Socket Protocol leads on both live benchmarks. Socket Protocol wins on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking (1.65 s vs 3.13 s), Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional (0.013% vs 0.045%). Data as of 2026-10-26 UTC.
Cross-chain intent layer from NEAR Protocol. The 1Click API runs a solver auction bus, signed quotes are settled by the winning market maker. Quote latency reflects bid arrival, not route search across LPs.
Cross-chain interoperability protocol and bridge aggregator. The Socket API routes bridging and swap transactions across major EVM chains via underlying bridges including Across, Stargate, and CCTP.
NEAR Intents
Trails3.13 s
Socket Protocol
Leads1.65 s
Per chain · per region
| Chain | Provider | EU-West | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | NEAR Intents | 3.50 s | 3.50 s |
| Socket Protocol | 1.64 s | 1.64 s |
NEAR Intents
Trails0.045 %
Socket Protocol
Leads0.013 %
Per chain
| Chain | NEAR Intents | Socket Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | 0.013% | 0.013% |
NEAR Intents and Socket Protocol are compared on 2 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Socket Protocol leads on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking. See the live table on this page for every metric.
On the Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking benchmark, Socket Protocol leads at 1.65 s versus NEAR Intents at 3.13 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
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.
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.