ETH Gas Price Today
See today's ETH gas price in Gwei, refreshed live every 30 seconds. The ethereum gas tracker below shows the current standard, fast, and rapid tiers — plus a 24-hour heatmap so you can spot today's cheaper hours at a glance.
Gas Price Heatmap
Gas price trends over the next 24 hours
How to read today's ETH gas price
The gas price today is quoted in Gwei. Each tier above gives you a different speed/price tradeoff:
- Standard: the cheapest tier that still confirms within a few minutes. Use this for non-urgent transfers.
- Fast: typically confirms in about a minute. Good default for swaps and DeFi interactions.
- Rapid: top priority, under 30 seconds. Use only when timing actually matters.
Most wallets pick a tier for you and often default high. Manually choosing standard saves real money on routine transactions.
When are gas fees lowest today?
The 24-hour heatmap above shows today's low and high windows. In general, expect the cheapest stretches at:
- • Late night UTC (US east coast asleep, EU closed)
- • Early morning UTC on weekdays
- • Most of Saturday and Sunday
- • Right after a congestion spike — base fee drops within a few blocks
For tomorrow and the rest of the week, see the gas fee forecast or browse cheap gas times by day.
How to reduce your gas fee today
- Match the tier to the urgency. Standard is fine for most transactions.
- Wait for the low band. The heatmap above flags it. A few hours can mean 50% off.
- Move to a Layer 2. Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base run cents-per-tx instead of dollars.
- Skip mint days. Major NFT mints push base fee far above today's normal range.
- Get notified instead of watching. Set a gas alert at your target Gwei.
Full breakdown: how to reduce gas fees on Ethereum.
Frequently asked questions
What is the ETH gas price today?
Today's ETH gas price is shown live above in Gwei. The tracker pulls fresh data every 30 seconds from public Ethereum sources, so the number reflects the current moment, not yesterday's average.
What is a Gwei?
Gwei is a denomination of ETH used to price gas. 1 Gwei = 0.000000001 ETH (one billionth). Gas prices are quoted in Gwei because the per-unit cost is far smaller than 1 ETH.
Is gas price the same as transaction fee?
No. Gas price is per unit (in Gwei). Total fee = gas price × gas units used. A simple ETH transfer uses 21,000 units; a Uniswap swap can use 150,000+. Same Gwei, very different total cost.
Why is gas more expensive on some days?
Gas tracks demand for block space. Big NFT mints, token launches, market crashes, and US trading hours push fees up. Quiet weekends or off-peak UTC hours pull them down.
How do I check ETH gas price in USD?
Multiply gas units × Gwei × current ETH/USD price (then divide by 1 billion). The cards above show Gwei. Multiply by 21,000 and current ETH price for a basic transfer estimate.
Does the gas price today predict tomorrow?
Not directly, but recurring weekly patterns help. See the 7-day heatmap above and the full forecast for the most likely cheaper windows ahead.
What time of day is gas cheapest?
Late night and early morning UTC (when US and EU markets sleep) are usually cheapest. Weekends are cheaper than weekdays on average.
Don't check gas prices all day.
Set a gas alert at the Gwei you want, or drop our live gas widget on your own site.