How much does a QRL transaction cost?

It depends on network demand and what the transaction does. A simple transfer costs the least; smart-contract calls cost more because they use more gas. The percentile chart on this page shows what a typical transaction paid each day — the p50 (median) line is the 'normal' cost, while p95/p99 show the busier-day extremes.

What is gas on QRL 2.0?

Gas is the unit that measures how much computation a transaction needs. Your fee is roughly gas-used × gas-price. A plain transfer uses a fixed small amount of gas; contract interactions use more. QRL 2.0 is EVM-compatible, so this works the same way it does on other EVM chains.

Does QRL 2.0 burn fees?

Yes. QRL 2.0 uses EIP-1559, which splits each fee into a 'base fee' and an optional 'tip'. The base fee is permanently destroyed (burned) rather than paid to a validator. Over time this removes QRL2 from circulation — the daily burn chart on this page tracks how much.

Why do QRL fees change over time?

EIP-1559 adjusts the base fee block-by-block based on how full recent blocks are. When demand for blockspace rises, the base fee goes up to ration capacity; when blocks are near-empty, it falls back toward the minimum. On a low-traffic network the base fee sits near its floor most of the time.

Why are QRL 2.0 fees so low right now?

QRL 2.0 is in an early, low-traffic phase, so blocks are far from full and the EIP-1559 base fee stays near its minimum. Fees (and the burn) will become more meaningful as real usage grows. We report the numbers honestly rather than inflating them.

How is the 'typical fee' calculated?

We take every transaction's actual fee for a given day (gas-used × effective gas-price, from the transaction receipt) and compute percentiles. The p50 is the median — half of transactions paid less, half paid more. This reflects what real users paid, not a single big outlier.

QRL Gas Fees

QRL 2.0's gas and fee market — what a typical transaction costs (p50/p95/p99 fee percentiles), the real EIP-1559 base-fee gas price, how gas is used across the network, and the base-fee burn that permanently removes Quanta from supply. Every figure is derived from real transaction receipts on the Quantum Resistant Ledger, not estimates.

How to read the gas & fee figures

Fees come from real transaction receipts — gas-used × effective gas-price — not estimates. New to this? Gas vs fees explained.

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Gas vs fee: Gas is an amount of work; a fee is an amount of money (fee = gas used × gas price). On the Proof-of-Work chain a fee is a flat fee; on QRL 2.0 the gas price is base fee + tip, and the base fee is burned. Full explainer: gas vs fees.
p50 / p95 / p99 fee: The median (p50) is the normal cost — half of transactions paid less. p95 / p99 show the busy-day extremes.
Base fee (gas price): The EIP-1559 base fee per unit of gas — the price the network itself charges, gas-weighted across the day. Distinct from what a user pays (base fee × gas + tip).
Gas used: Total computation the network performed. A simple transfer uses a small fixed amount; contract calls use more.
Base-fee burn: The base-fee portion of every transaction is permanently destroyed, removing Quanta from supply. QRL 2.0-only (the PoW chain has no burn).

FAQ about gas

Common questions about this page

How much does a QRL transaction cost?: It depends on network demand and what the transaction does. A simple transfer costs the least; smart-contract calls cost more because they use more gas. The percentile chart on this page shows what a typical transaction paid each day — the p50 (median) line is the 'normal' cost, while p95/p99 show the busier-day extremes.
What is gas on QRL 2.0?: Gas is the unit that measures how much computation a transaction needs. Your fee is roughly gas-used × gas-price. A plain transfer uses a fixed small amount of gas; contract interactions use more. QRL 2.0 is EVM-compatible, so this works the same way it does on other EVM chains.
Does QRL 2.0 burn fees?: Yes. QRL 2.0 uses EIP-1559, which splits each fee into a 'base fee' and an optional 'tip'. The base fee is permanently destroyed (burned) rather than paid to a validator. Over time this removes QRL2 from circulation — the daily burn chart on this page tracks how much.
Why do QRL fees change over time?: EIP-1559 adjusts the base fee block-by-block based on how full recent blocks are. When demand for blockspace rises, the base fee goes up to ration capacity; when blocks are near-empty, it falls back toward the minimum. On a low-traffic network the base fee sits near its floor most of the time.
Why are QRL 2.0 fees so low right now?: QRL 2.0 is in an early, low-traffic phase, so blocks are far from full and the EIP-1559 base fee stays near its minimum. Fees (and the burn) will become more meaningful as real usage grows. We report the numbers honestly rather than inflating them.
How is the 'typical fee' calculated?: We take every transaction's actual fee for a given day (gas-used × effective gas-price, from the transaction receipt) and compute percentiles. The p50 is the median — half of transactions paid less, half paid more. This reflects what real users paid, not a single big outlier.