Alchemy vs Infura — Starknet
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 of $225 provides a quota of 5,000,000 requests per day with an overage rate of $2.5 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: 38ms p50 — meets the sub-50ms bar for latency-sensitive bots, and the supported-chain list covers common deployment targets including Ethereum and Polygon.
This tier is ideal for a high-frequency bot requiring >1M req/day with a request pattern involving eth_call and eth_getLogs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is faster: Alchemy or Infura for Starknet requests?
Alchemy has 25ms p50 RPC latency vs Infura's 38ms. Alchemy is faster by 13ms — a meaningful difference for MEV bots and real-time DApps with sub-100ms requirements.
How much does Alchemy vs Infura cost per month?
Alchemy Scale costs $199/month. Infura Team costs $225/month. Cost-effectiveness depends on your request volume — check each provider's overage rates for workloads exceeding the base quota.
Does Alchemy or Infura support archive data?
Alchemy includes archive data access. Infura 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 Infura both support?
Both providers support: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Linea, Avalanche, BNB Smart Chain, Starknet. Alchemy additionally supports Sei, Monad. Infura additionally supports no exclusive chains.