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Avg CU per Invocation
Latest value: 12,127 CU on 3 November 2026.
30-day average: 13,169 CU, down 26.5% from a year earlier (17,928 CU).
Highest daily value since January 2021: 42,083 CU on 11 March 2023.
The default network series of the Explorer (average_compute_per_invoke). Download the data (CSV)
Average compute units consumed per program invocation. Higher values mean each call is computationally heavier; drops can reflect optimization work and spikes can reflect added complexity or new features.
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- Area
- Onchain Activity
- Frequency
- Daily
- Unit
- Compute units
- Split by
- Network
- Source
- Dune
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg CU per Invocation |
|---|---|
| November 2026 (to 3 November) | 11,651 CU |
| October 2026 | 13,339 CU |
| September 2026 | 13,282 CU |
| August 2026 | 13,379 CU |
| July 2026 | 11,980 CU |
| June 2026 | 12,785 CU |
| May 2026 | 13,520 CU |
| April 2026 | 16,530 CU |
| March 2026 | 17,795 CU |
| February 2026 | 18,155 CU |
| January 2026 | 17,370 CU |
| December 2025 | 18,674 CU |
What it shows
Average compute units consumed per program invocation across the entire network each day. Rising values indicate programs are becoming individually more compute-intensive; falling values suggest lighter or simpler programs are gaining share.
How it is computed
Network-wide daily total compute is divided by network-wide daily total invocations. This is a ratio of two sums, not an average of per-program averages, so heavily invoked lightweight programs can pull the result down even when compute-intensive programs consume more absolute CUs. It returns no value when there are no invocations for the day.
Aggregation: When multiple days are selected, daily values are averaged.
Things to know
- This is total network CUs divided by total network invocations, not the mean of per-program ratios. The distinction matters when comparing across program types.
- Rising values mean the average invocation is becoming more compute-intensive; falling values mean lighter programs are gaining share.
- Per-category and per-project CU-per-invocation ratios are available in the grouped views.
Full method and formula in the Methodology