Sui off-chain channel pressure test peak reached 40.6 million TPS, setting a new throughput record

Layer 1 blockchain Sui announced that its programmable off-chain channels processed over 40 million transactions per second during a real-time stress test aimed at high-frequency activities for AI agents, breaking the record set in July of this year. The test was conducted on Wednesday at the Sui Basecamp in Singapore, peaking at 40,614,180 TPS, surpassing the approximately 6.1 million TPS level of similar tests in July.

During the test, transactions were processed through Sui's off-chain channels, which settle to the Sui mainnet when closed. Sui stated that over 10,000 channels were opened on the mainnet during the test, covering scenarios such as payments, gaming, and chat applications. These channels are designed to handle high-frequency activities, including interactions between AI agents, without requiring each transaction to be processed directly on-chain.

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sui's original contributor Mysten Labs, stated that Sui is built for the moment when millions of AI agents transact daily, noting that no market in the world needs 6 million transactions per second, let alone 40 million; humans cannot move that fast, but agents can. Security company CertiK served as an independent auditor during the demonstration, reviewing the test data, with a report expected to be released in the coming days.