Why Solana Fees Are So Cheap

Why Fees Are So Low

Solana processes thousands of transactions per second. High throughput means low demand for block space. Low demand means low fees.

Typical Solana transaction: $0.00025 Typical Ethereum transaction: $1-50

That's not a typo. Solana is 1000-10,000x cheaper.

What You'll Pay

Common operations on Spawned:

| Action | Approximate Cost | |--------|-----------------| | Buy tokens | $0.001 | | Sell tokens | $0.001 | | Claim rewards | $0.001 | | Deploy app | $0.01 |

You'll never think about fees. They're essentially free.

How Fees Work

Every Solana transaction requires:

• Base fee - Flat amount per signature
• Compute units - More complex = slightly more
• Priority fee - Optional tip to validators

For normal usage, you just pay base fee. Priority fees matter during extreme congestion.

Keeping SOL for Fees

Always keep a small SOL balance (0.1 SOL is plenty) for fees. Without SOL, you can't send transactions - even if you have other tokens.

Congestion

During viral events, Solana can get congested. Signs:

• Transactions take longer
• Some transactions fail
• Priority fees increase

This is rare and usually resolves quickly. If a transaction fails, wait a minute and retry.

Comparing Chains

| Chain | Typical Fee | Speed | |-------|-------------|-------| | Solana | $0.001 | 400ms | | Ethereum | $5 | 15sec | | Bitcoin | $2 | 10min |

Solana's architecture makes microtransactions practical. You can do things that wouldn't make economic sense elsewhere.