Alchemy vs Chainstack — Base
The monthly cost is $199 with a quota of 10,000,000,000 compute units per month and an overage rate of $0.8 per 1M, favoring high-volume uniform calls over low-volume heavy queries, while archive data access saves on historical eth_getStorageAt / trace_block / debug_traceTransaction queries. Latency assessment: 25ms p50 — fast enough for MEV bots and HFT (meets sub-50ms), and the supported-chain list covers common deployment targets including Ethereum and Polygon.
This tier is ideal for a high-frequency bot requiring >100M req/day with a request pattern focused on eth_call and trace_block.
The monthly cost is $499 with no quota and an overage rate of $2.5 per 1M, indicating that this billing model favors low-volume heavy queries due to the absence of a quota. Latency assessment: 30ms p50 — fast enough for MEV bots and HFT (meets sub-50ms), and the supported-chain list covers common deployment targets including Ethereum and Solana.
This tier fits a production DApp with a request pattern of eth_call and eth_getLogs, a team scale of 5-10 developers, and a daily request volume of <1M req/day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is faster: Alchemy or Chainstack for Base requests?
Alchemy has 25ms p50 RPC latency vs Chainstack's 30ms. Alchemy is faster by 5ms — a meaningful difference for MEV bots and real-time DApps with sub-100ms requirements.
How much does Alchemy vs Chainstack cost per month?
Alchemy Scale costs $199/month. Chainstack Business costs $499/month. Cost-effectiveness depends on your request volume — check each provider's overage rates for workloads exceeding the base quota.
Does Alchemy or Chainstack support archive data?
Alchemy includes archive data access. Chainstack includes archive data access. Archive access is required for historical state queries (eth_getStorageAt, trace_block) beyond the last 128 blocks.
Which chains do Alchemy and Chainstack both support?
Both providers support: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Linea, Avalanche, BNB Smart Chain, Monad. Alchemy additionally supports Sei, Starknet. Chainstack additionally supports Solana, Sui.