Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsBase
Leads$0.000315
- p99
- $0.0127
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 20,160
BNB
Trails$0.000974
- p99
- $0.0233
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 20,160
Base vs BNB
Base leads on 1 of 5 shared benchmarks, BNB on 4. Base wins on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains ($0.000315 vs $0.000974). BNB wins on Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency (3.89 s vs 1.2 min), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (1.4 min vs 23.9 min), Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (28.64 s vs 1.2 min), Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery (42.05 s vs 25.1 min).
Base
Coinbase-operated optimistic rollup on the OP Stack. 2-second sequencer block time, shared bridge with Optimism via the OP Superchain, fastest-growing L2 by TVL since 2024.
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
BridgesBase
Trails1.2 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 55provisional
BNB
Leads3.89 s
- p99
- 13.24 s
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 1,233
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesBase
Trails23.9 min
- p99
- 36.1 min
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 257
BNB
Leads1.4 min
- p99
- 4.6 min
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 231
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Trails1.2 min
- p99
- 8.0 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 804
BNB
Leads28.64 s
- p99
- 4.5 min
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 788
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesBase
Trails25.1 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 50provisional
BNB
Leads42.05 s
- p99
- 2.4 min
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 121
Frequently asked questions
Base vs BNB: which one is better?
Base and BNB are compared on 5 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Base 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, Base or BNB?
On the Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Base leads at $0.000315 versus BNB at $0.000974. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Base or BNB?
On the Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency benchmark, BNB leads at 3.89 s versus Base at 1.2 min (provisional). Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Base 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.