Cost to send LINK on Base: $0.0011
Live network fee for a LINK (ERC-20) transfer, updated 8 min ago.
Sending LINK on Base currently costs about $0.0011 in network fees (3.98e-7 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in LINK: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
LINK also exists on 13 other networks we track. 5 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is LINK on Gnosis Chain at < $0.0001. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
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).
LINK transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| Gnosis Chain | < $0.0001 | < $0.0001 |
| Sonic | $0.00014 | $0.00014 |
| OP Mainnet | $0.00019 | $0.00019 |
| Unichain | $0.00027 | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 | $0.241 |
| Base | $0.0011 | $0.0011 |
| Celo | $0.0013 | $0.0013 |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0023 | $0.0023 |
| Scroll | $0.0026 | $0.0026 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| BNB Smart Chain | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Linea | $0.0090 | $0.0090 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 | $0.046 |
LINK on Base: contract
0x88fb150bdc53a65fe94dea0c9ba0a6daf8c6e196 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send LINK on Base?
About $0.0011 right now (3.98e-7 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Base nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw LINK on Base?
Exchanges set their own flat withdrawal fee, often well above the actual network fee, to cover operations and fee spikes. The figure on this page is the on-chain network fee only.
What happens if I send LINK on the wrong network?
Tokens sent to an address on a network the recipient does not support can be lost or need a costly manual recovery. Always check that the receiving wallet or exchange lists Base as a deposit network for LINK.
What is the LINK contract address on Base?
0x88fb150bdc53a65fe94dea0c9ba0a6daf8c6e196 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on basescan.org before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Base gas fees · transfer cost calculator · Chainlink DCA backtest · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.