Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain
BlockchainsKaia
Leads0.34 s
- p99
- 1.0 s
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 84,798
Solana
Trails0.40 s
- p99
- 0.77 s
- rank
- #4
- samples
- 401,230
Finality time
Kaian/aSolanan/a
Kaia vs Solana
Kaia leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks, Solana on 1. Kaia wins on Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain (0.34 s vs 0.40 s), Cheapest blockchain transaction fee, live across L1 and L2 chains ($0.0000172 vs $0.000379), Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain ($0.000459 vs $0.5050). Solana wins on Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain (4.78% vs 3.92%). Data as of 2026-11-14 UTC.
Kaia
EVM-compatible L1 formed from the merger of Klaytn and Finschia, using Istanbul BFT consensus with immediate finality and one-second blocks.
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
BlockchainsKaia
Trails3.92 %
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 9provisional
Solana
Leads4.78 %
- p99
- 5.24%
- rank
- #5
- samples
- 200
Net yield
Kaian/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
BlockchainsKaia
Leads$0.0000172
- p99
- $0.0000562
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 20,160
Solana
Trails$0.000379
- p99
- $0.000430
- rank
- #14
- samples
- 20,160
Native transfer fee USD
Kaian/aSolanan/a
Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain
BlockchainsKaia
Leads$0.000459
- p99
- $0.000475
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 20,160
Solana
Trails$0.5050
- p99
- $0.5352
- rank
- #16
- samples
- 20,160
Token deployment cost USD
Kaian/aSolanan/a
Frequently asked questions
Kaia vs Solana: which one is better?
Kaia and Solana are compared on 4 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Kaia leads on Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain. Solana leads on Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is faster, Kaia or Solana?
On the Fastest L1 blockchain finality, live wall-clock measurement per chain benchmark, Kaia leads at 0.34 s versus Solana at 0.40 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which has the higher net yield, Kaia or Solana?
On the Highest staking yield, live net APR by proof-of-stake chain benchmark, Solana leads at 4.78% versus Kaia at 3.92% (provisional). Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Kaia 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.