EVM Gas Snapshot Oct 26: 14 Chains Compared - 154255x cheaper Gap Between Cheapest and Most Expensive
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Quick EVM gas check for Oct 26 - 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.
Gap is huge today: Gnosis at $0.000001 vs Linea at $0.1099 — about 154255x difference for identical transfer. Same amount, different network.
| Chain | Token | Gas (standard) | 21k cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnosis | xDAI | 0.033929326 Gwei | $0.000001 |
| Fantom | FTM | 1.025002 Gwei | $0.000001 |
| Scroll | ETH | 0.000120108 Gwei | $0.000006 |
| Harmony | ONE | 100 Gwei | $0.000042 |
| Optimism | ETH | 0.001000284 Gwei | $0.000049 |
| Base | ETH | 0.006 Gwei | $0.000294 |
| Celo | CELO | 202.5 Gwei | $0.000330 |
| Avalanche | AVAX | 2.50000015 Gwei | $0.000469 |
| Polygon | POL | 271.894140459 Gwei | $0.000512 |
| BNB Smart Chain | BNB | 0.05 Gwei | $0.000775 |
| Arbitrum One | ETH | 0.020006 Gwei | $0.000979 |
| zkSync Era | ETH | 0.04525 Gwei | $0.00221 |
| Ethereum | ETH | 0.048787046 Gwei | $0.00239 |
| Linea | ETH | 2.24672502 Gwei | $0.1099 |
Best value routes right now
Gnosis cheapest at $0.000001 - then Fantom and Scroll. Same 21k gas, different bill.
What drives the gap?
L2s bundle many txs and settle on Ethereum, keeping per-tx gas tiny. Sidechains such as BSC and Polygon use own validator sets with own fee markets — token price + gas price both shift cost.
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Check live before you send
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.