EVM Gas Snapshot Oct 6: 14 Chains Compared - 430000505x cheaper Gap Between Cheapest and Most Expensive
Crypto Gas Fee Calculator
For Oct 6, here is what a basic ETH move really costs: 21,000 gas priced with live RPC gas + live token price, 14 chains side by side.
Wild spread — 430000505x from cheapest to priciest for same 21k gas. Same amount, different network.
| Chain | Token | Gas (standard) | 21k cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnosis | xDAI | 3.527E-6 Gwei | $0.000000 |
| Fantom | FTM | 1.025006 Gwei | $0.000001 |
| Scroll | ETH | 0.000120108 Gwei | $0.000007 |
| Harmony | ONE | 100 Gwei | $0.000042 |
| Optimism | ETH | 0.001006872 Gwei | $0.000057 |
| Base | ETH | 0.006 Gwei | $0.000341 |
| Celo | CELO | 202.5 Gwei | $0.000440 |
| Polygon | POL | 275.987917721 Gwei | $0.000634 |
| BNB Smart Chain | BNB | 0.05 Gwei | $0.000822 |
| Arbitrum One | ETH | 0.020002 Gwei | $0.00114 |
| Avalanche | AVAX | 5.00000015 Gwei | $0.00119 |
| zkSync Era | ETH | 0.04525 Gwei | $0.00257 |
| Linea | ETH | 0.048779751 Gwei | $0.00277 |
| Ethereum | ETH | 0.560898919 Gwei | $0.0318 |
Cheapest 3 chains today
If you need to move ETH today, Gnosis leads at $0.000000, followed by Fantom ($0.000001) and Scroll ($0.000007). Small choice, big saving.
Crypto Gas Fee Calculator
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.
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.