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title: "Price Update to ConsensusSubmitMessage in Consensus Service | January 2026"
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# Price Update to ConsensusSubmitMessage in Consensus Service | January 2026

July 24, 2025

Ed Marquez

Head of Developer Relations

Hedera

Hedera provides secure, scalable infrastructure for real-world decentralized applications in finance, AI, and sustainability, governed by global enterprises.

Starting in January 2026, the price for the *ConsensusSubmitMessage* transaction on the Hedera network will increase from **$0.0001 to $0.0008 USD**. This change applies only to the *ConsensusSubmitMessage* operation used in the Consensus Service (HCS). All other transaction fees on the network remain unchanged.

The new price will take effect with the **v0.69 release of the Consensus Node codebase**, currently scheduled for **January 2026**, as part of the planned Hedera mainnet upgrade. This initial announcement is being made six months in advance to ensure developers and ecosystem participants have ample time to prepare.

#### **Why It Matters**

This is the first time Hedera Council has adjusted transaction pricing since open access in 2019, reflecting the measured and responsible approach to network governance. The price adjustment improves the long-term economic sustainability of the Hedera network by aligning the fee with the computational and infrastructure resources required to process each *ConsensusSubmitMessage*operation and by ensuring fair compensation to node operators.

The new pricing reflects a modest adjustment from previously underpriced levels, aligning better with actual infrastructure costs and benchmarking across the industry. This supports the broader vision of building a scalable, high-performance public network that can serve mission-critical applications for decades to come.

At $0.0008, *ConsensusSubmitMessage* remains among the most cost-effective options in the industry while maintaining Hedera’s reputation for predictable, fixed pricing, which is critical for developers and enterprises planning at scale. HCS and its *ConsensusSubmitMessage* operation continue to enable high-throughput, low-latency decentralized logging and notarization use cases with exceptional reliability and performance.

#### **Next Steps for Developers**

We encourage developers to review their projected usage and cost models and make any needed adjustments ahead of the January 2026 release.

If you have questions or need support in planning for this change, join the Hedera [Discord](https://hedera.com/discord)
 to connect with contributors and community experts.

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