Arbitrum (ARB) against Polygon (POL)
Arbitrum and Polygon next to each other: how the prices travelled, what differs under the hood and what each coin is built for.
ARB and POL: what is under the hood
| Arbitrum (ARB) | Polygon (POL) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.172126 | $0.09726 |
| Ticker | ARB | POL |
| Type | token | coin of its own network |
| Launched | 2023 | 2017 |
| Built by | Offchain Labs | Polygon Labs |
| Supply cap | 10 B ARB | — |
| In circulation | 6.79 B ARB | 10.72 B POL |
| Market cap | $1.17 B | $1.04 B |
| Rank by cap | #70 | #72 |
| Consensus | — | Proof of Stake |
| Privacy | — | transfers are public |
Source: CoinGecko, Sep 18, 2026 01:24. Where these numbers come from
Who went where: ARB and POL
Both prices start the period at 100, so the chart shows which one rose or fell harder — not the prices themselves.
| Period | ARB | POL |
|---|---|---|
| Week | +10.59% | −0.72% |
| Month | +120.09% | +21.6% |
| Quarter | +93.97% | +25.16% |
Over the quarter their daily moves line up at 0.57 (they travel alike).
What each one is built for: ARB and POL
- DeFiArbitrum
- Smart contracts and appsPolygon
How Arbitrum and Polygon are built
How Arbitrum works
Arbitrum One is an optimistic rollup: it executes transactions off the main Ethereum chain and posts compressed data back to it, which lowers fees while inheriting Ethereum's security. Gas on Arbitrum is paid in ETH, not ARB. The total supply is 10 billion ARB.
What Arbitrum is for
ARB is used to vote in the ArbitrumDAO on upgrades and treasury spending, and is traded as a way to gain exposure to the network's growth.
How Polygon works
Polygon PoS is an Ethereum-compatible chain secured by validators who stake POL. It offers fast blocks and very low fees, and assets can be bridged between Polygon and Ethereum.
What Polygon is for
POL pays gas on Polygon PoS and is staked by validators. Polygon hosts payment apps, games, DeFi protocols and tokenized assets.