Pricing & Scoping
Smart Contract Audit Cost in 2026: What Actually Drives the Price
A transparent breakdown of how security firms calculate audit pricing.
LOZULA Research Team
2025-11-18
7 min read
Key Takeaways for Security Teams
- LOZULA offers scope-based pricing starting from $140 for token contracts and $210 for standard smart contract suites.
- High test coverage (>90%) with Foundry or Hardhat significantly reduces turnaround time and scoping cost.
Smart contract audit pricing ranges from $100 for standalone token contracts to $10,000+ for multi-contract DeFi protocols.
Core Pricing Drivers in 2026
Audit pricing is determined primarily by mathematical Lines of Code (nSLOC), complexity of external integrations (oracles, AMM flash loans), and required delivery speed.
- •Source Code Volume (Normalized Source Lines of Code - nSLOC)
- •Algorithmic Complexity & Multi-Chain Interactions
- •Turnaround Time Requirements (Standard 7-Day vs Expedited 48-Hour SLA)