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I'm trying to calculate SegWit transaction fees in bytes, I have two Segwit inputs and 2 segwit outputs. can anyone calculate this transaction fees if I'm paying 100 Sat per byte?

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That depends on what those inputs and outputs look like.

The formula, as specified in BIP141, is:

  • Call base_size the number of bytes needed to serialize the transaction in legacy format (which does not include the witnesses).
  • Call total_size the number of bytes needed to serialize the transaction including witnesses.
  • The weight of the transaction equals 3*base_size + total_size
  • The virtual size of the transaction (which is what feerates are usually expressed against) equals weight/4 or 0.75base_size + 0.25total_size.

Some reference numbers:

  • Outputs:
  • A P2PKH (1... address) output is 34 vbytes.
  • A P2SH (3... address) output is 32 vbytes.
  • A P2WPKH (bc1q... address of length 42) output is 31 vbytes.
  • A P2WSH (bc1q... address of length 62) output is 43 vbytes.
  • Inputs:
  • A P2PKH spend with a compressed public key is 148 vbytes.
  • A P2WPKH spend is 68 vbytes.
  • A P2SH-P2WPKH spend is 91 vbytes.
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  • Thanks for your expensive explanation, if I have 2 P2WPKH inputs and 2 P2WPKH output, how can I estimate the fees for this transaction? also practically can we convert vbytes to legacy bytes?
    – Adam
    Apr 25, 2019 at 0:38
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    @Adam You can't convert vbyte to bytes as they're independent metrics. Thankfully, legacy bytes are irrelevant for fee calculations. If you have two 2 P2WPKH outputs and inputs, you'll have 10 + 2*31 + 2*101.25 = 274.5 vbytes. Whatever fee you're paying divided by 275 (rounding 274.5 up) gives you the fee/vbyte metric, which is what matters for miners.
    – Pieter Wuille
    Apr 25, 2019 at 0:42
  • Thanks again for your explanation, as I see in this transaction on blockchain they says transaction size in bytes 191, do you know how did they calculate that? blockchain.com/btc/tx/…
    – Adam
    Apr 25, 2019 at 0:51
  • @Adam Stop looking at transaction size, as you've been told elsewhere. The relevant metric for feerate is either virtual size or weight.
    – Pieter Wuille
    Apr 25, 2019 at 0:53
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    @Adam How many times do I need to repeat this? No, you cannot convert vbytes into bytes. They compute bytes by just counting the bytes. They count the vbytes by using the formula in my answer.
    – Pieter Wuille
    Apr 25, 2019 at 2:17

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