Ethereum Gas Fees Today: Fantom 12726x cheaper Cheaper Than Mainnet (Sep 14)
Crypto Gas Fee Calculator
Quick EVM gas check for Sep 14 - we compared the same 21,000-gas ETH transfer across 14 chains. Fees move every minute, so we pull live gas prices + token prices and show what you pay in USD.
| Chain | Token | Gas (standard) | 21k cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantom | FTM | 1.025002 Gwei | $0.000001 |
| Scroll | ETH | 0.000120108 Gwei | $0.000006 |
| Gnosis | xDAI | 0.611060371 Gwei | $0.000013 |
| Avalanche | AVAX | 0.164325505 Gwei | $0.000026 |
| Harmony | ONE | 100 Gwei | $0.000042 |
| Optimism | ETH | 0.001000476 Gwei | $0.000052 |
| Base | ETH | 0.006 Gwei | $0.000315 |
| Celo | CELO | 202.5 Gwei | $0.000345 |
| Polygon | POL | 280.585322478 Gwei | $0.000573 |
| BNB Smart Chain | BNB | 0.05 Gwei | $0.000755 |
| Arbitrum One | ETH | 0.020264 Gwei | $0.00106 |
| zkSync Era | ETH | 0.04525 Gwei | $0.00237 |
| Linea | ETH | 0.053483514 Gwei | $0.00281 |
| Ethereum | ETH | 0.143371864 Gwei | $0.00752 |
Wild spread - 12726x from cheapest to priciest for same 21k gas. Same amount, different network.
Cheapest 3 chains today
Fantom cheapest at $0.000001 — then Scroll and Gnosis. Same 21k gas, different bill.
Why such a big difference?
Base, Optimism and Arbitrum batch transactions off mainnet, so gas prices stay tiny even when Ethereum mainnet ticks up. Sidechains like BSC and Polygon run their own validators with different fee markets. Same 21k gas, very different price per unit of gas + native token price.
Crypto Gas Fee Calculator
Before you bridge, peek live
We keep a live EVM Gas Fees calculator with all 14 chains updated every minute. Handy if you want to pick the cheapest network before you bridge or send.
Data: live RPC eth_gasPrice + Binance/Coinbase token prices, converted at 21k gas. Prices change — refresh the calculator for the latest.