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The Layer 2 Fee Comparison Calculator compares transaction costs across Ethereum L2 rollups including Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and zkSync, helping users choose the cheapest network for their specific transaction type.
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L2 Fee = L2 Execution Fee + L1 Data Fee (calldata or blob cost / transactions in batch)
- EF
- Execution Fee ($) — L2 computation cost for executing the transaction
- DF
- Data Fee ($) — Cost of posting transaction data to Ethereum L1
- BC
- Bridge Cost ($) — One-time gas cost to bridge funds from L1 to L2
- S
- Savings per TX ($) — Difference between L1 and L2 transaction cost
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- 1Select the transaction type (transfer, swap, NFT mint, contract deployment)
- 2The calculator fetches current gas prices on each L2 and the L1 data posting cost
- 3Compare total transaction cost across Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, zkSync, and Ethereum mainnet
- 4Factor in bridge costs if moving funds from mainnet to the L2
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Simple token transfer, ETH price $3,000
ଫଳ
Ethereum: $1.50-$5.00, Arbitrum: $0.05-$0.15, Base: $0.01-$0.05, zkSync: $0.03-$0.10
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Ethereum: $5-$25, Arbitrum: $0.15-$0.50, Base: $0.03-$0.15, zkSync: $0.10-$0.30
ଏଡ଼ାଇବା ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ସାଧାରଣ ଭୁଲ
- ✕Not including the bridge cost (gas to move funds to L2) when calculating total savings
- ✕Comparing L2 fees at different times — Ethereum L1 congestion directly affects L2 data costs
- ✕Assuming all L2s have the same security guarantees — optimistic vs ZK rollups differ in finality
ବାରମ୍ବାର ଜିଜ୍ଞାସା
Why are L2 fees so much cheaper than Ethereum mainnet?
L2 rollups batch hundreds or thousands of transactions together and post a single compressed proof to Ethereum L1. The L1 data cost is split across all transactions in the batch, reducing per-transaction cost by 10-100x.
Which L2 is cheapest?
As of 2025, Base (Coinbase L2) and Optimism tend to be cheapest for simple transfers. Arbitrum offers the best DeFi ecosystem. zkSync offers ZK-proof security but slightly higher costs. All are dramatically cheaper than L1 after EIP-4844 blob transactions.
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