Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more
BlockchainsBase
Trails1.95 s
- p99
- 2.98 s
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 43,043
Mantle
Leads1.85 s
- p99
- 2.98 s
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 42,879
Block time
Basen/aMantlen/a
Base vs Mantle
Base leads on 4 of 6 shared benchmarks, Mantle on 2. Base wins on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across L1 and L2 chains ($0.000324 vs $0.000597), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (20.2 min vs 24.0 min), Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery (25.4 min vs 45.0 min), Bridged TVL by chain ($8.13B vs $1.33B). Mantle wins on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more (1.85 s vs 1.95 s), Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (52.50 s vs 1.0 min). Data as of 2026-10-11 UTC.
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 L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsBase
Leads$0.000324
- p99
- $0.00133
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 20,160
Mantle
Trails$0.000597
- p99
- $0.00216
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 20,160
Native transfer fee USD
Basen/aMantlen/a
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesBase
Trails1.90 s
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 19provisional
Mantle
No data in window
VAA finalization
Basen/aMantlen/a
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesBase
Leads20.2 min
- p99
- 39.1 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 192
Mantle
Trails24.0 min
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 6provisional
CCIP delivery
Basen/aMantlen/a
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Trails1.0 min
- p99
- 8.4 min
- rank
- #12
- samples
- 598
Mantle
Leads52.50 s
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 33provisional
LayerZero delivery
Basen/aMantlen/a
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesBase
Leads25.4 min
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 39provisional
Mantle
Trails45.0 min
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 1provisional
Axelar GMP delivery
Basen/aMantlen/a
Bridged TVL by chain: how much of a chain's capital came from somewhere else
Blockchains| Provider | Bridged TVL | Bridged share | 7d change | 7d vs peers | Native | Canonical | External |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | $8.13B | 51.6% | - | - | $7.62B | $2.90B | $5.22B |
| Mantle | $1.33B | 96.7% | - | - | $44.70M | $679.91M | $647.34M |
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Bridged TVL is value secured by the chain's bridge, not value locked in its DeFi protocols; a chain can rank high on one and low on the other. The split is L2Beat's: canonical is escrowed on the host chain by the chain's own contracts, external came through a third-party bridge, native was minted here. Rows are the chains L2Beat tracks in its scaling summary; a settled L1 has no row by construction, not by omission. Size is not quality: a large balance says capital came, not that it stayed.
Stablecoin flow by chain: where dollars actually moved over 30 days
Blockchains| Provider | 30d change | Stablecoin float | Net 7d | 7d change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 5.52% | $5.23B | $63.79M | 1.24% |
| Mantle | - | $553.39M | - | - |
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Basen/aMantlen/a
Stablecoin float is where dollars are parked, not what they do. A chain can take in a billion that sits idle, and lose float to a single issuer redeeming. The figure is DefiLlama's chain-wide pegged-USD aggregate, every issuer combined; it does not separate a bridge inflow from a native mint, and a dollar bridged to an L2 counts on both chains, so rows are not additive. Read the net dollars with the percentage beside them: the same $400M is a rounding error on Ethereum and a doubling elsewhere.
Frequently asked questions
Base vs Mantle: which one is better?
Base and Mantle are compared on 8 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Base leads on Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across 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 L1 and L2 chains benchmark, Base leads at $0.000324 versus Mantle at $0.000597. 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 1.85 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
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