Ethereum Classic gas tracker
Sampled 2026-10-15 12:24 UTC from our own Ethereum Classic nodes; refreshes every minute.
What common actions cost now
| Transfer (21,000 gas) | 0.000021 ETC |
| ERC-20 transfer (~65,000 gas) | 0.000065 ETC |
| DEX swap (~150,000 gas) | 0.00015 ETC |
Execution gas only, at the standard price; real gas use depends on the contract.
Last 24 hours
Low 0 · median 0 · high 1.20 gwei (standard price, one sample a minute).
Ethereum Classic fee facts
- Gas is paid in ETC.
- Blocks arrive every 12.4 s (measured), and the base fee can change with every block.
- Ethereum Classic 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/etc?key=YOUR_API_KEY") });
// EIP-1559 fees for the next Ethereum Classic block, from eth_feeHistory
const { maxFeePerGas, maxPriorityFeePerGas } = await client.estimateFeesPerGas();Frequently asked questions
What is the gas price on Ethereum Classic right now?
At the last sample (2026-10-15 12:24 UTC) a standard Ethereum Classic transaction needed about 1.00 gwei: a base fee of 0 gwei plus a median tip of 1.00 gwei. A plain transfer (21,000 gas) cost about 0.000021 ETC. The page updates every minute.
How much does Ethereum Classic gas vary in a day?
Over the last 24 hours the standard price ranged from 0 to 1.20 gwei, with a median of 0 gwei.
Gas on every chain at once: the multi-chain gas tracker. How fees are estimated: eth_feeHistory on Ethereum Classic.
Ethereum Classic endpoints are on the Ethereum Classic RPC page, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.