Solana Fees Tracker

Real-time Solana network fees, priority fees, and transaction cost estimates.

Solana network is healthy

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Congestion

Normal

TPS

2,944

Epoch

927

Block Height

378,949,609

Priority Fees

In micro-lamports per compute unit

0

Low

25th percentile

0

Medium

50th percentile

0

High

75th percentile

0

Very High

95th percentile

Estimated Transaction Costs

Based on current median priority fee

Simple Transfer

SOL or SPL token send

0.000005 SOL

Token Swap

DEX swap (e.g. Jupiter, Raydium)

0.000005 SOL

NFT Mint

Mint an NFT on-chain

0.000005 SOL

Epoch 927 Progress

371,940 / 432,000 slots

86.1% complete

How Solana Transaction Fees Work

Solana charges a base fee of 5,000 lamports (0.000005 SOL) per signature on every transaction. On top of this, users can add a priority fee to improve their transaction's chances of being included in the next block during periods of high network activity.

Priority fees are priced in micro-lamports per compute unit (CU). A simple SOL transfer uses roughly 200 CUs, while a complex DeFi swap may use 200,000-400,000 CUs. This means the same priority fee rate costs more for complex transactions.

Understanding Priority Fee Tiers

  • Low (25th percentile) — Suitable for non-urgent transactions that can wait a few slots
  • Medium (50th percentile) — Good default for most transactions
  • High (75th percentile) — Recommended during congestion or for time-sensitive trades
  • Very High (95th percentile) — For critical transactions like token sniping or liquidation protection

Solana vs Ethereum Gas Fees

Solana's fees are dramatically lower than Ethereum's. A typical Solana transaction costs fractions of a cent, while an equivalent Ethereum transaction can cost $1-50+ depending on network congestion. This makes Solana ideal for high-frequency trading, micro-transactions, and DeFi activities where gas costs would be prohibitive on Ethereum.