Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more
BlockchainsBase
Leads1.94 s
- p99
- 2.98 s
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 42,991
Optimism
Trails1.95 s
- p99
- 2.99 s
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 43,124
Base vs Optimism
Base leads on 5 of 6 shared benchmarks, Optimism on 1. Base wins on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more (1.94 s vs 1.95 s), Fastest free public RPC for Ethereum, BNB, Polygon and 23 more chains (plus Solana and Polkadot) (254 ms vs 331 ms), Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency (23.8 min vs 25.0 min), Fastest Hyperlane source chain by end-to-end message delivery (21.86 s vs 23.37 s). Optimism wins on Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery (59.16 s vs 59.48 s).
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.
Optimism
Optimistic rollup and the canonical OP Stack reference implementation. 2-second sequencer block time, 7-day fraud-proof window, anchored to Ethereum L1 via batch submissions to the Optimism Portal.
Side by side measurements
Fastest free public RPC for Ethereum, BNB, Polygon and 23 more chains (plus Solana and Polkadot)
RPCsBase
Leads254 ms
- p99
- 723 ms
- rank
- #7
- samples
- 4,321
Optimism
Trails331 ms
- p99
- 489 ms
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 4,319
Most reliable free public RPC, correctness incidents across 7 EVM chains
RPCsBase
No data in window
Optimism
No data in window
Fastest Wormhole VAA finalization by source chain, live latency
BridgesBase
Trails1.2 min
- p99
- 27.2 min
- rank
- #9
- samples
- 28
Optimism
No data in window
Fastest Chainlink CCIP source chain by end-to-end delivery latency
BridgesBase
Leads23.8 min
- p99
- 43.5 min
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 194
Optimism
Trails25.0 min
- p99
- 29.9 min
- rank
- #12
- samples
- 1
Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Trails59.48 s
- p99
- 3.0 min
- rank
- #11
- samples
- 1,332
Optimism
Leads59.16 s
- p99
- 7.7 min
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 591
Fastest Hyperlane source chain by end-to-end message delivery
BridgesBase
Leads21.86 s
- p99
- 58.72 s
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 690
Optimism
Trails23.37 s
- p99
- 57.87 s
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 348
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesBase
Leads25.2 min
- p99
- 37.4 min
- rank
- #7
- samples
- 78
Optimism
Trails25.2 min
- p99
- 37.6 min
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 24
Frequently asked questions
Base vs Optimism: which one is better?
Base and Optimism are compared on 8 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Base leads on Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more. Optimism leads on Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is faster on fastest l2 block time, live across robinhood, arbitrum, base and 7 more, Base or Optimism?
On the Fastest L2 block time, live across Robinhood, Arbitrum, Base and 7 more benchmark, Base leads at 1.94 s versus Optimism at 1.95 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster on fastest layerzero source chain by end-to-end message delivery, Base or Optimism?
On the Fastest LayerZero source chain by end-to-end message delivery benchmark, Optimism leads at 59.16 s versus Base at 59.48 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Base vs Optimism 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.
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.