Solana finality time
As of September 10, 2026, Solana finality time is 10.0 s at the median (p50, 24h window), with 10 s at p90 and 11 s at p99. Solana ranks #5 of 10 chains measured on this benchmark.
Solana exposes two commitments. Processed is optimistic and lands sub-second, typically under 500 ms. Finalized requires 32 confirmed slots and clocks 10.0 s (24h average) on this benchmark. The leaderboard value is finalized, the stricter guarantee. Sub-second Solana finality is real but only at the processed commitment level. Measured via `getSlot{commitment:"processed"}` and `getSlot{commitment:"finalized"}` translated through block timestamps.
How Solana compares
Live p50 over the last 24 hours across every chain on this benchmark, ranked lowest first.
Methodology, charts and the full ledger live on the Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live across 11 chains page. Raw data: JSON endpoint.