Ethereum RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails35 ms
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- #4
Chainstack
Leads31 ms
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- #3
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Alchemy vs Chainstack
Alchemy leads on 4 of 9 shared benchmarks, Chainstack on 5. Alchemy wins on Arbitrum RPC endpoints (36 ms vs 43 ms), Polygon RPC endpoints (37 ms vs 96 ms), Hyperliquid RPC endpoints (39 ms vs 172 ms), Arc RPC endpoints (46 ms vs 50 ms). Chainstack wins on Ethereum RPC endpoints (31 ms vs 35 ms), Base RPC endpoints (32 ms vs 35 ms), BNB Chain RPC endpoints (28 ms vs 39 ms), Solana RPC endpoints (35 ms vs 37 ms). Data as of 2026-10-12 UTC.
Alchemy
Web3 infrastructure provider offering NFT API, RPC nodes, and blockchain data APIs. Multi-chain EVM coverage.
Chainstack
Managed blockchain node platform. Deploys dedicated Global Nodes per chain with keyed HTTPS/WSS endpoints; free plan includes one node and 3M requests per month.
Side by side measurements
Arbitrum RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Leads36 ms
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- #3
Chainstack
Trails43 ms
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- #4
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Base RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails35 ms
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- #4
Chainstack
Leads32 ms
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- #3
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
BNB Chain RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails39 ms
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- #4
Chainstack
Leads28 ms
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- #3
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Polygon RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Leads37 ms
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- #3
Chainstack
Trails96 ms
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- #4
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Solana RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails37 ms
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- #4
Chainstack
Leads35 ms
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- #3
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Hyperliquid RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Leads39 ms
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- #2
Chainstack
Trails172 ms
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- #4
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Robinhood Chain RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Trails39 ms
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- #4
Chainstack
Leads34 ms
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- #3
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Arc RPC endpoints: free public URLs and private API-key providers by latency
RPCsAlchemy
Leads46 ms
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- #3
Chainstack
Trails50 ms
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- #4
RPC latency
Alchemyn/aChainstackn/a
Frequently asked questions
Alchemy vs Chainstack: which one is better?
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.
Which is faster on rpc latency, Alchemy or Chainstack?
On the Arbitrum RPC endpoints benchmark, Alchemy leads at 36 ms versus Chainstack at 43 ms. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Alchemy vs Chainstack comparison measured?
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.
How this pair was selected
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.