Bitcoin Fee Tracker: Live BTC Transaction Fees
To get into the next Bitcoin block right now you need about 1 sat/vB. A typical SegWit payment costs about $0.116 at the standard rate.
The current standard rate of 1.00 sat/vB is 23% below the 7-day average of 1.31 sat/vB recorded by GasNow. Over that period the lowest reading was 1.00 sat/vB on October 4, 2026 and the highest was 6.00 sat/vB on October 8, 2026. See the full Bitcoin fee history.
What a Bitcoin transaction costs right now
Fees depend on the size of the transaction in virtual bytes. These are typical sizes for one-input, two-output payments by address type.
| Transaction | Size | Slow | Standard | Fast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native SegWit (bc1q…), 1 input, 2 outputs | 141 vB | $0.116 | $0.116 | $0.116 |
| Taproot (bc1p…), 1 input, 2 outputs | 154 vB | $0.127 | $0.127 | $0.127 |
| Nested SegWit (3…), 1 input, 2 outputs | 167 vB | $0.138 | $0.138 | $0.138 |
| Legacy (1…), 1 input, 2 outputs | 226 vB | $0.187 | $0.187 | $0.187 |
| Native SegWit, 2 inputs, 2 outputs | 209 vB | $0.173 | $0.173 | $0.173 |
Holding many small coins? See the UTXO consolidation cost.
How Bitcoin fee rates work
Miners fill each block, roughly every ten minutes, with the transactions that pay the most per virtual byte. When the mempool holds less than one block of waiting transactions, even 1–2 sat/vB confirms quickly. When it holds many blocks' worth, the rate needed for the next block rises. Read how Bitcoin fees work for the full picture, and how to lower them.
Where the data comes from
Fee rates come from mempool.space's recommendations and are recorded by GasNow every five minutes. Every reading feeds the daily Bitcoin fee reports.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Bitcoin transaction fee right now?
As of Oct 10, 2026, 02:40 UTC: 1 sat/vB for the next block, 1 sat/vB for about 30 minutes and 1 sat/vB for about an hour.
How much does it cost to send Bitcoin right now?
A typical native SegWit payment of about 141 vB costs around $0.116 at the standard rate of 1 sat/vB, with BTC at $82,585.
Why does the amount I send not change the fee?
Bitcoin fees are based on transaction size in virtual bytes and on demand for block space, not on the amount transferred.
Where does GasNow get Bitcoin fee data?
From mempool.space fee recommendations, recorded every five minutes.