diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries.java
index ffbbac2bfc..84245f0d2a 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  */
 package tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet;
 
+import static tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.MainnetProtocolSpecs.ISTANBUL_ACCOUNT_VERSION;
+
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Account;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Address;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.precompiles.AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract;
@@ -59,13 +61,17 @@ public abstract class MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries {
         accountVersion,
         new BigIntegerModularExponentiationPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator));
     registry.put(
-        Address.ALTBN128_ADD, accountVersion, new AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator));
+        Address.ALTBN128_ADD,
+        accountVersion,
+        AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.byzantium(gasCalculator));
     registry.put(
-        Address.ALTBN128_MUL, accountVersion, new AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator));
+        Address.ALTBN128_MUL,
+        accountVersion,
+        AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.byzantium(gasCalculator));
     registry.put(
         Address.ALTBN128_PAIRING,
         accountVersion,
-        new AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator));
+        AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.byzantium(gasCalculator));
   }
 
   public static PrecompileContractRegistry byzantium(
@@ -81,7 +87,24 @@ public abstract class MainnetPrecompiledContractRegistries {
     final PrecompileContractRegistry registry = new PrecompileContractRegistry();
     populateForByzantium(
         registry, precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator(), Account.DEFAULT_VERSION);
-    populateForByzantium(registry, precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator(), 1);
+    populateForByzantium(
+        registry, precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator(), ISTANBUL_ACCOUNT_VERSION);
+    registry.put(
+        Address.ALTBN128_ADD,
+        ISTANBUL_ACCOUNT_VERSION,
+        AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.istanbul(
+            precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator()));
+    registry.put(
+        Address.ALTBN128_MUL,
+        ISTANBUL_ACCOUNT_VERSION,
+        AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.istanbul(
+            precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator()));
+    registry.put(
+        Address.ALTBN128_PAIRING,
+        ISTANBUL_ACCOUNT_VERSION,
+        AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.istanbul(
+            precompiledContractConfiguration.getGasCalculator()));
+
     return registry;
   }
 
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.java
index 7ab96a4261..b6a82a9bdb 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract.java
@@ -26,13 +26,24 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 
 public class AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract extends AbstractPrecompiledContract {
 
-  public AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+  private final Gas gasCost;
+
+  private AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract(final GasCalculator gasCalculator, final Gas gasCost) {
     super("AltBN128Add", gasCalculator);
+    this.gasCost = gasCost;
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract byzantium(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(500));
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract istanbul(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128AddPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(150));
   }
 
   @Override
   public Gas gasRequirement(final BytesValue input) {
-    return Gas.of(500);
+    return gasCost;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.java
index 6cc2a009cf..65936dacb2 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract.java
@@ -30,13 +30,24 @@ public class AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract extends AbstractPrecompiledContract
       new BigInteger(
           "115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007913129639935");
 
-  public AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
-    super("AltBn128Mul", gasCalculator);
+  private final Gas gasCost;
+
+  private AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract(final GasCalculator gasCalculator, final Gas gasCost) {
+    super("AltBN128Mul", gasCalculator);
+    this.gasCost = gasCost;
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract byzantium(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(40_000));
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract istanbul(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128MulPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(8_000));
   }
 
   @Override
   public Gas gasRequirement(final BytesValue input) {
-    return Gas.of(40_000L);
+    return gasCost;
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.java
index 2bdc357ddc..471f60b221 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.java
@@ -41,14 +41,28 @@ public class AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract extends AbstractPrecompiledContr
       BytesValue.fromHexString(
           "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001");
 
-  public AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+  private final Gas pairingGasCost;
+  private final Gas baseGasCost;
+
+  private AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(
+      final GasCalculator gasCalculator, final Gas pairingGasCost, final Gas baseGasCost) {
     super("AltBN128Pairing", gasCalculator);
+    this.pairingGasCost = pairingGasCost;
+    this.baseGasCost = baseGasCost;
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract byzantium(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(80_000), Gas.of(100_000));
+  }
+
+  public static AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract istanbul(final GasCalculator gasCalculator) {
+    return new AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator, Gas.of(34_000), Gas.of(45_000));
   }
 
   @Override
   public Gas gasRequirement(final BytesValue input) {
     final int parameters = input.size() / PARAMETER_LENGTH;
-    return Gas.of(80_000L).times(Gas.of(parameters)).plus(Gas.of(100_000L));
+    return pairingGasCost.times(parameters).plus(baseGasCost);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest.java
index a3ebc0e59d..8d061d1225 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/precompiles/AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet.precompiles;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.core.Gas;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.vm.GasCalculator;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.vm.MessageFrame;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.bytes.BytesValue;
@@ -29,11 +30,20 @@ public class AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest {
 
   @Mock MessageFrame messageFrame;
   @Mock GasCalculator gasCalculator;
-  final AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract precompile =
-      new AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract(gasCalculator);
+
+  private final AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract byzantiumContract =
+      AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.byzantium(gasCalculator);
+  private final AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract istanbulContract =
+      AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.istanbul(gasCalculator);
 
   @Test
   public void compute_validPoints() {
+    final BytesValue input = validPointBytes();
+    final BytesValue result = byzantiumContract.compute(input, messageFrame);
+    assertThat(result).isEqualTo(AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.TRUE);
+  }
+
+  public BytesValue validPointBytes() {
     final BytesValue g1Point0 =
         BytesValues.concatenate(
             BytesValue.fromHexString(
@@ -67,9 +77,7 @@ public class AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest {
             BytesValue.fromHexString(
                 "0x12c85ea5db8c6deb4aab71808dcb408fe3d1e7690c43d37b4ce6cc0166fa7daa"));
 
-    final BytesValue input = BytesValues.concatenate(g1Point0, g2Point0, g1Point1, g2Point1);
-    final BytesValue result = precompile.compute(input, messageFrame);
-    assertThat(result).isEqualTo(AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContract.TRUE);
+    return BytesValues.concatenate(g1Point0, g2Point0, g1Point1, g2Point1);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -108,7 +116,17 @@ public class AltBN128PairingPrecompiledContractTest {
                 "0x1fbf8045ce3e79b5cde4112d38bcd0efbdb1295d2eefdf58151ae309d7ded7db"));
 
     final BytesValue input = BytesValues.concatenate(g1Point0, g2Point0, g1Point1, g2Point1);
-    final BytesValue result = precompile.compute(input, messageFrame);
+    final BytesValue result = byzantiumContract.compute(input, messageFrame);
     assertThat(result).isNull();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void gasPrice_byzantium() {
+    assertThat(byzantiumContract.gasRequirement(validPointBytes())).isEqualTo(Gas.of(260_000));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void gasPrice_istanbul() {
+    assertThat(istanbulContract.gasRequirement(validPointBytes())).isEqualTo(Gas.of(113_000));
+  }
 }