Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more
BlockchainsBase
Trails1.95 s
- p99
- 2.98 s
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 42,815
Mantle
Leads1.80 s
- p99
- 2.97 s
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 42,654
Base vs Mantle
Split decision: Base leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains ($0.000315 vs $0.000630) and Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (1.2 min vs 1.5 min); Mantle leads on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more (1.80 s vs 1.95 s) and Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (21.7 min vs 23.9 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.
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
BlockchainsBase
Leads$0.000315
- p99
- $0.0127
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 20,160
Mantle
Trails$0.000630
- p99
- $0.00375
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 20,160
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesBase
Trails1.2 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 55provisional
Mantle
No data in window
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesBase
Trails23.9 min
- p99
- 36.1 min
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 257
Mantle
Leads21.7 min
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 5provisional
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Leads1.2 min
- p99
- 8.0 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 804
Mantle
Trails1.5 min
- rank
- #13
- samples
- 35provisional
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesBase
Trails25.1 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 50provisional
Mantle
No data in window
Frequently asked questions
Base vs Mantle: which one is better?
Base and Mantle are compared on 6 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Base leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains. Mantle leads on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Base or Mantle?
On the Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 15 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Base leads at $0.000315 versus Mantle at $0.000630. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Base or Mantle?
On the Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more benchmark, Mantle leads at 1.80 s versus Base at 1.95 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Base 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.