Sui fees explained

Sui transactions cost a few cents. Here is how gas works, the clever storage rebate, what you pay in, and how to get the SUI you need.

Why Sui fees are low

Sui executes independent transactions in parallel on an efficient Move virtual machine, so it does not get congested the way single-lane chains do. A fee has two parts: a small computation cost and a storage cost for any new on-chain objects. Both are low and predictable.

The storage rebate

Sui charges a storage fee when you create objects and refunds most of it when objects are later deleted — the storage rebate. This keeps long-term costs down and discourages on-chain bloat.

What you pay fees in

All Sui gas is paid in SUI. A small balance covers publishing a token plus many transfers.

How to get SUI

• Buy SUI on a major exchange and withdraw it to your Sui wallet address (it starts with 0x).
• Or receive SUI from someone who already holds it.
• Keep a little extra for gas on top of any service fee.

Fees when creating a token

Publishing a Coin on Sui costs the small network gas plus any service fee — still far cheaper than Ethereum mainnet. Try the Sui token creator or estimate with our cost calculator.

How are Sui gas fees calculated?

A Sui gas fee is not a fixed number — it is the amount of computational work your transaction needs (measured in gas units) multiplied by the price per unit (the gas price, set by network demand). A simple transfer uses little gas; a contract interaction such as deploying a token uses more. On Sui you pay this fee in SUI, the network’s native asset, and the price rises and falls with how busy the network is. Sui is designed for low-cost transactions, so fees stay small even for contract interactions. To understand the mechanics across every network, see our general guide to gas fees explained.

Keeping Sui fees low when you create a token

For anyone launching a token, Sui fees matter most at one moment: deploying the contract. The good news is that creating a token on Sui costs only the network gas fee in SUI — there is no separate platform cost beyond any small tool fee. Because the fee tracks network demand, deploying when Sui is less congested can reduce it further. And since every chain has its own fees, choosing the right network is the biggest factor in what you pay overall; our guide to the best blockchain to create a token and multichain deployment compare the options. When you are ready, you can create your token on Sui paying just the SUI gas fee, with full ownership kept in your hands.

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