Fastest free cheqd RPC, live no-key endpoint latency
HTTP round-trip latency for Tendermint /status queries against every available public cheqd (cheqd-mainnet-1) endpoint, audited every 60 seconds from 3 regions.
TL;DR. As of , PublicNode posts the lowest rpc latency at 154 ms (p50, 24h) on Fastest free cheqd RPC, live no-key endpoint latency. Source: OpenChainBench, https://openchainbench.com/benchmarks/cheqd-rpc.
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cheqd is a purpose-built Cosmos SDK blockchain (chain ID cheqd-mainnet-1) for decentralized identity, enabling self-sovereign identity (SSI) and verifiable credentials at scale. The cheqd-mainnet-1 network anchors DIDs and credential schemas used by enterprises, governments, and developers building trust infrastructure. The chain uses the standard Tendermint RPC interface; block height is fetched via the /status endpoint. Public keyless RPC nodes are provided by the cheqd official team, PublicNode, and NodeStake. Every provider was live-verified with consecutive block-height probes at launch.
Methodology
Per-chain member of the RPC latency cluster, extended to cheqd (cheqd-mainnet-1). We measure the round-trip latency of a Tendermint /status query against every available public cheqd endpoint that sustains continuous probing: 3 providers at launch, every 60 seconds, from us-east, eu-west and Singapore. Each provider is probed via a GET /status request from which the block number is extracted. The harness classifies every response (ok / http_err / jsonrpc_err / stale / timeout) with a Cosmos-scaled staleness gap (40 blocks, around 4 min at 6 s/block). The cross-chain view lives on the parent rpc-capabilities benchmark; this page is the cheqd-scoped answer with per-region breakdowns as a first-class dimension.
Frequently asked
What is the fastest free cheqd RPC right now?
PublicNode currently leads at 154 ms (cheqd block height p50 over the last 24h), measured against 3 providers probed every 60 seconds from us-east, eu-west and Singapore. The leaderboard re-sorts continuously against fresh Prometheus samples.
Which cheqd RPC endpoints work without an API key?
3 endpoints sustain continuous keyless probing at launch: cheqd official (rpc.cheqd.net), PublicNode (cheqd-rpc.publicnode.com), and NodeStake (rpc.cheqd.nodestake.org). Every listed endpoint was live-verified before inclusion.
What is cheqd and why does its RPC latency matter?
cheqd is a Cosmos SDK blockchain built for decentralized identity (DID) and verifiable credentials. DID resolution, verifiable credential anchoring, and CHEQ token transfers all depend on RPC availability. Applications using the cheqd DID method resolve identifiers via RPC, making latency directly visible to end users and credential verifiers.
Does the fastest cheqd RPC change by region?
Yes. The official cheqd node and community validators are hosted in different regions. The region tabs re-scope every number to a single probe origin so you can pick the best endpoint for your deployment geography.
What is the CHEQ token?
CHEQ is the native staking and governance token of the cheqd network (denominated as ncheq on-chain). It is used to pay for DID writes, credential schema anchoring, and on-chain governance participation.
Source code github.com/ChainBench/OpenChainBench/tree/main/harnesses/rpc-capabilities