Lightning Channel Calculator

Calculate Lightning Network channel capacity, fees, and liquidity requirements for optimal payment routing.

Channel Parameters

$

Expected Usage

Total On-Chain Cost

7,900 sats

$3.55

Opening Fee
2,800 sats
Closing Fee
5,100 sats
Cost Per Payment
79.00 sats
Break-Even
2 payments

Channel Capacity

Total Capacity10,000,000 sats
Channel Reserve-100,000 sats
Outbound: 50.0%Inbound: 50.0%

Usable Liquidity

Usable Outbound4,900,000 sats
Usable Inbound4,900,000 sats

Usage Analysis

Expected Payments100
Total Volume0.01000000 BTC
Channel Turnovers0.10x
Utilization Rate10.0%

This channel will be cost-effective! You will save on fees compared to 98 on-chain transactions.