Somnia vs Arbitrum Scalability

Real-time TPS (1H)

Somnia TPS is 1.52X higher than Arbitrum TPS

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37.56 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
24.64 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Max TPS (100 blocks)

Somnia max TPS is 78X higher than Arbitrum max TPS

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134,642 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
1,720 tx/s

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Max Theoretical TPS

Somnia max theoretical TPS is 172X higher than Arbitrum max theoretical TPS

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1,050,000 tx/s
Arbitrum logo
6,095 tx/s

Data from Chainspect

Transaction Volume (1H)

Somnia transaction volume is 1.52X higher than Arbitrum transaction volume

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135K txns
Arbitrum logo
88.7K txns

Data from Chainspect

Block Time (1H)

Somnia block time is 59.67% 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 (All time)

Somnia has 12.54% fewer total transactions than Arbitrum

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1.65B txns
Arbitrum logo
1.89B txns

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Launch Date

Somnia was launched 4 years after Arbitrum

Somnia logo
Sep 2, 2025
Arbitrum logo
Aug 31, 2021

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Decentralization

Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia Nakamoto Coefficient is 9X higher than Arbitrum Nakamoto Coefficient

Somnia logo
9
Arbitrum logo
1

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Validators

Somnia has 46X more validators than Arbitrum

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46
Arbitrum logo
1

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Stake

Somnia stake is $77.37M, while Arbitrum has no data

Somnia logo
$77.37M
Arbitrum logo
—

Data from Chainspect

Consensus Mechanism

Somnia is PoS, while Arbitrum is Rollup (Optimistic)

Somnia logo
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
Arbitrum logo
On-chain

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Somnia vs Arbitrum Developer Activity

Developers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 2,380 developers

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
2,380

Data from Chainspect

Commits

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 190,583 commits

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—
Arbitrum logo
190,583

Data from Chainspect

Repos

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 129 repos

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—
Arbitrum logo
129

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Stars

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 10,651 stars

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
10,651

Data from Chainspect

Watchers

Somnia has no data, while Arbitrum has 1,616 watchers

Somnia logo
—
Arbitrum logo
1,616

Data from Chainspect

Somnia vs Arbitrum Financials New

Chain Revenue

Somnia chain revenue is 95.13% lower than Arbitrum chain revenue

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$1.116K
Arbitrum logo
$22.96K

Data from Chainspect

Average Transaction Fee

Somnia average transaction fee is 97.22% lower than Arbitrum average transaction fee

Somnia logo
$0.0002742
Arbitrum logo
$0.009879

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap

Somnia market cap is 93% lower than Arbitrum market cap

Somnia logo
$69.11M
Arbitrum logo
$987.9M

Data from Chainspect

FDV

Somnia FDV is 81.21% lower than Arbitrum FDV

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$318.5M
Arbitrum logo
$1.695B

Data from Chainspect

Market Cap / FDV

Somnia Market Cap to FDV ratio is 62.76% lower than Arbitrum Market Cap to FDV ratio

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21.70%
Arbitrum logo
58.27%

Data from Chainspect

Price

Somnia price is 1.88X higher than Arbitrum price

Somnia logo
$0.3185
Arbitrum logo
$0.1695

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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