Live gas prices across 6 chains, updated every 60 seconds — know before you claim, mint or bridge an airdrop task.
Last updated:Uses etherscan gas data, ETH price $2,440.6100, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 25.
Uses rpc gas data, ETH price $2,440.6100, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 94.
Uses etherscan gas data, ETH price $2,440.6100, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 70.
Uses etherscan gas data, POL price $0.1085, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 74.
Uses rpc gas data, ETH price $2,440.6100, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 99.
Uses rpc gas data, BNB price $698.4700, and approximate gas-unit assumptions. Current 7-day percentile: 99.
Important: Actual gas depends on the contract complexity and wallet route you use. Treat these as estimates, not guarantees.
This gas fee tracker helps airdrop hunters answer a practical question: should you complete an on-chain task now, or wait for cheaper network conditions? It compares current gas across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and BNB Chain, then converts a simple transaction, claim or mint, and bridge-style action into an estimated USD cost.
The status badge uses a rolling seven-day percentile when enough samples are available. Cheap means the chain is below its normal recent range, normal means the current cost is around the middle of recent activity, expensive means the network is above its usual band, and wait means the chain is spiking compared with its recent baseline.
Some “free” airdrops become less attractive when the claim, bridge or approval fee is higher than the likely reward. Before you connect a wallet or pay gas, check this page alongside the AI Airdrop Risk Checker, Airdrop Task Planner and Crypto Calculators. The best time to claim an airdrop is not just when a task is live; it is when the task is safe, official and reasonably priced to complete.
For airdrop research, also review active crypto airdrops, latest airdrops and ranked opportunity scores before spending time or gas.
A good gas fee depends on the chain and task. Low-fee chains like Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and BNB Chain can often be cheap even when Ethereum is less attractive. Use the estimate as a timing signal, not a guarantee.
Ethereum mainnet usually has higher demand and settlement costs. Layer 2 networks such as Base, Arbitrum and Optimism batch activity differently, so simple wallet actions and claim tasks are often cheaper.
No. The final wallet quote depends on contract complexity, wallet route, bridge path, token approvals and network conditions at the moment you submit the transaction.
The public widget refreshes from the AirdropBuzz cached gas endpoint about every 60 seconds. If an upstream API is delayed, the page shows a stale-data notice instead of hiding the last known values.
A simple transaction uses a small gas-unit estimate for a basic wallet transfer. A claim or mint estimate uses a larger gas-unit assumption because smart-contract calls usually require more computation.
There is no fixed best time, but gas often drops when network demand is lower. This tracker is designed to make the current state easier to compare before you claim, mint or bridge.
Disclaimer: Not financial advice. Always DYOR and confirm costs in your wallet before submitting any transaction.