Codex vs Birdeye API

How Codex beats Birdeye for apps like Coinbase, fomo, and TradingView

See how Codex compares to Birdeye for real-time blockchain data

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Rate Limits
1000+ RPS
vs 100-150 RPS
network coverage
100+ chains
vs 10 chains
Token Data
60M+ tokens
vs 5M+ tokens
Data Availability
<1 second
vs 5 seconds

Why Teams Choose Codex

See how Codex stacks up against Birdeye across key trading app metrics like speed and coverage.

1000+ Requests Per Second

Handle enterprise-scale traffic with 1,000+ requests per second. Birdeye's business tier caps at 100-150 RPS.

100+ Chains Supported

Build multi-chain apps with coverage across 100+ networks. Birdeye focuses primarily on Solana with limited EVM support.

60M+ Tokens Indexed

Access the largest token index with 60M+ tokens across 80+ chains. Birdeye tracks 5M+ active tokens, primarily on Solana.

On-chain to API in 1 second

Get enriched blockchain data within 1 second of on-chain confirmation. Birdeye can take 5+ seconds.

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Compare codex vs birdeye

See how Codex stacks up against Birdeye across key trading app metrics like speed and coverage.

Codex
Birdeye
Data Availability
How long it takes for blockchain data to be available in the API.
1 second
~5 seconds
Requests Per Second
How many times your app can query data per second.
1,000+
50-150
Websockets
A stream of real-time updates. For example, real time price changes or transactions.
Unlimited
500 concurrent
Verifiable Accuracy
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USD Pricing
We translate raw blockchain data into USD pricing.
Charting Endpoint
Get charts for token price and wallet activity.
Aggregates
Data aggregated over various timeframes, such as volume or transactions over last 4 hours.
Search with Filters
Search and filter our 60M+ indexed tokens.
Wallets Data
Search and filter our 400M indexed wallets.
Holders Data
Lists of holders of a token.
Webhooks
Have your app react to specific onchain events.
Launchpads
We support both Queries and Websockets for the most popular memecoin launchpads like Pump.fun.

Codex powers industry-leaders

Learn more about how Codex saves industry-leaders time, money, and development resources.

TradingView, and their 50 million users, rely on Codex as the sole source of truth for all on-chain data.

“Codex has been instrumental in our efforts to support high quality DEX data via the TradingView interface. We were using 3-4 data providers previously, including the Graph, and have now consolidated everything to Codex.”

Alex T., Head of Product, Crypto

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Sudoswap rely on Codex as their definitive single source of truth for historical data, significantly reducing engineering and AWS costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“Working with the Codex team has been a game-changer. Codex seamlessly provides all the data we need, when we need it. If the data we want isn't currently available, the development team makes it available for us. I wish all of our integrations went this smoothly.”

Owen, Co-Founder of Sudorandom Labs

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RICKBOT PROVIDES MULTI-CHAIN TOKEN DATA TO OVER 100,000 MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS WITH CODEX AS THEIR PREFERRED BLOCKCHAIN DATA SOLUTION

"Codex has always been very supportive and quick with any changes or features requested. But by far the most solid difference for me is the support of the many available launchpads these days and their extensive token filter endpoints."

RickBot Developer

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Codex vs Birdeye FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Codex’s enriched blockchain data API.

See our full list of FAQ in our docs.

Birdeye API is a pretty comprehensive, enriched blockchain data provider—particularly for Solana. Birdeye is one of Codex's closest direct competitors.

If your application requires high speed and cross-chain compatibility, however, Codex clearly shines:

  • We offer ~10x higher rate limits (1,000+ RSP vs 50-150)
  • We index on-chain transactions ~5x faster (<1 second vs 5 seconds)
  • We support 80+ chains, 400+ wallets, and 65M+ tokens (vs Birdeye's 10 chains and 10M tokens)
  • We also offer Webhooks and deep support for Launchpads
  • We're offering prediction market data soon

Yes. Codex offers a GraphQL API with a TypeScript SDK and comprehensive documentation, making migration straightforward.

Many teams find that Codex's richer dataset (wallets, holders, webhooks) actually simplifies their architecture by consolidating multiple data sources.

Signing up for the Codex API is free and quick. Once you've signed up, review our documentation for instructions on how to integrateCodex into your application.

If you still have questions, contact support or join our Discord for more help.

The Codex API has a variety of use cases, including trading terminals, analytics platforms, DEXes, wallets, crypto tax software, LLMs, social networks, and trading bots. Visit our case studies for examples of applications using Codex.

Pricing plans start at $350 for 1 million API requests. Cost per 1M requests scales down with larger plans.

Our growth plan is active until 10 million monthly requests. After that, Codex will work with you to create a custom plan that best fits your needs.

Check our pricing table for more details.

Every time you request data, or we send it to you via webhook or websocket, it counts as a request.

We often create custom plans for customers that require lots of WebSockets as those are less computationally intensive for us.

If that's you, contact us to discuss more.

Yes! Sign up for our free tier, which includes 10,000 requests per month. No credit card required. Upgrade when you're ready to scale.

Codex currently supports dozens of EVM chains and Solana. Adding new EVM chains is straightforward; if we’re missing one, or you'd like us to index your chain, launchpad, or DEX, let us know.