Sonic is a Solana-VM (SVM) Layer-2 mainnet with native currency S, built for ultra-low fees and sub-second latency. It powers real-time use cases—on-chain games, orderbook DEXs, payments, and social apps—requiring parallel execution and high activity. Typical performance: ~400–600 ms block times, average gas often under $0.001, and throughput in the tens of thousands TPS (vs ~15 TPS on Ethereum L1).
Sonic stands out by combining Solana’s Sealevel parallelism and SVM tooling with an L2 design that keeps blocks fast (~0.5 s) and fees negligible (<$0.001), enabling 10k+ practical TPS and smooth bursts of activity. Its tight interoperability with Solana lets apps tap deep liquidity and composability while game‑first primitives and SDKs minimize latency for interactive workloads. Compared with common EVM L2s (2–5 s blocks, $0.01–$0.10 fees), Sonic delivers lower costs and faster confirmations for real-time applications.
Sonic uses S as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain S by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge S to Sonic, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Sonic as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Sonic you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Sonic to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send S on Sonic, ensure your wallet is connected to the Sonic network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of S to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.