Ethereum Gas Price on October 12, 2026

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On October 12, 2026, the standard Ethereum gas price averaged 0.147 gwei, ranging from 0.055 to 0.704 gwei across 229 readings so far today. That is +55% versus October 11, 2026. The cheapest hour was 01:00–01:59 UTC (0.063 gwei) and the most expensive was 14:00–14:59 UTC (0.493 gwei).

Average

0.147 gwei

Low

0.055 gwei

High

0.704 gwei

ETH price (avg)

$2,541

Timing mattered: a USDT transfer (≈63,000 gas) cost about $0.010 in the cheapest hour and $0.079 in the most expensive one, a 7.8× difference for the same transaction. The day's average was below the surrounding gas level of 0.384 gwei (average of the 7 days up to this one).

Transaction costs on October 12, 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	$0.0029	$0.0078	$0.038
Send USDT (ERC-20)	$0.0088	$0.023	$0.113
Swap on Uniswap	$0.021	$0.056	$0.269
Mint an NFT	$0.017	$0.045	$0.215
Bridge ETH to a layer-2	$0.015	$0.041	$0.197

Hour by hour (UTC)

Hour	Avg gwei	Relative
00:00–00:59 UTC	0.086
01:00–01:59 UTC cheapest	0.063
02:00–02:59 UTC	0.066
03:00–03:59 UTC	0.065
04:00–04:59 UTC	0.065
05:00–05:59 UTC	0.091
06:00–06:59 UTC	0.068
07:00–07:59 UTC	0.072
08:00–08:59 UTC	0.067
09:00–09:59 UTC	0.074
10:00–10:59 UTC	0.092
11:00–11:59 UTC	0.100
12:00–12:59 UTC	0.122
13:00–13:59 UTC	0.281
14:00–14:59 UTC priciest	0.493
15:00–15:59 UTC	0.258
16:00–16:59 UTC	0.243
17:00–17:59 UTC	0.344
18:00–18:59 UTC	0.136
19:00–19:59 UTC	0.110

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