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NEAR gas fees for swaps
Gas for a swap on NEAR is usually well under 0.01 NEAR. The gas attached is reserved up front and what isn't burned is refunded. The first time you receive a token you also pay a one-time registration deposit of about 0.00125 NEAR. Keep around 0.1 NEAR in your account for gas.
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What you pay, and when
| Action | Gas or deposit | Who pays |
|---|---|---|
| A swap | usually well under 0.01 NEAR | you, in your wallet |
| First receipt of a token | about 0.00125 NEAR storage registration, once per token | you |
| Placing an auto order | 0.02 NEAR up front (0.01 back on close) | you |
| An auto order firing | 300 Tgas attached to the execution | the executor, paid by the 0.01 NEAR bounty |
| A 1-click trade | 110 Tgas on Rhea (200 when NEAR must move first), 130 or 230 on Intear DEX | your 1-click key and wallet |
| Switching a token on for 1-click | 0.02 NEAR (Rhea, Intear) or 0.03 NEAR (DCL, Shards), once for everyone | whoever switches it on |
Attached gas versus gas burned
A transaction attaches a gas limit, measured in Tgas, and pays only for what it burns. Wallets reserve the attached gas while the transaction runs: for 1-click trades NEAR reserves about 0.001 NEAR per Tgas attached from the key's allowance and your wallet, so a Shards trade attaching 910 Tgas needs about 0.91 NEAR free while it runs. NEAR's protocol settings allowed up to 1 PGas (1,000 Tgas) of attached gas per call when read on 15 October 2026.
Where part of your gas goes
NEAR has long sent 30% of the gas burned while a contract runs to that contract's account, a reward for building apps people use (NEAR docs: gas). In July 2026 NEAR's governance voted to burn that share instead, from the nearcore 2.14 upgrade (The Defiant). Either way, what you pay does not change.
Storage is not gas
Storage on NEAR is paid by locking a little NEAR: about 1 NEAR per 100 KB. That is why a token asks for a registration deposit the first time it stores your balance. The swap adds this step for you when it is needed.