Ethereum Gas Price on October 4, 2026
On October 4, 2026, the standard Ethereum gas price averaged 0.122 gwei, ranging from 0.053 to 0.936 gwei across 288 readings. That is +28% versus October 3, 2026. The cheapest hour was 06:00–06:59 UTC (0.061 gwei) and the most expensive was 15:00–15:59 UTC (0.296 gwei).
Timing mattered: a USDT transfer (≈63,000 gas) cost about $0.010 in the cheapest hour and $0.050 in the most expensive one, a 4.8× difference for the same transaction. The day's average was below the surrounding gas level of 0.156 gwei (average of the 7 days up to this one).
Transaction costs on October 4, 2026
What common transactions cost at the day's lowest, average and highest gas price, using the day's average ETH price.
| Action | At low | At average | At high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Send ETH | $0.0030 | $0.0069 | $0.053 |
| Send USDT (ERC-20) | $0.0091 | $0.021 | $0.159 |
| Swap on Uniswap | $0.022 | $0.050 | $0.379 |
| Mint an NFT | $0.017 | $0.040 | $0.303 |
| Bridge ETH to a layer-2 | $0.016 | $0.036 | $0.278 |
Hour by hour (UTC)
| Hour | Avg gwei | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00–00:59 UTC | 0.073 | |
| 01:00–01:59 UTC | 0.075 | |
| 02:00–02:59 UTC | 0.085 | |
| 03:00–03:59 UTC | 0.074 | |
| 04:00–04:59 UTC | 0.066 | |
| 05:00–05:59 UTC | 0.064 | |
| 06:00–06:59 UTC cheapest | 0.061 | |
| 07:00–07:59 UTC | 0.067 | |
| 08:00–08:59 UTC | 0.113 | |
| 09:00–09:59 UTC | 0.287 | |
| 10:00–10:59 UTC | 0.087 | |
| 11:00–11:59 UTC | 0.067 | |
| 12:00–12:59 UTC | 0.070 | |
| 13:00–13:59 UTC | 0.135 | |
| 14:00–14:59 UTC | 0.288 | |
| 15:00–15:59 UTC priciest | 0.296 | |
| 16:00–16:59 UTC | 0.146 | |
| 17:00–17:59 UTC | 0.130 | |
| 18:00–18:59 UTC | 0.116 | |
| 19:00–19:59 UTC | 0.127 | |
| 20:00–20:59 UTC | 0.160 | |
| 21:00–21:59 UTC | 0.110 | |
| 22:00–22:59 UTC | 0.126 | |
| 23:00–23:59 UTC | 0.115 |
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