BNB Chain vs Ethereum: which has cheaper gas?
BNB Chain, decisively. It was cheaper than Ethereum in 100% of the last 332 hours we observed — not most of the time, effectively all of the time. This is not a close call and there is no window in which the answer flips.
Priced as a swap at each chain's own mean fee, that is $0.0056 on BNB Chain against $0.045 on Ethereum. Steadiness differs too: BNB Chain's fee spans 1.0× between its quiet and busy hours, Ethereum's 6.0×. BNB Chain is the more predictable of the two, which can matter more than the average if you are pricing transactions in advance.
BNB Chain pays gas in BNB and Ethereum in ETH, so their gwei numbers are not comparable to each other — BNB gwei and ETH gwei denominate different assets. Only the dollar column compares these two.
Side by side, right now
| Transaction | BNB Chain | Ethereum |
|---|---|---|
| Current fee | 0.050 gwei | 0.095 gwei |
| Send native token | $0.00078 | $0.0046 |
| Send an ERC-20 token | $0.0024 | $0.014 |
| Swap on a DEX | $0.0056 | $0.033 |
Gas units are typical values, not measurements. Dollar figures use the current BNB and ETH price.
Over the last 30 days
- Hours compared
- 332
- BNB Chain cheaper in
- 100%
- Times the lead changed
- 0
- Mean swap cost gap
- $0.040
Questions
Is BNB Chain or Ethereum cheaper for gas?
BNB Chain was cheaper in 100% of the 332 hours compared over the last 30 days. The ranking did not flip once in that window.
Can I compare their gwei figures directly?
BNB Chain pays gas in BNB and Ethereum in ETH, so their gwei numbers are not comparable to each other — BNB gwei and ETH gwei denominate different assets. Only the dollar column compares these two.