Split decision: Relay leads on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking (198 ms vs 287 ms); Squid Router leads on Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional (0.050% vs 0.056%).
Cross-chain intent network from Reservoir. Users sign an intent, relayers compete to fill on the destination, settlement is typically sub-30 seconds.
Cross-chain swap and liquidity routing built on Axelar. The Squid Router API sources routes across EVM chains via Axelar GMP, covering swaps and bridges in a single call.
Relay
Leads198 ms
Squid Router
Trails287 ms
Per chain · per region
| Chain | Provider | EU-West | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | Relay | 204 ms | 206 ms |
| Squid Router | 352 ms | 287 ms |
Relay
Trails0.056 %
Squid Router
Leads0.050 %
Per chain · per region
| Chain | Provider | EU-West | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base to Arb | Relay | 0.022% | 0.022% |
| Squid Router | 0.050% | 0.050% |
Relay and Squid Router are compared on 2 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. Relay leads on Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking. Squid Router leads on Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional. See the live table on this page for every metric.
On the Fastest cross-chain bridge quote API, live ms ranking benchmark, Relay leads at 198 ms versus Squid Router at 287 ms. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
On the Cheapest cross-chain bridge for USDC at $300 notional benchmark, Squid Router leads at 0.050% versus Relay at 0.056%. 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.
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