Cost to send USDC on Avalanche C-Chain: $0.0036
Live network fee for a USDC (ERC-20) transfer, updated 9 min ago.
Sending USDC on Avalanche C-Chain currently costs about $0.0036 in network fees (0.000326 AVAX). The fee is paid in AVAX, not in USDC: keep a little AVAX in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
USDC also exists on 10 other networks we track. 8 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is USDC on Sonic at $0.00014. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
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.
USDC transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Arbitrum One | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0036 | $0.0036 |
| Ethereum | $0.046 | $0.046 |
| TRON | $2.26 | $4.45 |
USDC on Avalanche C-Chain: contract
0xb97ef9ef8734c71904d8002f8b6bc66dd9c48a6e — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDC on Avalanche C-Chain?
About $0.0036 right now (0.000326 AVAX), paid in AVAX. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Avalanche C-Chain nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDC on Avalanche C-Chain?
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 USDC 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 Avalanche C-Chain as a deposit network for USDC.
What is the USDC contract address on Avalanche C-Chain?
0xb97ef9ef8734c71904d8002f8b6bc66dd9c48a6e (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on snowtrace.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Avalanche C-Chain gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 11:50 UTC.