Arbitrum vs Monad

Arbitrum leads on 1 of 3 shared benchmarks, Monad on 2. Arbitrum wins on Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (25.87 s vs 43.60 s). Monad wins on Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency (3.50 s vs 16.7 min), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (1.6 min vs 17.7 min).

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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.

Side by side measurements

Frequently asked questions

Arbitrum vs Monad: which one is better?

Arbitrum and Monad are compared on 3 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Arbitrum leads on Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery. Monad leads on Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency. See the live table on this page for every metric.

Which is faster, Arbitrum or Monad?

On the Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery benchmark, Arbitrum leads at 25.87 s versus Monad at 43.60 s (provisional). Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.

Which is faster, Arbitrum or Monad?

On the Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency benchmark, Monad leads at 3.50 s (provisional) versus Arbitrum at 16.7 min (provisional). Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.

How is the Arbitrum vs Monad 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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