I thought after the Ethereum upgrade the gas will be lower?
Ethereum's recent Merge is not developed to reduce the transaction fee. The Merge is a process of consensus switch between proof of work into proof of stake. The recent upgrade is widely known for being intended to reduce fees, which is actually a misconception.
The issue is also addressed on the Ethereum website itself. You can learn more deeply about what is the upgrade all about and what is the next step that truly designed to reduce fees. Take a look at
https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/#misconceptions.
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