Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain
BlockchainsOsmosis
Leads$0.00101
- p99
- $0.00105
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 19,740
Polygon
Trails$0.0128
- p99
- $0.0134
- rank
- #8
- samples
- 20,160
Token deployment cost USD
Osmosisn/aPolygonn/a
Osmosis vs Polygon
Split decision: Osmosis leads on Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain ($0.00101 vs $0.0128); Polygon leads on Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery (41.54 s vs 44.01 s). Data as of 2026-11-15 UTC.
Osmosis
Cosmos SDK appchain and the largest IBC-connected DEX. CometBFT consensus with deterministic finality per block, around 6-second block time. TokenFactory module exposes MsgCreateDenom with denom_creation_fee currently set to an empty list, so creating a new denom costs only gas.
Side by side measurements
Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery
BridgesOsmosis
Trails44.01 s
- p99
- 2.0 min
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 155
Polygon
Leads41.54 s
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 16provisional
Axelar GMP delivery
Osmosisn/aPolygonn/a
Frequently asked questions
Osmosis vs Polygon: which one is better?
Osmosis and Polygon are compared on 2 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Osmosis leads on Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain. Polygon leads on Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is cheaper, Osmosis or Polygon?
On the Cheapest blockchain to deploy a token, live USD cost per L1 chain benchmark, Osmosis leads at $0.00101 versus Polygon at $0.0128. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
Which is faster, Osmosis or Polygon?
On the Fastest Axelar GMP source chain by end-to-end delivery benchmark, Polygon leads at 41.54 s (provisional) versus Osmosis at 44.01 s. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the Osmosis vs Polygon 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
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.