Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more
BlockchainsArbitrum
Leads334 ms
- p99
- 501 ms
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 340,401
Mantle
Trails1.81 s
- p99
- 2.97 s
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 42,736
Arbitrum vs Mantle
Arbitrum leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks, Mantle on 1. Arbitrum wins on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more (334 ms vs 1.81 s), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (17.6 min vs 20.0 min), Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (27.23 s vs 1.5 min). Mantle wins on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains ($0.000630 vs $0.00104).
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.
Mantle
Modular OP Stack fork using EigenDA for data availability rather than Ethereum calldata, cutting L1 anchoring cost. 2-second sequencer block time, MNT token for gas (ETH-pegged).
Side by side measurements
Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsArbitrum
Trails$0.00104
- p99
- $0.00108
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 20,160
Mantle
Leads$0.000630
- p99
- $0.00527
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 20,160
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesArbitrum
Trails16.6 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 25provisional
Mantle
No data in window
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesArbitrum
Leads17.6 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 63provisional
Mantle
Trails20.0 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 6provisional
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesArbitrum
Leads27.23 s
- p99
- 23.1 min
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 690
Mantle
Trails1.5 min
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 36provisional
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesArbitrum
Trails20.0 min
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 18provisional
Mantle
No data in window
Frequently asked questions
Arbitrum vs Mantle: which one is better?
Arbitrum and Mantle are compared on 6 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Arbitrum leads on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more. Mantle leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is faster, Arbitrum or Mantle?
On the Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more benchmark, Arbitrum leads at 334 ms versus Mantle at 1.81 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is cheaper, Arbitrum or Mantle?
On the Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Mantle leads at $0.000630 versus Arbitrum at $0.00104. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Arbitrum vs Mantle 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.