Avalanche C-Chain gas fees today: $0.0036 per ERC-20 transfer
Live Avalanche C-Chain network fees in USD, updated 8 min ago.
The Avalanche C-Chain is the EVM chain of Avalanche; gas is paid in AVAX with a dynamic base fee. Over the last 24 hours this cost ranged from $0.0036 to $0.0038 (average $0.0036 at today's AVAX price), so fees are currently about average.
The current gas price is 5.01 gwei (base fee 5.011586 gwei + median tip 0 gwei). A plain AVAX transfer uses 21,000 gas, a ERC-20 token transfer about 65,000 gas (upper estimate; transfers to an address that already holds the token use less), and a simple DEX swap about 180,000 gas.
Avalanche C-Chain fee history (7 days)
Cost to send tokens on Avalanche C-Chain
| Asset | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Send AVAX Avalanche | $0.0012 | $0.0012 |
| Send USDT Tether | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send USDC USDC | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send USDE Ethena USDe | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send WBTC Wrapped Bitcoin | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send LINK Chainlink | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send UNI Uniswap | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send AAVE Aave | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send PEPE Pepe | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send ENA Ethena | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send GRT The Graph | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send MKR Maker | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send SUSDE Ethena Staked USDe | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send EURC EURC | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send SUSHI Sushi | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send 1INCH 1INCH | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send COMP Compound | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
Avalanche C-Chain vs other networks
| Network | Token transfer |
|---|---|
| Gnosis Chain | < $0.0001 |
| Sonic | $0.00014 |
| OP Mainnet | $0.00019 |
| Unichain | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 |
| Base | $0.0011 |
| Celo | $0.0013 |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0023 |
| Scroll | $0.0026 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 |
| BNB Smart Chain | $0.0036 |
| Linea | $0.0090 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 |
| TRON | $2.26 |
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FAQ
How much is a transaction fee on Avalanche C-Chain right now?
A ERC-20 transfer on Avalanche C-Chain currently costs about $0.0036 (0.000326 AVAX), and a plain AVAX transfer about $0.0012. Estimates are refreshed every 10 minutes.
Which token pays the gas on Avalanche C-Chain?
Fees on Avalanche C-Chain are paid in AVAX. You need a small AVAX balance in the sending wallet, even to send stablecoins or other tokens.
Is Avalanche C-Chain cheaper than other chains?
For a token transfer, Avalanche C-Chain ranks #12 of 15 networks we track. The cheapest right now is Gnosis Chain at < $0.0001.
Estimates, not quotes: your wallet may pick a different fee. Methodology · AVAX DCA backtest · Explorer: snowtrace.io
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.