Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsArbitrum
Leads$0.00106
- p99
- $0.00111
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 20,159
BNB
Trails$0.00106
- p99
- $0.0260
- rank
- #7
- samples
- 20,159
Arbitrum vs BNB
Arbitrum leads on 2 of 5 shared benchmarks, BNB on 3. Arbitrum wins on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains ($0.00106 vs $0.00106), Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (25.07 s vs 27.33 s). BNB wins on Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency (3.99 s vs 17.1 min), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (1.7 min vs 17.8 min), Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery (46.73 s vs 22.1 min).
Arbitrum
Optimistic rollup built on Nitro stack with a fast-finality sequencer. Sub-second block times (~250 ms) via a 250 ms default block interval, far below the 2 s OP Stack convention. 7-day fraud-proof window for L1 finality.
BNB
Proof-of-Staked-Authority L1 with 21 active validators rotating per epoch. Probabilistic finality reached after roughly 2 blocks. Block time around 3 seconds.
Side by side measurements
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesArbitrum
Trails17.1 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 29provisional
BNB
Leads3.99 s
- p99
- 13.73 s
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 968
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesArbitrum
Trails17.8 min
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 27provisional
BNB
Leads1.7 min
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 84provisional
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesArbitrum
Leads25.07 s
- p99
- 28.1 min
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 999
BNB
Trails27.33 s
- p99
- 14.7 min
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 862
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesArbitrum
Trails22.1 min
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 38provisional
BNB
Leads46.73 s
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 43provisional
Frequently asked questions
Arbitrum vs BNB: which one is better?
Arbitrum and BNB are compared on 5 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Arbitrum leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains. BNB leads on Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Arbitrum or BNB?
On the Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Arbitrum leads at $0.00106 versus BNB at $0.00106. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Arbitrum or BNB?
On the Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency benchmark, BNB leads at 3.99 s versus Arbitrum at 17.1 min (provisional). Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Arbitrum vs BNB 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.
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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.