Ethereum RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails32 ms
- rank
- #4
Chainstack
Leads30 ms
- rank
- #3
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 20 ms | 18 ms |
| EU-West | 52 ms | 46 ms |
| Singapore | 23 ms | 25 ms |
Alchemy leads on 6 of 9 shared benchmarks, Chainstack on 3. Alchemy wins on Arbitrum RPC endpoints (33 ms vs 42 ms), Polygon RPC endpoints (30 ms vs 96 ms), Solana RPC endpoints (32 ms vs 34 ms), Hyperliquid RPC endpoints (32 ms vs 175 ms). Chainstack wins on Ethereum RPC endpoints (30 ms vs 32 ms), Base RPC endpoints (30 ms vs 32 ms), BNB Chain RPC endpoints (29 ms vs 33 ms). Data as of 2026-10-08 UTC.
Alchemy
Trails32 ms
Chainstack
Leads30 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 20 ms | 18 ms |
| EU-West | 52 ms | 46 ms |
| Singapore | 23 ms | 25 ms |
Alchemy
Leads33 ms
Chainstack
Trails42 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 22 ms | 36 ms |
| EU-West | 59 ms | 64 ms |
| Singapore | 21 ms | 27 ms |
Alchemy
Trails32 ms
Chainstack
Leads30 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 24 ms | 17 ms |
| EU-West | 51 ms | 49 ms |
| Singapore | 24 ms | 25 ms |
Alchemy
Trails33 ms
Chainstack
Leads29 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 24 ms | 17 ms |
| EU-West | 51 ms | 46 ms |
| Singapore | 25 ms | 24 ms |
Alchemy
Leads30 ms
Chainstack
Trails96 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 21 ms | 16 ms |
| EU-West | 48 ms | 42 ms |
| Singapore | 23 ms | 235 ms |
Alchemy
Leads32 ms
Chainstack
Trails34 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 23 ms | 33 ms |
| EU-West | 50 ms | 47 ms |
| Singapore | 23 ms | 21 ms |
Alchemy
Leads32 ms
Chainstack
Trails175 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 22 ms | 205 ms |
| EU-West | 53 ms | 91 ms |
| Singapore | 22 ms | 227 ms |
Alchemy
Leads30 ms
Chainstack
Trails36 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 15 ms | 19 ms |
| EU-West | 45 ms | 53 ms |
Alchemy
Leads43 ms
Chainstack
Trails53 ms
Per region
| Region | Alchemy | Chainstack |
|---|---|---|
| US-East | 27 ms | 22 ms |
| EU-West | 61 ms | 83 ms |
Alchemy and Chainstack are compared on 9 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Alchemy leads on Arbitrum RPC endpoints. Chainstack leads on Ethereum RPC endpoints. See the live table on this page for every metric.
On the Arbitrum RPC endpoints benchmark, Alchemy leads at 33 ms versus Chainstack at 42 ms. 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.