BlockVectra joins the Ethereum and Arbitrum RPC pages (#3573)

benchmarks/arbitrum-rpc.yml

@@ -393,6 +393,30 @@ providers:
           p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="arbitrum-official", chain="arbitrum", region="sgp"})
           series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="arbitrum-official", chain="arbitrum", region="sgp"}[1h])
 
+  - slug: blockvectra
+    name: BlockVectra
+    endpoint: https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/arb_mainnet/public
+    tag: BlockVectra keyless public Arbitrum One endpoint (3 req/s per IP, 1,000-block history window)
+    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 BlockVectra's no-key Arbitrum One endpoint."
+    queries:
+      p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      p90: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p90_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      p99: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p99_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      mean: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:mean_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      success: sum(ocb:rpc_call:ok_rate_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"}) / sum(ocb:rpc_call:rate_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      sample_size: sum(ocb:rpc_call:increase_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"})
+      series: avg(avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum"}[1h]))
+      regions:
+        - region: us-east
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="us-east"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="us-east"}[1h])
+        - region: eu-west
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="eu-west"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="eu-west"}[1h])
+        - region: ap-southeast
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="sgp"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="arbitrum", region="sgp"}[1h])
+
   # API-key cohort (tier: keyed). Queries pin tier="keyed", the label the
   # rpc-keyed-latency harness emits; the public rows above carry no tier label.
   - slug: alchemy

benchmarks/ethereum-rpc.yml

@@ -393,6 +393,30 @@ providers:
           p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="meowrpc", chain="ethereum", region="sgp"})
           series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="meowrpc", chain="ethereum", region="sgp"}[1h])
 
+  - slug: blockvectra
+    name: BlockVectra
+    endpoint: https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/eth_mainnet/public
+    tag: BlockVectra keyless public Ethereum endpoint (3 req/s per IP, 1,000-block history window)
+    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 BlockVectra's no-key Ethereum endpoint."
+    queries:
+      p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      p90: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p90_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      p99: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p99_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      mean: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:mean_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      success: sum(ocb:rpc_call:ok_rate_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"}) / sum(ocb:rpc_call:rate_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      sample_size: sum(ocb:rpc_call:increase_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"})
+      series: avg(avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum"}[1h]))
+      regions:
+        - region: us-east
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="us-east"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="us-east"}[1h])
+        - region: eu-west
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="eu-west"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="eu-west"}[1h])
+        - region: ap-southeast
+          p50: avg(ocb:rpc_latency_milliseconds:p50_24h{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="sgp"})
+          series: avg_over_time(rpc_latency_milliseconds{provider="blockvectra", chain="ethereum", region="sgp"}[1h])
+
   # API-key cohort (tier: keyed). Queries pin tier="keyed", the label the
   # rpc-keyed-latency harness emits; the public rows above carry no tier label.
   - slug: alchemy

harnesses/rpc-capabilities/cmd/script/config.go

@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ func chains() []Chain {
 				{Slug: "nodies", Name: "Nodies (POKT)", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ETHEREUM_NODIES", "https://eth-pokt.nodies.app")},
 				{Slug: "bloxroute", Name: "bloXroute", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ETHEREUM_BLOXROUTE", "https://eth.rpc.blxrbdn.com")},
 				{Slug: "nownodes", Name: "NOWNodes", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ETHEREUM_NOWNODES", "https://public-eth.nownodes.io")},
+				{Slug: "blockvectra", Name: "BlockVectra", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ETHEREUM_BLOCKVECTRA", "https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/eth_mainnet/public")},
 			},
 		},
 		// ─── Polygon PoS (3 providers) ──────────────────────────────
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ func chains() []Chain {
 				{Slug: "tenderly", Name: "Tenderly Gateway", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ARBITRUM_TENDERLY", "https://gateway.tenderly.co/public/arbitrum")},
 				{Slug: "nodies", Name: "Nodies (POKT)", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ARBITRUM_NODIES", "https://arb-pokt.nodies.app")},
 				{Slug: "arbitrum-official", Name: "Arbitrum Official", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ARBITRUM_OFFICIAL", "https://arb1.arbitrum.io/rpc")},
+				{Slug: "blockvectra", Name: "BlockVectra", URL: envDefault("RPC_URL_ARBITRUM_BLOCKVECTRA", "https://api.blockvectra.com/v1/arb_mainnet/public")},
 			},
 		},
 		// ─── Optimism (6 providers) ─────────────────────────────────

src/lib/providers.ts

@@ -1031,7 +1031,9 @@ const buildProvidersCached = unstable_cache(
   //      bench-unfiltered-v184.
   // v61: thirteen chain RPC pages retire, so every provider on them loses
   //      that appearance. Lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v187.
-  ["providers-v61"],
+  // v62: BlockVectra gains two appearances, ethereum-rpc and arbitrum-rpc.
+  //      Lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v189.
+  ["providers-v62"],
   // 900 s: the provider index feeds products / compare / answers, whose
   // numbers move slowly, and this revalidate is also the effective ISR
   // period of those ~500 pages (Next takes the min across a route's caches).

src/lib/spec-provider-set.test.ts

@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ describe("the provider set behind the cache keys", () => {
     const hash = createHash("sha256").update(sets.join("\n")).digest("hex").slice(0, 16);
     const count = sets.reduce((n, s) => n + s.split(":")[1].split(",").length, 0);
 
+    // An ADDITION on 2026-11-07: BlockVectra joins the public cohorts on
+    // ethereum-rpc and arbitrum-rpc (issue #3573). A provider already on
+    // the site, two more appearances: v189/v182/v107 and providers-v62.
+    //
     // A REMOVAL on 2026-11-06: thirteen chain RPC pages retire (celo,
     // taiko, kaia, bob, bitlayer, gravity, axelar, hedera, litecoin,
     // soneium, zircuit, merlin, comdex), every row on them with them. No
@@ -181,6 +185,6 @@ describe("the provider set behind the cache keys", () => {
         "Then set EXPECTED to the hash in this failure, and add the provider",
         `to PRODUCT_NAMES if it needs a display name. Providers now: ${count}.`,
       ].join("\n"),
-    ).toBe("35fc07b8e50a5ad2");
+    ).toBe("e0e5b0e42ccb7ee7");
   });
 });

src/lib/spec.ts

@@ -981,7 +981,11 @@ const loadBenchmarkUnfilteredCached = unstable_cache(
   //       each, and route into the cohort at 60% and 30%. Trnch has the
   //       lowest baseline, 78.1%, and the second highest trap rate at 90%,
   //       the only row whose score sits above its own coverage.
-  ["bench-unfiltered-v188", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
+  // v189: BlockVectra joins the public cohorts on ethereum-rpc and
+  //       arbitrum-rpc (issue #3573), one more public row on each. Cached
+  //       entries hold the old provider set. Moves with all-benchmarks-v182,
+  //       bench-filters-v107 and providers-v62.
+  ["bench-unfiltered-v189", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
   { revalidate: 300, tags: ["benchmarks"] },
 );
 
@@ -1345,7 +1349,9 @@ const loadAllBenchmarksCached = unstable_cache(
   // v180: lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v187 (thirteen chain RPC pages
   //       retired 2026-11-06; a cached catalog would keep linking them).
   // v181: lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v188 (bench 313 coverage column).
-  ["all-benchmarks-v181", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
+  // v182: lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v189 (BlockVectra on Ethereum and
+  //       Arbitrum).
+  ["all-benchmarks-v182", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
   { revalidate: 300, tags: ["benchmarks"] },
 );
 export const loadAllBenchmarks = cache(loadAllBenchmarksCached);
@@ -1601,7 +1607,9 @@ const loadBenchmarkFiltered = unstable_cache(
   //       retired, each with region and tier tabs).
   // v106: lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v188. The coverage panel is
   //       written under both row slugs, so each tier tab carries it.
-  ["bench-filters-v106", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
+  // v107: lockstep with bench-unfiltered-v189. The new public rows carry
+  //       region tabs.
+  ["bench-filters-v107", process.env.VERCEL_ENV === "production" ? "prod" : "all"],
   { revalidate: 300, tags: ["benchmarks"] }
 );