Cost to send USDT on Ethereum: $0.029
Live network fee for a USDT (ERC-20) transfer, updated 10 min ago.
Sending USDT on Ethereum currently costs about $0.029 in network fees (0.0000108 ETH). The fee is paid in ETH, not in USDT: keep a little ETH in the wallet or the transfer will fail.
USDT also exists on 8 other networks we track. 7 of them are cheaper right now — the cheapest is USDT0 on OP Mainnet at $0.00018. Only switch networks if the recipient (wallet or exchange deposit address) explicitly supports that network.
The current gas price is 0.165816 gwei (base fee 0.080569 gwei + median tip 0.085247 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.
USDT transfer cost on every network
| Network | Existing holder | New holder |
|---|---|---|
| OP Mainnet (USDT0) | $0.00018 | $0.00018 |
| Unichain (USDT0) | $0.00027 | $0.00027 |
| Solana | $0.00059 | $0.241 |
| Celo | $0.0014 | $0.0014 |
| Polygon PoS (USDT0) | $0.0021 | $0.0021 |
| Arbitrum One (USDT0) | $0.0035 | $0.0035 |
| Avalanche C-Chain | $0.0037 | $0.0037 |
| Ethereum | $0.029 | $0.029 |
| TRON | $2.28 | $4.51 |
USDT on Ethereum: contract
0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7 — view on explorer. Never trust a contract address from a DM or an ad.
FAQ
How much does it cost to send USDT on Ethereum?
About $0.029 right now (0.0000108 ETH), paid in ETH. The estimate is refreshed every 10 minutes from public Ethereum nodes.
Why does an exchange charge more to withdraw USDT on Ethereum?
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 USDT 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 Ethereum as a deposit network for USDT.
What is the USDT contract address on Ethereum?
0xdac17f958d2ee523a2206206994597c13d831ec7 (source: CoinGecko). Verify it on etherscan.io before adding the token to your wallet.
See also: Ethereum gas fees · transfer cost calculator · methodology. Estimates, not quotes.
Data updated: 2026-10-01 10:50 UTC.