Compare the throughput, finality, and validator decentralization metrics of the leading layer two rollups competing for developer adoption today.
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Compare the throughput, finality, and validator decentralization metrics of the leading layer two rollups competing for developer adoption today.
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 leading Ethereum layer 2 rollups throughput TPS finality validator decentralization Arbitrum Base Optimism zkSync Starknet Scroll metricsGoogle ↗
OBSERVED
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 leading Ethereum layer 2 rollups throughput TPS finality validator decentralization Arbitrum Base Optimism zkSync Starknet Scroll metrics Google ↗
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- L2BEAT Rollup Summary · l2beat.com
- Growthepie · growthepie.com
- Ethereum Scaling Documentation · ethereum.org