Pricing and Payments

Having a dedicated SKALE Chain is similar to having dedicated resources on a cloud provider. Similar to your cloud provider, you have expenses owed in return for the compute provided. SKALE has a unique pricing structured that is governed by the SKALE DAO.

SKALE Chain Types

The modular design of SKALE Supernodes allows for a single supernode to support many SKALE Chains of varying sizes. The SKALE Network currently has one official size accepted by the DAO and a second size actively in discussion.

Chain Name	Node Resources	Cost per Month*
Hub Chain	1/8	$7200*
Performance Chain	1/32	$7200*

Pricing Model

SKALE utilizes a subscription-based pricing model, similar to cloud computing, unlike most blockchains that use pay-per-transaction gas fees.

Key Benefits

Flat Fees - fees are predictable based on the SKALE Chain Size. This ensures stability and easy to predicte operating expenses
Top Tier Unit Economics - with fees being prepaid and all usage being free, the cost per transaction drastically decreases
Improved UX - users shouldn’t suffer or have to jump through a dozen hoops (KYC, Buying Tokens, etc.) just to use your chain and/or application. Prepaid blockchains make free onboarding or freemium experiences a reality in Web3.
Optional Prepayment - chain owners can easily pre-pay for their SKALE Chain for up to 24 months to lock in the current pricing

How to Pay

Notes

Payments occur on the SKALE Europa Hub and are due before on the 1st of each month.
The official paymaster smart contract is [0x0d66cA00CbAD4219734D7FDF921dD7Caadc1F78D](https://elated-tan-skat.explorer.mainnet.skalenodes.com/address/0x0d66cA00CbAD4219734D7FDF921dD7Caadc1F78D)

Payment Guide

Head over to https://portal.skale.space/chains
Select your SKALE Chain
Click Manage

Connect a Wallet
Input the amount of months you want to pay for

Follow the prompts, bridge SKL tokens if needed, and pay for your SKALE Chain