BNB Smart Chain gas fees today: $0.0036 per BEP-20 transfer
Live BNB Smart Chain network fees in USD, updated 8 min ago.
BNB Smart Chain (BSC) is an EVM chain secured by a small validator set; gas is paid in BNB and tokens follow the BEP-20 standard. Over the last 24 hours this cost ranged from $0.0025 to $0.0055 (average $0.0036 at today's BNB price), so fees are currently about average.
The current gas price is 0.0715 gwei (base fee 0 gwei + median tip 0.0715 gwei). A plain BNB transfer uses 21,000 gas, a BEP-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.
BNB Smart Chain fee history (7 days)
Cost to send tokens on BNB Smart Chain
| Asset | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Send BNB BNB | $0.0012 | $0.0012 |
| Send USDE Ethena USDe | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send FDUSD First Digital USD | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send USD1 USD1 | $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 BONK Bonk | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send PENGU Pudgy Penguins | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send FLOKI FLOKI | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send SUSDE Ethena Staked USDe | $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 |
| Send APE ApeCoin | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send INJ Injective | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Send FET Artificial Superintelligence Alliance | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
BNB Smart 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 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 |
| Linea | $0.0090 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 |
| TRON | $2.26 |
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FAQ
How much is a transaction fee on BNB Smart Chain right now?
A BEP-20 transfer on BNB Smart Chain currently costs about $0.0036 (0.00000465 BNB), and a plain BNB transfer about $0.0012. Estimates are refreshed every 10 minutes.
Which token pays the gas on BNB Smart Chain?
Fees on BNB Smart Chain are paid in BNB. You need a small BNB balance in the sending wallet, even to send stablecoins or other tokens.
Is BNB Smart Chain cheaper than other chains?
For a token transfer, BNB Smart Chain ranks #11 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 · BNB DCA backtest · Explorer: bscscan.com
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.