ApeChain gas tracker
Sampled 2026-10-07 12:25 UTC from our own ApeChain nodes; refreshes every minute.
What common actions cost now
| Transfer (21,000 gas) | 0.0021 APE |
| ERC-20 transfer (~65,000 gas) | 0.0066 APE |
| DEX swap (~150,000 gas) | 0.0153 APE |
Execution gas only, at the standard price; real gas use depends on the contract. As a rollup, ApeChain also charges an L1 data fee per transaction that is not included here.
Last 24 hours
Low 102 · median 102 · high 102 gwei (standard price, one sample a minute).
ApeChain fee facts
- Gas is paid in APE.
- Blocks arrive every 1.0 s (measured), and the base fee can change with every block.
- ApeChain uses EIP-1559 fees: set maxFeePerGas above the base fee and a maxPriorityFeePerGas tip.
Get fees in code
import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";
const client = createPublicClient({ transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/apechain?key=YOUR_API_KEY") });
// EIP-1559 fees for the next ApeChain block, from eth_feeHistory
const { maxFeePerGas, maxPriorityFeePerGas } = await client.estimateFeesPerGas();Frequently asked questions
What is the gas price on ApeChain right now?
At the last sample (2026-10-07 12:25 UTC) a standard ApeChain transaction needed about 102 gwei: a base fee of 102 gwei plus a median tip of 0 gwei. A plain transfer (21,000 gas) cost about 0.0021 APE. The page updates every minute.
How much does ApeChain gas vary in a day?
Over the last 24 hours the standard price ranged from 102 to 102 gwei, with a median of 102 gwei.
Gas on every chain at once: the multi-chain gas tracker. How fees are estimated: eth_feeHistory on ApeChain.
ApeChain endpoints are on the ApeChain RPC page, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.