BNB Chain vs Polygon: which has cheaper gas?
Polygon, decisively. It was cheaper than BNB Chain 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 $0.0031 on Polygon. Steadiness differs too: BNB Chain's fee spans 1.0× between its quiet and busy hours, Polygon's 1.3×. Neither is dramatically more predictable than the other.
BNB Chain pays gas in BNB and Polygon in POL, so their gwei numbers are not comparable to each other — BNB gwei and POL gwei denominate different assets. Only the dollar column compares these two.
Side by side, right now
| Transaction | BNB Chain | Polygon |
|---|---|---|
| Current fee | 0.050 gwei | 249.0 gwei |
| Send native token | $0.00078 | $0.00047 |
| Send an ERC-20 token | $0.0024 | $0.0015 |
| Swap on a DEX | $0.0056 | $0.0034 |
Gas units are typical values, not measurements. Dollar figures use the current BNB and POL price.
Over the last 30 days
- Hours compared
- 332
- BNB Chain cheaper in
- 0%
- Times the lead changed
- 0
- Mean swap cost gap
- $0.0025
Questions
Is BNB Chain or Polygon cheaper for gas?
Polygon 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 Polygon in POL, so their gwei numbers are not comparable to each other — BNB gwei and POL gwei denominate different assets. Only the dollar column compares these two.