ChainBench · Flotapponnier · Jul 24, 2026 · Jul 24, 2026
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ methodology:
   - "Latency: client-side round-trip delta in milliseconds, exposed as both a gauge and a histogram (buckets 50 ms → 10 s), so percentiles are computed via Prometheus `quantile_over_time` over the last 24 hours."
   - "Call-result classification: `ok` (HTTP 200 + non-empty result with a parsable hex block number), `http_err`, `jsonrpc_err` (HTTP 200 carrying an error body), `stale` (more than 25 blocks behind the cross-provider tip), `timeout`. Latency without reliability is a misleading ranking signal."
   - "This page is part of the per-chain RPC cluster derived from the cross-chain [rpc-capabilities](https://openchainbench.com/benchmarks/rpc-capabilities) benchmark; the identical harness, cadence and exclusion rules apply on every chain."
-  - "Chain scope: every query on this page is pinned to `chain=\"ink\"`. Provider coverage at launch: 4 no-key endpoints (Ink (Gelato), Ink (QuickNode), dRPC, Tenderly Gateway)."
+  - "Chain scope: every query on this page is pinned to `chain=\"ink\"`. Provider coverage at launch: 4 no-key endpoints (Gelato, QuickNode, dRPC, Tenderly Gateway)."
 
 findings:
   - "{{best_name}} currently leads free Ink RPC at {{best_p50}} (`eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` p50, 24h) across 4 measured providers."
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ faq:
   - q: "What is the fastest free Ink RPC right now?"
     a: "{{best_name}} currently leads at {{best_p50}} (`eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` p50 over the last 24h), measured against 4 no-key providers probed every 60 seconds from us-east, eu-west and Singapore. The leaderboard re-sorts continuously against fresh Prometheus samples, so the answer on this page is the answer right now, not a quarterly snapshot. Use the region tabs to see the leader from the origin closest to your deployment."
   - q: "Which Ink RPCs work without an API key?"
-    a: "5 endpoints sustain continuous keyless probing at launch: Ink (Gelato), Ink (QuickNode), dRPC, Tenderly Gateway. Every listed endpoint was live-verified with a `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST returning a parsable response before inclusion. See the methodology section for the specific endpoints that were audited and excluded."
+    a: "5 endpoints sustain continuous keyless probing at launch: Gelato, QuickNode, dRPC, Tenderly Gateway. Every listed endpoint was live-verified with a `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST returning a parsable response before inclusion. See the methodology section for the specific endpoints that were audited and excluded."
   - q: "Does the fastest Ink RPC change by region?"
     a: "Often. Public infra concentrates in specific regions; a gateway that wins from Amsterdam can lose from Singapore by multiples. The region tabs at the top of the page re-scope every number to a single origin; pick the one closest to where your requests originate."
   - q: "How is Ink RPC latency measured here, technically?"
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ dimensions:
 
 providers:
   - slug: ink-official
-    name: Ink (Gelato)
+    name: Gelato
     tag: Kraken's Ink Chain official public RPC, Gelato-backed
-    formula: "50th percentile over 24h of client-side round-trip latency (ms) for a single `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST sent every 60s from 3 regions (us-east + eu-west + sgp) to Ink (Gelato)'s no-key ink RPC endpoint."
+    formula: "50th percentile over 24h of client-side round-trip latency (ms) for a single `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST sent every 60s from 3 regions (us-east + eu-west + sgp) to Gelato's no-key ink RPC endpoint."
     queries:
       p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="ink-official", chain="ink"})
       p90: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p90_24h{provider="ink-official", chain="ink"})
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ providers:
           series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="ink-official", chain="ink", region="sgp"}[1h])
 
   - slug: ink-quicknode
-    name: Ink (QuickNode)
+    name: QuickNode
     tag: Kraken's Ink Chain second official public RPC, QuickNode-backed
-    formula: "50th percentile over 24h of client-side round-trip latency (ms) for a single `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST sent every 60s from 3 regions (us-east + eu-west + sgp) to Ink (QuickNode)'s no-key ink RPC endpoint."
+    formula: "50th percentile over 24h of client-side round-trip latency (ms) for a single `eth_getBlockByNumber(\"latest\", false)` POST sent every 60s from 3 regions (us-east + eu-west + sgp) to QuickNode's no-key ink RPC endpoint."
     queries:
       p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="ink-quicknode", chain="ink"})
       p90: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p90_24h{provider="ink-quicknode", chain="ink"})

@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ func chains() []Chain {
 			Slug: "ink",
 			Name: "Ink",
 			Providers: []Provider{
-				{Slug: "ink-official", Name: "Ink (Gelato)", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_OFFICIAL", "https://rpc-gel.inkonchain.com")},
-				{Slug: "ink-quicknode", Name: "Ink (QuickNode)", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_QUICKNODE", "https://rpc-qnd.inkonchain.com")},
+				{Slug: "ink-official", Name: "Gelato", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_OFFICIAL", "https://rpc-gel.inkonchain.com")},
+				{Slug: "ink-quicknode", Name: "QuickNode", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_QUICKNODE", "https://rpc-qnd.inkonchain.com")},
 				{Slug: "drpc", Name: "dRPC", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_DRPC", "https://ink.drpc.org")},
 				{Slug: "tenderly", Name: "Tenderly Gateway", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_INK_TENDERLY", "https://ink.gateway.tenderly.co")},
 			},

@@ -726,6 +726,12 @@ export const PROVIDER_REGISTRY: Record<string, ProviderRegistryEntry> = {
       "ThirdWeb operates a keyless public RPC gateway at `<chainid>.rpc.thirdweb.com` covering 2000+ EVM chains via chain-id routing. Free tier is rate-limited per IP with no signup; paid tiers unlock higher throughput and dedicated endpoints. Used keyless across 13 chains on the RPC latency cluster (arbitrum, ethereum, polygon, optimism, base, bnb, avalanche, linea, worldchain, kaia, ink, opbnb + more).",
     twitter: "@thirdweb",
   },
+  gelato: {
+    url: "https://gelato.network",
+    description:
+      "Gelato Network runs a rollup-as-a-service platform and operates RPC infrastructure for OP Stack + Arbitrum Orbit chains it hosts. On the RPC latency cluster it appears as the Kraken Ink chain's Gelato-backed official endpoint (`rpc-gel.inkonchain.com`), running active-active alongside the QuickNode-backed sibling.",
+    twitter: "@gelatonetwork",
+  },
   infura: {
     url: "https://www.infura.io",
     description:

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const RAW: Record<string, string> = {
   chainstack: "/logos/chainstack.svg",
   drpc: "/logos/drpc.webp",
   thirdweb: "/logos/thirdweb.png",
+  gelato: "/logos/gelato.svg",
   "1rpc": "/logos/1rpc.svg",
   cloudflare: "/logos/cloudflare.svg",
   parity: "/logos/parity.png",
@@ -426,8 +427,8 @@ const ALIASES: Record<string, string> = {
   "injective-official": "injective",
   "worldchain-official": "world-chain",
   "kaia-official": "kaia",
-  "ink-official": "ink",
-  "ink-quicknode": "ink",
+  "ink-official": "gelato",
+  "ink-quicknode": "quicknode",
   "opbnb-official": "opbnb",
   hood: "robinhood",
   coin: "coinbase",