Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain
BlockchainsInternet Computer
Trails0.93 s
- p99
- 1.7 s
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 171,827
Solana
Leads0.40 s
- p99
- 0.74 s
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 401,593
Finality time
Internet Computern/aSolanan/a
Internet Computer vs Solana
Split decision: Internet Computer leads on Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain (10.0% vs 4.78%) and Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across L1 and L2 chains ($0.000239 vs $0.000377); Solana leads on Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain (0.40 s vs 0.93 s) and Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain ($0.5028 vs $0.6725). Data as of 2026-11-14 UTC.
Internet Computer
The Internet Computer: subnets of nodes run canister smart contracts and sign state with chain-key cryptography; ICP pays ledger fees and is converted into cycles for compute.
Solana
Proof-of-History sequencing combined with Tower BFT consensus. Probabilistic finality at 32 confirmed slots. Slot time around 400 milliseconds.
Side by side measurements
Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain
BlockchainsInternet Computer
Leads10.0 %
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 1provisional
Solana
Trails4.78 %
- p99
- 5.24%
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 200
Net yield
Internet Computern/aSolanan/a
Nominal yield in the staked token, not real yield: a 19% APR on a token that inflates 12% a year is worth less than it looks, and price moves dominate both. MEV is included on Solana only and excluded on Ethereum. ICP is one neuron profile (2 year dissolve delay), Algorand one opt-in solo node, Ethereum one network average. Stellar and Somnia are not ranked, see the methodology.
Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across L1 and L2 chains
BlockchainsInternet Computer
Leads$0.000239
- p99
- $0.000249
- rank
- #10
- samples
- 20,160
Solana
Trails$0.000377
- p99
- $0.000430
- rank
- #14
- samples
- 20,160
Native transfer fee USD
Internet Computern/aSolanan/a
Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain
BlockchainsInternet Computer
Trails$0.6725
- p99
- $0.6793
- rank
- #17
- samples
- 20,160
Solana
Leads$0.5028
- p99
- $0.5222
- rank
- #16
- samples
- 20,160
Token deployment cost USD
Internet Computern/aSolanan/a
Frequently asked questions
Internet Computer vs Solana: which one is better?
Internet Computer and Solana are compared on 4 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Internet Computer leads on Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain. Solana leads on Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which has the higher net yield, Internet Computer or Solana?
On the Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain benchmark, Internet Computer leads at 10.0% (provisional) versus Solana at 4.78%. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Internet Computer or Solana?
On the Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain benchmark, Solana leads at 0.40 s versus Internet Computer at 0.93 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Internet Computer vs Solana 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.