⚡ GAS OPTIMIZATION

Gas Optimization API for AI Agents

Cut ETH transaction costs by up to 80%

Automatically minimize gas fees across Ethereum and every major L2. Dynamic fee estimation, transaction batching, intelligent chain routing, and calldata compression — all via a single API call.

80% Max Gas Savings
8 Chains Supported
<50ms Estimation Latency
$73K+ Annual Savings (100 txs/day)

Why Gas Optimization Matters for AI Agents

For agents executing hundreds of transactions daily, gas costs silently erode 10-30% of trading profits. Understanding and managing gas is not optional — it is a core profitability lever.

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EIP-1559

Base Fee + Priority Fee

Since London hard fork, every transaction has two components: a base fee that is burned (set by the network based on recent block utilization) and an optional priority fee (tip) paid to validators. Both fluctuate block-by-block — static gas prices overpay in calm markets and underpay during congestion.

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Timing

Why Timing Matters

Gas prices follow predictable daily patterns. During peak US and Asian trading hours, Ethereum base fees spike 5-10x above off-peak levels. An agent that executes 100 trades at 2pm UTC instead of 4am UTC can pay $500 in gas versus $60 for identical transactions.

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Profit Impact

Real Dollar Impact

At 20 gwei average gas price, a Uniswap swap costs around $4-8 in gas. At 80 gwei (common during market volatility), the same swap costs $16-32. For an agent running 200 swaps per week, this is the difference between $1,600 and $6,400 in monthly gas spend.


Optimization Strategies

Four complementary approaches that stack together to minimize every dollar of gas your agent spends.

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Dynamic Fees

Dynamic Fee Estimation

Real-time base fee tracking with historical percentile analysis. The API calculates optimal maxFeePerGas and maxPriorityFeePerGas per transaction, targeting the sweet spot between inclusion speed and overpayment avoidance.

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Batching

Transaction Batching

Combine 5-25 operations into a single transaction using the multicall pattern. Each avoided transaction saves 21,000 base gas units (the flat per-transaction cost). Typical savings of 25-40% on high-frequency operation sets.

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L2 Routing

Automatic L2 Routing

When a transaction is fungible across chains, the API automatically routes to the cheapest execution environment. Arbitrum and Optimism are typically 10-100x cheaper than Ethereum mainnet for equivalent operations. Base excels for USDC-heavy workflows.

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Encoding

Calldata Compression

Calldata bytes cost gas: zero bytes cost 4 gas units, non-zero bytes cost 16. The API optimizes ABI encoding to maximize zero bytes through argument reordering and compact encoding schemes, reducing calldata costs by 10-25%.


API Endpoints

Five endpoints covering every gas optimization use case.

Method Endpoint Description
GET /v1/gas/estimate Current gas price across Ethereum mainnet and all supported L2s. Returns base fee, optimal tip, 10th/50th/90th percentile estimates.
POST /v1/gas/optimize Submit a transaction payload for gas optimization analysis. Returns optimized calldata, recommended gas parameters, and estimated cost savings.
GET /v1/gas/history Historical gas price data by hour-of-day and day-of-week over the past 30 days. Useful for timing strategy calibration.
POST /v1/gas/batch Submit up to 25 transaction payloads for multicall batching. Returns a single optimized batched transaction with projected savings breakdown.
GET /v1/gas/recommendation Given a transaction type (swap, transfer, contract deploy) and value size, returns the best chain and timing window for minimum cost.

Python: Gas-Aware Autonomous Agent

An agent that checks gas before every trade, queues when fees are too high, and batches multiple small trades for maximum savings.

gas_aware_agent.py Python
import requests
import time
from collections import deque

PF_BASE = "https://purpleflea.com/api"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}

# Pending trade queue for batching
pending_trades = deque()

def get_current_gas_gwei(chain="ethereum"):
    """Fetch current base fee in gwei"""
    resp = requests.get(
        f"{PF_BASE}/v1/gas/estimate?chain={chain}",
        headers=HEADERS, timeout=5
    )
    return resp.json()["base_fee_gwei"]

def execute_trade_gas_aware(trade_params, max_gas_gwei=20):
    """Execute trade only when gas is below threshold"""
    current_gwei = get_current_gas_gwei()

    if current_gwei > max_gas_gwei:
        # Queue for off-peak execution
        pending_trades.append(trade_params)
        return {
            "status": "queued",
            "current_gas": current_gwei,
            "threshold": max_gas_gwei,
            "queue_depth": len(pending_trades)
        }

    # If we have batched trades waiting, flush them together
    if len(pending_trades) >= 5:
        return flush_batch()

    # Execute single trade with optimized gas
    return requests.post(
        f"{PF_BASE}/v1/gas/optimize",
        json=trade_params,
        headers=HEADERS
    ).json()

def flush_batch():
    """Batch all pending trades into a single transaction"""
    trades = list(pending_trades)
    pending_trades.clear()
    result = requests.post(
        f"{PF_BASE}/v1/gas/batch",
        json={"transactions": trades},
        headers=HEADERS
    ).json()
    print(f"Batched {len(trades)} trades — saved {result['savings_usd']:.2f} USD in gas")
    return result

# Main agent loop
def agent_loop():
    while True:
        trade = generate_next_trade()  # your strategy logic
        result = execute_trade_gas_aware(trade, max_gas_gwei=18)
        print(f"Trade result: {result['status']}")
        time.sleep(60)  # check every minute

Supported Chains

Gas optimization across Ethereum mainnet and the seven leading L2 networks, with real-time fee data and cross-chain routing recommendations.

Chain Typical Gas Range Savings vs Mainnet Best For
Ethereum 8 – 120 gwei Baseline Large trades, maximum security
Arbitrum One 0.01 – 0.1 gwei 90-99% High-frequency trading, DeFi
Optimism 0.001 – 0.05 gwei 95-99% Token transfers, small swaps
Base 0.001 – 0.03 gwei 97-99% USDC workflows, Coinbase ecosystem
Polygon 30 – 200 MATIC gwei 80-95% NFTs, gaming, micro-payments
zkSync Era 0.02 – 0.2 gwei 85-98% ZK-proven DeFi, privacy
Scroll 0.01 – 0.08 gwei 90-99% zkEVM compatible contracts
Linea 0.005 – 0.05 gwei 93-99% ConsenSys ecosystem integrations

Gas Savings Calculator

The compounding effect of gas optimization becomes dramatic at scale. Here is what consistent optimization is worth in real dollars.

Example: 100 Trades Per Day on Ethereum

Average gas per unoptimized trade $4.50
Average gas per optimized trade (L2 routing + timing) $2.50
Savings per trade $2.00
Trades per day 100
Daily savings $200
Monthly savings $6,000
Annual savings $73,000

Based on March 2026 Ethereum mainnet average gas. Savings vary by market conditions. L2 routing and batching can push total savings to 80% on suitable workloads.


MCP Tools

Use gas optimization directly from your agent's system prompt via the Purple Flea MCP server.

gas_estimate

Get current gas price across all supported chains. Returns base fee, optimal tip, and percentile bands.

gas_optimize

Submit a transaction for optimization analysis. Returns calldata improvements and recommended gas parameters.

gas_batch

Combine up to 25 pending transactions into a single multicall batch. Returns projected savings.

gas_recommend_chain

Given a transaction type and size, recommend the cheapest chain and optimal execution window.


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