Priority Fees
Optimize transaction processing with priority fees for faster confirmation times.
How Priority Fees Work
Priority fees help your transactions get processed faster during network congestion.
Priority fees are additional fees paid to validators to prioritize your transaction in the block. Higher fees generally result in faster processing times.
Fee Structure
Micro-lamports
UnitMicro-lamports per compute unit
Range0 - 30,000 µ-lamports
Default0 (no priority fee)
Cost Calculation
Priority Fee = (µ-lamports per CU) × (Compute Units Used)
Token creation typically uses ~200,000 compute units
Recommended Settings
Low Priority
1,000-3,000
Standard processing during normal network conditions.
Cost: ~0.0002-0.0006 SOL
Medium Priority
5,000-10,000
Faster processing during moderate congestion.
Cost: ~0.001-0.002 SOL
High Priority
15,000-30,000
Maximum speed during high congestion periods.
Cost: ~0.003-0.006 SOL
When to Use Priority Fees
High Congestion Periods
- Major NFT drops or token launches
- DeFi protocol updates or migrations
- Market volatility events
- Network upgrade periods
Time-Sensitive Operations
- Token launches with specific timing
- Coordinated marketing campaigns
- Arbitrage opportunities
- Emergency token operations
Production Environments
- Mainnet token deployments
- User-facing applications
- Automated trading systems
- Critical business operations
For testing on devnet, priority fees are usually unnecessary as there's minimal congestion.