What Does a Smart Contract Audit Cost?

Token contracts start from $999 with a 24–48 hours turnaround. dApp, GameFi and RWA projects start from $2,999. DeFi protocols, L2s, bridges and ZK circuits are scoped per project.

What actually drives the price

How to compare two audit quotes

Smart contract audit cost: frequently asked questions

How much does a smart contract audit cost?

A single token contract starts from $999 with the report back in 24–48 hours. dApp, GameFi and RWA projects start from $2,999. DeFi protocols, L2s, bridges, ZK circuits and AI agents are scoped per project — send the repository and you get one fixed number, not a range.

Why do audit quotes vary so much between firms?

Scope definition, auditor-days and brand premium. A quote is mostly senior engineering time, so a cheaper quote usually means fewer hours or more junior hours. Compare the number of auditors, the number of days and whether fix review is included before comparing prices.

Is a cheap audit worth anything?

A cheap audit of a genuinely simple contract is fine. A cheap audit of a complex protocol is worse than none, because it produces a report you will show investors while the risk is untouched. Judge price against auditable complexity, not against the market average.

Does the price include a re-test after we fix the findings?

With us, yes — fix review is part of the engagement, not an upsell. Ask every firm you are comparing, because a separate re-test fee can add 20–30% to the real total.

Can we reduce the cost of our audit?

Yes. Freeze the scope at a commit. Write a specification, even a rough one. Delete dead code. Get your own test coverage up. Teams that do all four routinely see meaningfully smaller quotes.

Do you charge for the initial quote?

No. Send the repository and a commit hash and you get a fixed quote and a start date within 24 hours.

Get a fixed quote in 24 hours

Send the repository and a commit hash through the contact form, message @bugtester25 on Telegram, or book a 30-minute scoping call. 200+ protocols audited · $4B+ secured · 0 hacks post-audit. Prefer email? info@safeedges.in.