dollars

Gas in gwei is hard to read, so this tracker turns it into what you'll actually pay: a transfer, a token send, an approval, a swap or an NFT mint on each chain. It refreshes every 30 seconds and sorts the cheapest chain first.

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How it works

What this tool checks, and how

Where the numbers come from

Each chain's public RPC node reports the current gas price (eth_gasPrice) and the latest block's base fee. CoinGecko (or DefiLlama as a fallback) supplies the native token price.

How costs are estimated

Typical gas units: 21,000 for an ETH transfer, about 65,000 for a token send, 46,000 for an approval, 120,000 for an NFT mint and 180,000 for a DEX swap. Complex routes can use more.

Layer 2 caveat

On Base, Arbitrum and Optimism you also pay a small L1 data fee that isn't in eth_gasPrice, so real L2 costs can be a little higher than shown.

Swap on the cheapest chain

ChainHop finds the best route on 7 EVM chains from Discord and shows gas before you sign. Swaps include a 1% fee.

FAQ

Gas tracker questions

Not financial advice. Automated checks can be wrong; always verify on a block explorer.

What is a good gas price on Ethereum right now?
It depends on the network's demand, so compare the live number with the last few hours. Since the 2024 Dencun upgrade, Ethereum mainnet often sits at a few gwei outside busy periods. The table shows what a transfer or swap costs in dollars, which is the number that matters.
Which chain has the cheapest gas?
Usually an L2 such as Base, Arbitrum or Optimism, where a swap often costs a cent or less. The table sorts chains by the cost of a swap and marks the cheapest one.
What is gwei?
One gwei is a billionth of an ETH (10-9 ETH). Gas prices are quoted in gwei per unit of gas. Our unit converter turns wei, gwei and ETH into each other.
Why did my wallet quote more than this?
Wallets add a priority tip and a safety margin, and complex transactions use more gas units than our typical estimates. Read gas fees explained for how to pay less.