Method reference
eth_gasPrice
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 against the base fee and the median tip actually paid over 20 blocks, in each chain's native gas unit.
eth_gasPrice on 55 chains, measured
Measured 2026-10-13 by calling eth_gasPrice through the SwiftNodes endpoint for each chain, re-measured weekly. Each chain links to its own page with the full response and code.
| Chain | eth_gasPrice | Base fee | Median tip paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | 0.0452 gwei | 0.0452 gwei | 0 wei |
| ApeChain | 102 gwei | 102 gwei | 0 wei |
| Arbitrum | 0.0201 gwei | 0.0201 gwei | 0 wei |
| Arbitrum Nova | 0.0200 gwei | 0.0200 gwei | 0 wei |
| Avalanche | 5.00 gwei | 5.00 gwei | 2.50 gwei |
| Base | 0.00600 gwei | 0.00500 gwei | 0.00110 gwei |
| Berachain | 16.47 gwei | 1.00 gwei | 0 wei |
| Blast | 0.00100 gwei | 261 wei | 3,907 wei |
| BNB Smart Chain | 0.0500 gwei | 0 wei | 0.0671 gwei |
| BOB | 0.00100 gwei | 252 wei | 0 wei |
| Boba Network | 0.00100 gwei | 252 wei | 0 wei |
| Celo | 200 gwei | 200 gwei | 1.00 gwei |
| Chiliz | 2501 gwei | 2500 gwei | 0 wei |
| Core | 60.00 gwei | 0 wei | 0 wei |
| Cronos | 379 gwei | 375 gwei | 0 wei |
| Ethereum | 0.1021 gwei | 0.1183 gwei | 0.0517 gwei |
| Ethereum Classic | 1.00 gwei | none | 0 wei |
| Fantom | 1.08 gwei | 1.06 gwei | 0.0265 gwei |
| Flare | 650 gwei | 500 gwei | 1000 gwei |
| Fraxtal | 0.00100 gwei | 254 wei | 0 wei |
| Gnosis | 10 wei | 10 wei | 100 wei |
| Hemi | 0.00100 gwei | 252 wei | 0 wei |
| Hyperliquid | 0.1116 gwei | 0.1000 gwei | 1 wei |
| Immutable zkEVM | 11.00 gwei | 49 wei | 11.00 gwei |
| Ink | 0.00100 gwei | 299 wei | 99,999 wei |
| Kaia | 27.50 gwei | 25.00 gwei | 4.27 gwei |
| Katana | 0.00200 gwei | 0.00100 gwei | 0 wei |
| Linea | 0.0897 gwei | 7 wei | 0.0541 gwei |
| Lisk | 0.00100 gwei | 1,015 wei | 0 wei |
| Manta Pacific | 0.00100 gwei | 326 wei | 2,000 wei |
| Mantle | 50.00 gwei | 50.00 gwei | 0 wei |
| MegaETH | 0.00100 gwei | 0.00100 gwei | 0 wei |
| Mode | 0.00100 gwei | 252 wei | 7,071 wei |
| Monad | 102 gwei | 100 gwei | 3.00 gwei |
| Morph | 0.00350 gwei | 0.00100 gwei | 0 wei |
| opBNB | 0.00100 gwei | 0 wei | 1 wei |
| Optimism | 0.00100 gwei | 4,849 wei | 3,000 wei |
| Plasma | 0.00900 gwei | 8 wei | 1 wei |
| Polygon | 277 gwei | 248 gwei | 78.00 gwei |
| PulseChain | 364422 gwei | 374673 gwei | 30769 gwei |
| Ronin | 21.00 gwei | 20.00 gwei | 2.00 gwei |
| Scroll | 120,108 wei | 120,008 wei | 100 wei |
| Sei | 55.00 gwei | 50.00 gwei | 0 wei |
| Shibarium | 1.50 gwei | 15 wei | 0 wei |
| Soneium | 0.0140 gwei | 0.0130 gwei | 100,000 wei |
| Sonic | 55.00 gwei | 50.00 gwei | 79.03 gwei |
| Story | 0.1000 gwei | 23 wei | 0 wei |
| Taiko | 0.0100 gwei | 0.0100 gwei | 0 wei |
| Telos EVM | 5254 gwei | none | 0 wei |
| Tempo | 0.6000 gwei | 0.6000 gwei | 0 wei |
| Unichain | 0.00150 gwei | 500,000 wei | 0 wei |
| World Chain | 0.00150 gwei | 500,000 wei | 0.00100 gwei |
| X Layer | 0.0200 gwei | 0.0200 gwei | 1 wei |
| zkSync Era | 0.0452 gwei | 0.0452 gwei | 0 wei |
| Zora | 0.00100 gwei | 252 wei | 0 wei |
Replace YOUR_API_KEY in the examples on each chain page with your SwiftNodes key (free tier available).