Base gas fees today: $0.0011 per ERC-20 transfer
Live Base network fees in USD, updated 8 min ago.
Base is the OP Stack rollup incubated by Coinbase: L2 execution gas plus a small L1 data fee, paid in ETH. Over the last 24 hours this cost ranged from $0.0011 to $0.0011 (average $0.0011 at today's ETH price), so fees are currently about average.
The current gas price is 0.0061 gwei (base fee 0.005 gwei + median tip 0.0011 gwei). A plain ETH 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. On this rollup the L1 data fee for a token transfer is currently 1.83e-9 ETH (< $0.0001).
Base fee history (7 days)
Cost to send tokens on Base
| Asset | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Send ETH Ether | $0.00035 | $0.00035 |
| Send USDC USDC | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send USDS USDS | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send USDE Ethena USDe | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send WBTC Wrapped Bitcoin | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send CBBTC Coinbase Wrapped BTC | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send LINK Chainlink | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send AAVE Aave | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send ENA Ethena | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send MORPHO Morpho | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send CRV Curve DAO | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send SUSDE Ethena Staked USDe | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send EURC EURC | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send SUSHI Sushi | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send 1INCH 1INCH | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send COMP Compound | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Send SAND The Sandbox | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
Base vs other networks
| Network | Token transfer |
|---|---|
| Gnosis Chain | < $0.0001 |
| Sonic | $0.00014 |
| OP Mainnet | $0.00019 |
| Unichain | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 |
| Celo | $0.0013 |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0023 |
| Scroll | $0.0026 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 |
| BNB Smart Chain | $0.0036 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 |
| Linea | $0.0090 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 |
| TRON | $2.26 |
Compare Base fees
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FAQ
How much is a transaction fee on Base right now?
A ERC-20 transfer on Base currently costs about $0.0011 (3.98e-7 ETH), and a plain ETH transfer about $0.00035. Estimates are refreshed every 10 minutes.
Which token pays the gas on Base?
Fees on Base are paid in ETH. You need a small ETH balance in the sending wallet, even to send stablecoins or other tokens.
Is Base cheaper than other chains?
For a token transfer, Base ranks #6 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 · ETH DCA backtest · Explorer: basescan.org
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.