TRON Transaction Fees
Every on-chain operation consumes Bandwidth and/or Energy. Understand exactly what each transaction costs — and how much you save by renting resources instead of burning TRX.
Bandwidth (BP)
Consumed by every transaction — TRX transfers, TRC-10/20 transfers, smart contract calls, staking operations. It covers the byte-size of the transaction on-chain. Each account regenerates Bandwidth automatically every day.
Energy
Required only for smart contract execution — TRC-20 transfers (USDT, USDC…), DeFi interactions (SunSwap, JustLend…), token approvals and any custom contract call. There is no free daily Energy: either stake TRX, rent it, or the network burns TRX.
| Transaction Type | Bandwidth (BP) | With Free BP | TRX burned (no BP) | USD equiv. * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
💸 TRX Transfer
BP only
TransferContract
|
~267 typical tx size | FREE ✓ | ~0.267 TRX 267,000 SUN | ~$0.077 |
|
💸 TRX Transfer + Memo
BP only
TransferContract + note
|
~350–500 depends on memo length | FREE ✓ | ~0.35–0.50 TRX 350,000–500,000 SUN | ~$0.101–$0.144 |
|
🪙 TRC-10 Token Transfer
BP only
TransferAssetContract
|
~300 typical | FREE ✓ | ~0.300 TRX 300,000 SUN | ~$0.077 |
|
🔒 Stake TRX (v2)
BP only
FreezeBalanceV2Contract
|
~275 | FREE ✓ | ~0.275 TRX | ~$0.077 |
|
🔓 Unstake TRX (v2)
BP only
UnfreezeBalanceV2Contract
|
~275 | FREE ✓ | ~0.275 TRX | ~$0.077 |
|
💰 Withdraw Unstaked TRX
BP only
WithdrawExpireUnfreezeContract
|
~265 | FREE ✓ | ~0.265 TRX | ~$0.077 |
|
🤝 Delegate Resource
BP only
DelegateResourceContract
|
~300 | FREE ✓ | ~0.300 TRX | ~$0.077 |
|
↩️ Undelegate Resource
BP only
UnDelegateResourceContract
|
~285 | FREE ✓ | ~0.285 TRX | ~$0.077 |
|
🗳️ Vote for SR / SRCs
BP only
VoteWitnessContract
|
~300–500 depends on # of votes | FREE ✓ | ~0.30–0.50 TRX | ~$0.086–$0.144 |
|
🎁 Claim Voting Rewards
BP only
WithdrawBalanceContract
|
~250 | FREE ✓ | ~0.250 TRX | ~$0.072 |
|
🆕 New Account Activation
BP only
First TRX send to new address
|
~267 + 1 TRX activation fee | 1.267 TRX 1 TRX fixed + BP | ~1.267 TRX | ~$0.365 |
* USD equivalent calculated at TRX ≈ $0.288. BP values are estimates — actual size depends on transaction parameters. Free Bandwidth: ~600 BP regenerated daily per account. For active wallets sending multiple TRX tx/day the free quota is typically sufficient.
| Usage scenario | Daily BP needed | Free quota | Daily TRX cost | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual user — 1–2 TRX sends/day | 267–534 BP | ✓ Covered | FREE | FREE |
| Active trader — 5 TRX sends/day | ~1,335 BP | ⚠ Partial (600 free) | ~0.74 TRX | ~22 TRX |
| Bot / high-frequency — 50 sends/day | ~13,350 BP | ✗ Insufficient | ~12.75 TRX | ~382 TRX |
| Exchange / payment processor — 500 sends/day | ~133,500 BP | ✗ Far exceeded | ~133 TRX | ~3,990 TRX |
Stats below are derived from real on-chain data (last 100 confirmed tx per operation, updated weekly).
transfer() call executes a smart contract — it needs both Energy and Bandwidth.
The energy cost varies depending on whether the recipient already has a token balance (existing account in that token's storage) or is receiving for the first time.
Popular tokens like USDT also carry a DEM penalty that increases energy cost by 20–40%.
| Token | DEM | ⚡ Energy existing acct |
⚡ Energy new acct |
📡 BP avg | TRX burn existing |
TRX burn new acct |
w/ rented @100 SUN |
Saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USDT
Tether USD
TR7NHqje…gjLj6t
Most transferred token on TRON. High DEM factor due to extreme usage.
|
×1.30 | 65,000 | 131,000 | 345 | 14.00 TRX $4.031 | 27.86 TRX $8.022 | 6.85 TRX $1.971 | −51% |
USDC
USD Coin
TEkxiTeh…66rdz8
USD Coin on TRON. Slightly lower DEM factor than USDT.
|
×1.10 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 340 | 12.94 TRX $3.727 | 25.54 TRX $7.356 | 6.34 TRX $1.826 | −51% |
USDD
Decentralized USD
TPYmHEhy…zghPDn
TRON algorithmic stablecoin. Moderate contract activity.
|
×1.05 | 58,000 | 116,000 | 340 | 12.52 TRX $3.606 | 24.70 TRX $7.114 | 6.14 TRX $1.768 | −51% |
BTC
Bitcoin (BTCT)
TN3W4H6r…oxb3m9
Wrapped BTC on TRON. No DEM penalty at current usage levels.
|
×1.00 | 55,000 | 110,000 | 338 | 11.89 TRX $3.424 | 23.44 TRX $6.750 | 5.84 TRX $1.681 | −51% |
ETH
Ethereum (WETH)
TXWkP3jL…snebok
Wrapped ETH on TRON. No DEM penalty.
|
×1.00 | 56,000 | 112,000 | 338 | 12.10 TRX $3.484 | 23.86 TRX $6.871 | 5.94 TRX $1.710 | −51% |
SUN
SUN Token
TSSMHYeV…1NvU3S
SUN governance token. Standard TRC-20 transfer costs.
|
×1.00 | 54,000 | 108,000 | 335 | 11.68 TRX $3.362 | 23.02 TRX $6.628 | 5.74 TRX $1.652 | −51% |
JST
JUST Token
TCFLL5dx…mWZZy9
JustLend governance token. Standard TRC-20 transfer costs.
|
×1.00 | 54,000 | 108,000 | 335 | 11.68 TRX $3.362 | 23.02 TRX $6.628 | 5.74 TRX $1.652 | −51% |
TUSD
TrueUSD
TUpMhErZ…GjC1F4
TrueUSD stablecoin on TRON.
|
×1.00 | 57,000 | 114,000 | 340 | 12.31 TRX $3.545 | 24.28 TRX $6.993 | 6.04 TRX $1.740 | −51% |
WIN
WINkLink
TLa2f6VP…5wYjU7
WINkLink governance token.
|
×1.00 | 53,000 | 106,000 | 333 | 11.46 TRX $3.301 | 22.59 TRX $6.507 | 5.63 TRX $1.622 | −51% |
NFT
TRC-721 Transfer
Typical TRC-721 NFT transfer. Varies significantly per contract.
|
×1.00 | 85,000 | 160,000 | 380 | 18.23 TRX $5.250 | 33.98 TRX $9.786 | 8.88 TRX $2.557 | −51% |
"Existing acct" = recipient already holds a balance of that token (cheaper — no new storage slot). "New acct" = recipient's first interaction with that token (costs ~2× more energy). DEM factor is included in energy values. TRX ≈ $0.288. Rental savings calculated at 100 SUN/unit.
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