> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hedera-0c6e0218-docs--429.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Mainnet

> Join Hedera Mainnet

## Overview

The Hedera mainnet (short for main network) is where applications are run in production, with transaction fees paid in [HBAR](https://www.hedera.com/hbar). Any application or retail user can submit transactions to the Hedera mainnet; they're automatically consensus-timestamped and fairly ordered.

Any Hedera account can query data associated with Hedera's services and stored on-chain. Every transaction requires payment as a **transaction fee** denominated in **tinybars** (100,000,000 tℏ = 1 ℏ). You can learn more about transaction fees and estimate your application costs [here](https://www.hedera.com/fees).

If you're looking to test your application (or just experiment), please visit [Testnet Access](/hedera/networks/testnet/testnet-access). The Hedera testnet enables developers to prototype and test applications in a simulated mainnet environment that uses test *HBAR* for paying transaction fees.

<Warning>
  **Transaction Throttles**\
  Transactions on the Hedera Mainnet are currently throttled. You will receive a `"BUSY"` response if the number of transactions submitted to the network exceeds the threshold value.
</Warning>

## Main Network Throttles

<table><thead><tr><th>Network Request Types</th><th>Throttle (tps)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Cryptocurrency Transactions</strong></td><td><p><code>AccountCreateTransaction</code>: 2 tps</p><p><code>TransferTransaction</code> (inc. tokens): 10,000 tps<br /><code>Other</code>: 10,000 tps</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Consensus Transactions</strong></td><td><p><code>TopicCreateTransaction</code>: 5 tps</p><p><code>Other</code>: 10,000 tps</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Token Transactions</strong></td><td><p><code>TokenMintTransaction</code>:</p><ul><li>125 TPS for fungible mint</li><li>50 TPS for NFT mint</li></ul><p><code>TokenAssociateTransaction</code>: 100 tps<br /><code>TransferTransaction</code> (inc. tokens): 10,000 tps</p><p><code>Other</code>: 3,000 tps</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Schedule Transactions</strong></td><td><code>ScheduleSignTransaction</code>: 100 tps<br /><code>ScheduleCreateTransaction</code>: 100 tps</td></tr><tr><td><strong>File Transactions</strong></td><td>10 tps</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Smart Contract Transactions</strong></td><td><code>ContractExecuteTransaction</code>: 15 million gas per second<br /><code>ContractCreateTransaction</code>: 15 million gas per second</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Queries (per node)</strong></td><td><p><code>AccountBalanceQuery</code>: 1000 tps</p><p /><p><code>ContractGetInfo</code>: 700 tps<br /><code>ContractGetBytecode</code>: 700 tps<br /><code>ContractCallLocal</code>: 700 tps<br /><br /><code>FileGetInfo</code>: 700 tps<br /><code>FileGetContents</code>: 700 tps<br /><br /><code>Other</code>: 10,000 tps</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Receipts</strong></td><td>unlimited (no throttle)</td></tr></tbody></table>