# Gas Fees ### ⛽️ What are Gas Fees? Gas fees are typically settled in the native currency of the blockchain being utilized. For instance, if you're operating on the Ethereum blockchain, gas fees must be paid in Ether. While we offer a lot of Free tools on iMintify, you'll be responsible for the expenses incurred in executing actions that modify the blockchain's state, including: * Deploying smart contracts * [Lazy-minting](/smart-contract/lazy-minting.md) the metadata of your NFTs * Updating permissions on your smart contracts * Setting [claim phases](/smart-contract/claim-conditions.md) Check here the current gas fees for ETH --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.imintify.com/smart-contract/gas-fees.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.