Split decision: Across leads on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking (348 ms vs 1.61 s); Socket Protocol leads on Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional (0.013% vs 0.062%). Data as of 2026-10-26 UTC.
Optimistic cross-chain bridge by Risk Labs. Intents are filled by relayers who front liquidity on the destination, repaid from a canonical hub pool. Settlement is typically sub-30 seconds on liquid corridors.
Cross-chain interoperability protocol and bridge aggregator. The Socket API routes bridging and swap transactions across major EVM chains via underlying bridges including Across, Stargate, and CCTP.
Across
Leads348 ms
Socket Protocol
Trails1.61 s
Per chain · per region
| Chain | Provider | EU-West | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | Across | 357 ms | 357 ms |
| Socket Protocol | 1.61 s | 1.61 s |
Across
Trails0.062 %
Socket Protocol
Leads0.013 %
Per chain
| Chain | Across | Socket Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | 0.11% | 0.013% |
Across and Socket Protocol are compared on 2 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Across leads on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking. Socket Protocol leads on Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional. See the live table on this page for every metric.
On the Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking benchmark, Across leads at 348 ms versus Socket Protocol at 1.61 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
On the Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional benchmark, Socket Protocol leads at 0.013% versus Across at 0.062%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
Auto-generated pairs require: both providers in the same benchmark for seven consecutive days, at least 1000 samples per provider, observable third-party search demand, and a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. Editorially curated pairs (like this one) may publish early when search demand is high and data is accruing; panels with fewer than 100 samples are shown as provisional. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo.