Mantle scores 3 points above Taiko Alethia, led by censorship resistance and track record. Mantle ranks #10 and Taiko Alethia #11 of 15 published L2 blockchains. Every term of the gap is on the ledger below; the inputs are on the audit receipt.
Mantle62
vs
Taiko Alethia59
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99 · ranks #10 and #11 of 15
Mantle scores 3 points above Taiko Alethia, led by censorship resistance and track record.
Mantle #10 of 1562
Taiko Alethia #11 of 1559
Scores are out of 100; published scores fall within 41–99; a bar is empty at 41 and full at 99.
Why, term by termMantle leads on 2 of 8 published criteria; Taiko Alethia on 1. The terms sum to the gap.
TermMantleTaiko AlethiaWeightPoints
Censorship resistance10/105/102.9+3.7for Mantle+1.9 of 32
EVM equivalence6/1010/102.4−2.5for Taiko Alethia−1.3 of 32
Track record6/104/102.4+1.2for Mantle+0.6 of 32
Net of the terms+2.5
Criteria roundingThe criteria block is rounded to whole points before it is spread−0.2
Reproduced gap+2.3
Published gapAfter score rounding and bounds — see the note below6259+3.0
Weight is in points of the 86-point weighted total. Points are score points of the gap between the two.
MantleScore 62Modular Ethereum L2, now a ZK validity rollup, with MNT as the gas tokenStrength: Ethereum data availability — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)Taiko AlethiaScore 59ZK rollup with Ethereum-equivalent execution and data on Ethereum, at L2BEAT Stage 0Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted operators can propose blocks, with no permissionless fallback: if they stop, withdrawals freeze (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Quick facts
At a glance
2 of 3 rows read the same for both.
FactMantleTaiko Alethia
Asset coverageEditorial——
Region fitSnapshotus, europe, globalus, europe, global
Security postureSnapshotZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (blobs).ZK rollup; data availability: Ethereum L1 (EIP-4844 blobs).
From the published criteria
Which should you pick?
Mantle
62#10 of 15
Leads
Pick it when
Pick Mantle if censorship resistance matters most — it scores 10/10 to Taiko Alethia's 5/10 there (weight 12).
Strength
Ethereum data availability — 10/10
Tradeoff
Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Taiko Alethia
59#11 of 15
Pick it when
Pick Taiko Alethia if EVM equivalence matters most — it scores 10/10 to Mantle's 6/10 there (weight 10).
Strength
EVM equivalence — 10/10
Tradeoff
Only whitelisted operators can propose blocks, with no permissionless fallback: if they stop, withdrawals freeze (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Self-identify in 10 seconds
Which one is actually for you?
MantleLeads
Choose Mantle if censorship resistance matters most
Censorship resistance: 10/10 against 5/10 for Taiko Alethia (weight 12)
Track record: 6/10 against 4/10 for Taiko Alethia (weight 10)
MantleScore 62Modular Ethereum L2, now a ZK validity rollup, with MNT as the gas tokenStrength: Ethereum data availability — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted proposers can publish state roots, so withdrawals freeze if they stop (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Taiko Alethia
Choose Taiko Alethia if EVM equivalence matters most
EVM equivalence: 10/10 against 6/10 for Mantle (weight 10)
Taiko AlethiaScore 59ZK rollup with Ethereum-equivalent execution and data on Ethereum, at L2BEAT Stage 0Strength: EVM equivalence — 10/10Watch-out: Only whitelisted operators can propose blocks, with no permissionless fallback: if they stop, withdrawals freeze (L2BEAT proposer failure: Cannot withdraw)
Criterion by criterion
Scorecard
Published criteria · weight in points of 8616 of 16 cells scored. Strength is read from the evidence file; the weight is the published one. Methodology
EVM equivalence
by 4 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Taiko Alethia leads
Mantle6/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia10/10 out of 10
Track record
by 2 of 10weight 2.4 of 86Mantle leads
Mantle6/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia4/10 out of 10
Data on Ethereum
weight 3.4 of 86Tie
Mantle10/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia10/10 out of 10
Rollup stage
weight 1.9 of 86Tie
Mantle3/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia3/10 out of 10
Proof system
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Mantle10/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia10/10 out of 10
Exit window
weight 2.4 of 86Tie
Mantle0/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia0/10 out of 10
Forced withdrawals
weight 4.3 of 86Tie
Mantle0/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia0/10 out of 10
Censorship resistance
by 5 of 10weight 2.9 of 86Mantle leads
Mantle10/10 out of 10
Taiko Alethia5/10 out of 10
Score dimensions
weights sum to 86
The published score is five dimensions, each weighted for the category. "Published criteria" is the criteria block above; the other four are the engine's own terms — availability, friction, trust record, measured data. Each bar is one side's points out of that dimension's maximum; the weight beside the name is its points of the 86-point weighted total. The published criteria above can fill 24 of the block’s 30. A weight marked “constant here” belongs to a dimension every ranked product in the category holds at the same value: it still counts in the total, and it orders nothing here.
Availabilityweight 20 of 86 · constant here
Mantle14/20Taiko Alethia14/20
Tie
Published criteriaweight 30 of 86
Mantle14/30Taiko Alethia13.1/30
Mantle leads
Frictionweight 10 of 86 · constant here
Mantle2.7/10Taiko Alethia2.7/10
Tie
Trust recordweight 8 of 86 · constant here
Mantle3.2/8Taiko Alethia3.2/8
Tie
Measured dataweight 18 of 86 · constant here
Mantle5.5/18Taiko Alethia5.5/18
Tie
Decision rulePublished order
Choose Mantle unless the term Taiko Alethia leads on is the one you are buying.
Pick Taiko Alethia if EVM equivalence matters most — it scores 10/10 to Mantle's 6/10 there (weight 10).
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Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10% (Mantle 0/10, Taiko Alethia 0/10)
Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Mantle 10/10, Taiko Alethia 10/10)
Scored by Proof system · 18% (Mantle 10/10, Taiko Alethia 10/10)
Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Mantle 0/10, Taiko Alethia 0/10)
Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Mantle 10/10, Taiko Alethia 5/10)
Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).
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Mantle scores 3 points above Taiko Alethia, led by censorship resistance and track record. Published scores, out of 100: Mantle 62 (rank 10 of 15 l2 blockchains), Taiko Alethia 59 (rank 11 of 15).
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