Primary Network Active
C-Chain Base Fee: 26.5 nAVAX | Optimal Window Active

Avalanche (AVAX) Gas Price Tracker & Subnet Analytics Dashboard

Track real-time nAVAX gas prices, hourly C-Chain congestion patterns, Trader Joe DEX execution costs, burnt AVAX metrics, and Subnet scalability.

Live C-Chain Gas Speed Estimates (nAVAX)
Slow (>5s)
25.0 nAVAX
$0.015 USD / Transfer
Standard (<2s)
27.5 nAVAX
$0.018 USD / Transfer
Fast (<1s)
32.0 nAVAX
$0.021 USD / Transfer
AVAX Price (USD)
$28.45
+4.25% (24h)
Total AVAX Burned
4,812,490 AVAX
Burn Value: $136.9M USD (100% Fees)
C-Chain Real-Time TPS
42.8 TPS
Sub-second Finality (<0.8s)
Active Subnets
124 Subnets
1,720 Active Validators

Avalanche C-Chain Gas Price Heatmap (nAVAX)

Average network gas prices aggregated in nAVAX by UTC hour and day of week

Day / UTC 00:00 02:00 04:00 06:00 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00
Mon 26 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 34 nA 42 nA 65 nA 78 nA 72 nA 48 nA 35 nA 28 nA
Tue 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 38 nA 55 nA 82 nA 95 nA 84 nA 52 nA 36 nA 27 nA
Wed 26 nA 25 nA 25 nA 27 nA 40 nA 60 nA 88 nA 102 nA 90 nA 58 nA 39 nA 29 nA
Thu 26 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 36 nA 58 nA 79 nA 86 nA 75 nA 46 nA 34 nA 28 nA
Fri 27 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 32 nA 45 nA 68 nA 74 nA 66 nA 42 nA 32 nA 27 nA
Sat 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 28 nA 35 nA 38 nA 32 nA 28 nA 26 nA 25 nA
Sun 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 25 nA 26 nA 29 nA 32 nA 28 nA 26 nA 25 nA 25 nA
Optimal (<30 nAVAX) Moderate (30–55 nAVAX) High Congestion (>55 nAVAX)
* All times normalized to UTC (nA = nAVAX)

Estimated C-Chain Action Costs

AVAX Native Transfer 21,000 Gas Units
$0.016 USD
ARC-20 Token Transfer 65,000 Gas Units
$0.051 USD
Trader Joe Token Swap 160,000 Gas Units
$0.125 USD
NFT Mint / Contract Deploy 240,000 Gas Units
$0.187 USD

Subnet & Teleporter Action Costs

Beam Gaming Subnet
< $0.001 USD
DFK Chain Subnet
< $0.002 USD
Teleporter Cross-Subnet
$0.005 USD
C-Chain to Subnet Bridge
$0.035 USD

When Are Avalanche Gas Fees Cheapest?

Historically, the cheapest window to submit transactions on the Avalanche C-Chain occurs between 01:00 UTC and 07:00 UTC on Saturdays and Sundays.

During these hours, C-Chain base fees regularly hover at the baseline floor of 25 nAVAX ($0.01 to $0.02 USD per native transfer), as institutional DeFi activity on protocols like Trader Joe and Benqi experiences weekend volume slowdowns.

C-Chain Dynamic Fees, 100% AVAX Burn, & Subnet Isolation

100% Fee Burning Mechanism

Unlike Ethereum where validators receive priority tips, Avalanche burns 100% of all transaction fees across the C-Chain, X-Chain, and P-Chain. This creates a direct link between network usage and supply reduction, counteracting staking inflation.

Subnet Gas Isolation

Avalanche Subnets operate independent execution engines. High-throughput dApps (such as Web3 games or enterprise chains) run on custom Subnets with zero gas contention on the primary C-Chain, preserving low latency and sub-second finality.

Frequently Asked Questions

Essential concepts regarding Avalanche gas mechanics, nAVAX units, fee optimization, and Subnet architecture.

What is nAVAX and how does Avalanche gas calculation work?
nAVAX (nanoAVAX) is a fractional denomination of Avalanche's native token equal to 0.000000001 AVAX (10-9 AVAX). Total transaction fees are calculated using:
Total Fee = Gas Units Used × Gas Price (in nAVAX)
How does Avalanche's dynamic fee mechanism work on the C-Chain?
Avalanche uses an EIP-1559 style dynamic algorithm. When block gas consumption exceeds the target limit, the base fee automatically scales upward per block. When demand drops, it lowers back toward a baseline floor of 25 nAVAX.
What are Avalanche Subnets and how do they reduce gas congestion?
Subnets are independent custom blockchains validated by Avalanche nodes. By processing application-specific state changes off the C-Chain with custom gas rules, Subnets prevent heavy gaming or institutional traffic from spiking C-Chain transaction fees.
When is the cheapest time to submit transactions on Avalanche?
The lowest gas prices occur on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) between 01:00 UTC and 07:00 UTC, when base fees flatten to the 25 nAVAX minimum threshold.
How is AVAX gas burned and what is the effect on total supply?
100% of all gas fees spent on Avalanche primary networks are burned permanently. This supply destruction permanently locks AVAX out of circulation, creating a long-term deflationary force against validator staking rewards.