Compare Somnia vs Arbitrum

Somnia vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 3.33X higher than Arbitrum TPS

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92.36 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
27.74 tx/s

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Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 99X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,358 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 26X higher than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
40,000 tx/s

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Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 3.33X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

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333K txns
Arbitrum logo
99.9K txns

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Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 59.72% shorter than Arbitrum block time

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0.1s
Arbitrum logo
0.25s

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Finality

Somnia finality is 100% shorter than Arbitrum finality

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0s
Arbitrum logo
13m 48s

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Type

Somnia is a layer 1 blockchain, while Arbitrum is a layer 2 blockchain

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Layer 1 blockchain
Arbitrum logo
Layer 2 blockchain

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Total Transactions

Somnia has 33.4% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

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1.12B txns
Arbitrum logo
1.68B txns

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Launch Date

Somnia was launched 4 years after Arbitrum

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Sep 2, 2025
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 10X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

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10
Arbitrum logo
1

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Validators

Somnia has 45X more validators than Arbitrum

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45
Arbitrum logo
1

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Stake

Somnia stake is $91.24M, while Arbitrum has no data

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$91.24M
Arbitrum logo
—

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Consensus Mechanism

Somnia is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

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Proof of Stake (PoS)
Arbitrum logo
Rollup (Optimistic)

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Governance

Somnia council governance is worse than Arbitrum on-chain governance

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Council
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On-chain

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 2,334 developers

Somnia logo
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Arbitrum logo
2,334

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Repos

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 128 repos

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Arbitrum logo
128

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Commits

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 188,718 commits

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—
Arbitrum logo
188,718

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Stars

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 10,452 stars

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—
Arbitrum logo
10,452

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Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 1,619 watchers

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
1,619

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Somnia chain revenue is 92.86% lower than Arbitrum chain revenue

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$1.064K
Arbitrum logo
$14.9K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Somnia average transaction fee is 97.6% lower than Arbitrum average transaction fee

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$0.0001331
Arbitrum logo
$0.005566

Data from Chainspect

Price

Somnia price is 1.32X higher than Arbitrum price

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$0.3819
Arbitrum logo
$0.2902

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Somnia market cap is 96.17% lower than Arbitrum market cap

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$61.18M
Arbitrum logo
$1.599B

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Arbitrum Real-Time TPS Chart

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About Blockchains

About Somnia

Somnia is the fastest and most efficient EVM Layer 1 blockchain ever, capable of processing over 1M+ transactions per second with sub-second finality. It is suitable for serving millions of users and building real-time mass-consumer applications like gaming, social applications, metaverses, NFTs, and more, all fully on-chain.

About Arbitrum

Arbitrum serves as a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, leveraging rollups to significantly boost scalability and reduce transaction costs while maintaining robust security. It enables developers to execute EVM-compatible smart contracts with a substantially higher transaction throughput and lower fees compared to Ethereum's main chain, making it a compelling platform for decentralized application development.

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