RPC method

eth_gasPrice on Core

Supported on SwiftNodes

Everything below was measured on 2026-10-13 by calling eth_gasPrice on Core through the same endpoint customers use, and is re-measured weekly.

What eth_gasPrice does

Returns the node's suggested gas price in wei for a legacy (type 0) transaction. On EIP-1559 chains it is usually the current base fee plus a suggested tip, which can sit well above what transactions actually pay.

eth_gasPrice on Core: what we measured

eth_gasPrice	60.00 gwei
Base fee of the latest block	0 wei
eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas	60.00 gwei
Median tip paid (last 1 blocks)	0 wei

Should you use it?

Transactions paid no base fee or tip in recent blocks, yet eth_gasPrice suggested 60.00 gwei.

Example request

curl -s https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/core?key=YOUR_API_KEY \
  -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_gasPrice","params":[]}'

import { createPublicClient, http } from "viem";

const client = createPublicClient({
  transport: http("https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/core?key=YOUR_API_KEY"),
});

const gasPrice = await client.getGasPrice(); // legacy price, wei

// EIP-1559 fees from recent blocks instead of the suggestion
const { baseFeePerGas, reward } = await client.getFeeHistory({ blockCount: 20, rewardPercentiles: [50] });
const tips = reward!.map((r) => r[0]).sort((a, b) => (a < b ? -1 : a > b ? 1 : 0));
const maxPriorityFeePerGas = tips[10];
const maxFeePerGas = baseFeePerGas.at(-1)! * 2n + maxPriorityFeePerGas;

Other methods on Core

eth_gasPrice on other chains

Frequently asked questions

Does Core support eth_gasPrice?

Yes. eth_gasPrice answered on the SwiftNodes Core endpoint when our weekly probe called it through the customer path (2026-10-13).

What is the gas price on Core?

eth_gasPrice returned 60.00 gwei on 2026-10-13, with a base fee of 0 wei. Live values are on our Core gas page.

Core endpoints, live block height and WebSocket status are on the Core RPC page.

One key covers every chain we serve, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.