diff --git a/check/src/activate.rs b/check/src/activate.rs
index c84f59f..12d266c 100644
--- a/check/src/activate.rs
+++ b/check/src/activate.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ pub async fn activate_contract(cfg: &ActivateConfig) -> Result<()> {
         .value(data_fee)
         .data(data);
     let tx = TypedTransaction::Eip1559(tx);
+    if cfg.estimate_gas {
+        let gas = client.estimate_gas(&tx, None).await?;
+        let gas_price = client.get_gas_price().await?;
+        greyln!("estimates");
+        greyln!("activation tx gas: {}", gas.debug_lavender());
+        greyln!(
+            "gas price: {} gwei",
+            format_units(gas_price, "gwei")?.debug_lavender()
+        );
+        let total_cost = gas_price.checked_mul(gas).unwrap_or_default();
+        let eth_estimate = format_units(total_cost, "ether")?;
+        greyln!(
+            "activation tx total cost: {} ETH",
+            eth_estimate.debug_lavender()
+        );
+    }
     let tx = client.send_transaction(tx, None).await?;
     match tx.await? {
         Some(receipt) => {
diff --git a/check/src/check.rs b/check/src/check.rs
index e315d03..0f9f165 100644
--- a/check/src/check.rs
+++ b/check/src/check.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub async fn check(cfg: &CheckConfig) -> Result<ContractCheck> {
     let address = cfg.contract_address.unwrap_or(H160::random());
     let fee = check_activate(code.clone().into(), address, &provider).await?;
     let visual_fee = format_data_fee(fee).unwrap_or("???".red());
-    greyln!("wasm data fee: {visual_fee}");
+    greyln!("wasm data fee: {visual_fee} ETH");
     Ok(ContractCheck::Ready { code, fee })
 }
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pub fn format_file_size(len: usize, mid: u64, max: u64) -> String {
 fn format_data_fee(fee: U256) -> Result<String> {
     let fee: u64 = (fee / U256::from(1e9)).try_into()?;
     let fee: f64 = fee as f64 / 1e9;
-    let text = format!("Ξ{fee:.6}");
+    let text = format!("{fee:.6}");
     Ok(if fee <= 5e14 {
         text.mint()
     } else if fee <= 5e15 {
diff --git a/check/src/deploy.rs b/check/src/deploy.rs
index 9c5d79e..4dc424a 100644
--- a/check/src/deploy.rs
+++ b/check/src/deploy.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use cargo_stylus_util::{
     color::{Color, DebugColor},
     sys,
 };
+use ethers::core::utils::format_units;
 use ethers::{
     core::k256::ecdsa::SigningKey,
     middleware::SignerMiddleware,
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ pub async fn deploy(cfg: DeployConfig) -> Result<()> {
         .deploy_contract(contract.code(), sender, &client)
         .await?;
 
+    if cfg.estimate_gas {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     match contract {
         ContractCheck::Ready { .. } => {
             cfg.activate(sender, contract_addr, data_fee, &client)
@@ -115,7 +120,19 @@ impl DeployConfig {
             .await?;
 
         if self.check_config.common_cfg.verbose || self.estimate_gas {
-            greyln!("deploy gas estimate: {}", format_gas(gas));
+            let gas_price = client.get_gas_price().await?;
+            greyln!("estimates");
+            greyln!("deployment tx gas: {}", gas.debug_lavender());
+            greyln!(
+                "gas price: {} gwei",
+                format_units(gas_price, "gwei")?.debug_lavender()
+            );
+            let total_cost = gas_price.checked_mul(gas).unwrap_or_default();
+            let eth_estimate = format_units(total_cost, "ether")?;
+            greyln!(
+                "deployment tx total cost: {} ETH",
+                eth_estimate.debug_lavender()
+            );
         }
         if self.estimate_gas {
             let nonce = client.get_transaction_count(sender, None).await?;
@@ -184,9 +201,6 @@ https://docs.arbitrum.io/stylus/concepts/stylus-cache-manager"#,
         if self.check_config.common_cfg.verbose || self.estimate_gas {
             greyln!("activation gas estimate: {}", format_gas(gas));
         }
-        if self.estimate_gas {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
 
         let receipt = run_tx(
             "activate",
diff --git a/check/src/main.rs b/check/src/main.rs
index 848bf93..239d6f4 100644
--- a/check/src/main.rs
+++ b/check/src/main.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ pub struct ActivateConfig {
     /// Percent to bump the estimated activation data fee by. Default of 20%
     #[arg(long, default_value = "20")]
     data_fee_bump_percent: u64,
+    /// Whether or not to just estimate gas without sending a tx.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    estimate_gas: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Args, Clone, Debug)]