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First hit on a brand new pair can take a few seconds while the per chain and per region variants fan out. Subsequent visits and other users land on the cached render.
Aster vs Paradex
Side by side OpenChainBench measurements. Identical layout, no editorial verdict, the live data leads. Each panel surfaces the aggregate plus the chain and region breakdowns when the underlying bench exposes them, straight from the Prometheus queries that drive the parent benchmark pages.
Aster
Aster is a decentralized perps exchange (ex-ApolloX, backed by YZi Labs) on BNB Chain and other EVM networks, with a Binance-compatible API and 8 hour funding periods.
Paradex
Paradex is a perps-focused L2 exchange built on Starknet tech, with USD-settled perpetuals and funding accrued continuously over an 8 hour period.
Side by side measurements
Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized
TradingAster
Leads0.83 bps
- p99
- 0.48 bps
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 3
Paradex
Trails2.74 bps
- p99
- 1.54 bps
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 3
How this pair was selected
A pair is published when all four conditions hold. Both providers run in the same OpenChainBench benchmark for at least seven consecutive days. Each provider has at least 1000 samples in the measurement window. The head to head query has observable third party search demand. Both providers have a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo so the methodology is externally verifiable.