ProveKit, measured against the field
A reproducible look at how ProveKit performs against TOOLKIT 1 and TOOLKIT 2 across proving time, memory, and verification cost, measured on commodity client hardware, with the dataset and methodology published in full below.
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revealed after proof How these numbers were captured
Same Groth16 circuit, fixed input batches. Median of 50 runs after a 10-run warmup.
Proving time
ProveKit generates proofs ~36% faster than comparable client-side toolkits on commodity hardware.
- Measured on Groth16 reference circuit, 2¹⁸ constraints
- All toolkits compiled with Rust 1.79 · release · LTO fat
- Single-threaded; multi-thread variants linked in raw results
Memory footprint
A streamlined Rust core keeps the resident set ~24% lighter than the next nearest toolkit.
- Peak resident set sampled at 50 ms during proving
- Heap profile captured with macOS leaks(1) and dtrace
- ProveKit reuses witness arenas across batched proofs
Verification cost
Verifier circuits compile to a fraction of the gate count, keeping verification cheap on chain and off.
- Gate counts measured at the verifier circuit only
- On-chain costs reflect a Groth16 verifier on EVM Cancun
- Proof bytes constant across circuit families
Side-by-side
Hover a row to compare across toolkits; click a toolkit header to sort by its strongest results. Best value per row reads in brand blue.