Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsBase
Leads$0.000315
- p99
- $0.0136
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 20,160
Ethereum
Trails$0.00644
- p99
- $0.2785
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 20,160
Base vs Ethereum
Base leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks, Ethereum on 2. Base wins on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains ($0.000315 vs $0.00644), Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency (1.2 min vs 14.5 min), Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (1.2 min vs 4.0 min). Ethereum wins on Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (16.9 min vs 23.9 min), Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery (17.0 min 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.
Ethereum
PoS chain using Gasper (Casper FFG plus LMD-GHOST). 12-second slots with deterministic finality every two epochs, roughly 12.8 minutes.
Side by side measurements
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesBase
Leads1.2 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 55provisional
Ethereum
Trails14.5 min
- p99
- 19.9 min
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 470
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesBase
Trails23.9 min
- p99
- 36.1 min
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 257
Ethereum
Leads16.9 min
- p99
- 26.7 min
- rank
- #7
- samples
- 228
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Leads1.2 min
- p99
- 7.9 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 806
Ethereum
Trails4.0 min
- p99
- 19.3 min
- rank
- #17
- samples
- 707
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesBase
Trails25.1 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 50provisional
Ethereum
Leads17.0 min
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 67provisional
Frequently asked questions
Base vs Ethereum: which one is better?
Base and Ethereum are compared on 5 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Base leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains. Ethereum leads on Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Base or Ethereum?
On the Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Base leads at $0.000315 versus Ethereum at $0.00644. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Base or Ethereum?
On the Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency benchmark, Ethereum leads at 16.9 min versus Base at 23.9 min. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Base vs Ethereum 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
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