eth_gasPrice on Ethereum Classic
Everything below was measured on 2026-10-13 by calling eth_gasPrice on Ethereum Classic 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 Ethereum Classic: what we measured
| eth_gasPrice | 1.00 gwei |
|---|---|
| eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas | 1.00 gwei |
| Median tip paid (last 20 blocks) | 0 wei |
Should you use it?
Ethereum Classic blocks have no base fee, so eth_gasPrice is the price to use: there is no EIP-1559 split to optimise.
Example request
curl -s https://rpc.swiftnodes.io/rpc/etc?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/etc?key=YOUR_API_KEY"),
});
const gasPrice = await client.getGasPrice(); // legacy price, wei
Other methods on Ethereum Classic
- eth_blockNumberSupported
- eth_chainIdSupported
- eth_getBalanceSupported
- eth_getBlockByNumberSupported
- eth_getTransactionByHashSupported
- eth_getTransactionReceiptSupported
- eth_callSupported
- eth_estimateGasSupported
- eth_maxPriorityFeePerGasSupported
- eth_sendRawTransactionSupported
- eth_getTransactionCountSupported
- eth_getCodeSupported
- eth_subscribeNot available
- eth_getLogsSupported
- eth_getBlockReceiptsSupported
- eth_feeHistorySupported
- eth_getProofSupported
- eth_createAccessListSupported
- debug_traceCallSupported
- trace_blockSupported
- trace_transactionSupported
eth_gasPrice on other chains
- Ethereum
- Base
- Arbitrum
- Optimism
- Polygon
- BNB Smart Chain
- Avalanche
- Sonic
- Linea
- Scroll
- zkSync Era
- Blast
- Mantle
- Gnosis
- Celo
- Berachain
- Monad
- Unichain
- Kaia
- PulseChain
- World Chain
- Ronin
- Abstract
- ApeChain
- MegaETH
- Fantom
- Lisk
- Hemi
- X Layer
- BOB
- Plasma
- Fraxtal
- Zora
- Story
- Soneium
- Sei
- Hyperliquid
- Taiko
- Morph
- Ink
- Katana
- opBNB
- Mode
- Flare
- Core
- Chiliz
- Telos EVM
- Tempo
- Cronos
- Manta Pacific
- Shibarium
- Boba Network
- Arbitrum Nova
- Immutable zkEVM
Frequently asked questions
Does Ethereum Classic support eth_gasPrice?
Yes. eth_gasPrice answered on the SwiftNodes Ethereum Classic endpoint when our weekly probe called it through the customer path (2026-10-13).
What is the gas price on Ethereum Classic?
eth_gasPrice returned 1.00 gwei on 2026-10-13. Live values are on our Ethereum Classic gas page.
Ethereum Classic endpoints, live block height and WebSocket status are on the Ethereum Classic RPC page.
One key covers every chain we serve, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.