Polygon gas tracker
Sampled 2026-10-04 06:46 UTC from our own Polygon nodes; refreshes every minute.
What common actions cost now
| Transfer (21,000 gas) | 0.0085 POL |
| ERC-20 transfer (~65,000 gas) | 0.0264 POL |
| DEX swap (~150,000 gas) | 0.0609 POL |
Execution gas only, at the standard price; real gas use depends on the contract.
Last 16 hours
Low 188 · median 327 · high 1071 gwei (standard price, one sample a minute).
Polygon fee facts
- Gas is paid in POL.
- Blocks arrive every 1.5 s (measured), and the base fee can change with every block.
- Polygon 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/polygon?key=YOUR_API_KEY") });
// EIP-1559 fees for the next Polygon block, from eth_feeHistory
const { maxFeePerGas, maxPriorityFeePerGas } = await client.estimateFeesPerGas();Frequently asked questions
What is the gas price on Polygon right now?
At the last sample (2026-10-04 06:46 UTC) a standard Polygon transaction needed about 406 gwei: a base fee of 248 gwei plus a median tip of 158 gwei. A plain transfer (21,000 gas) cost about 0.0085 POL. The page updates every minute.
How much does Polygon gas vary in a day?
Over the last 16 hours the standard price ranged from 188 to 1071 gwei, with a median of 327 gwei.
Gas on every chain at once: the multi-chain gas tracker. How fees are estimated: eth_feeHistory on Polygon.
Polygon endpoints are on the Polygon RPC page, and SwiftNodes has a free tier.