{
  "schema_version": "intent.v1",
  "slug": "deploy-on-a-low-cost-l2",
  "title": "deploy on a low-cost Ethereum L2",
  "audience": "builder",
  "prompt": "I want to deploy my EVM app on a cheap, fast Ethereum L2",
  "maps_to": [
    "l2",
    "rollup",
    "settlement",
    "execution"
  ],
  "stack": [
    {
      "slug": "base",
      "role": "settlement_or_execution",
      "reason": "Low-cost OP Stack L2 with a large consumer distribution surface."
    },
    {
      "slug": "optimism",
      "role": "settlement_or_execution",
      "reason": "Reference OP Stack chain on the Superchain interoperability roadmap."
    },
    {
      "slug": "arbitrum-one",
      "role": "settlement_or_execution",
      "reason": "Mature, high-throughput L2 with deep DeFi liquidity."
    }
  ],
  "excluded_candidates": [
    {
      "slug": "arbitrum-orbit",
      "reason": "Use Orbit only if you need your own sovereign appchain rather than a shared L2."
    }
  ],
  "risks": [
    "Each L2 has different bridge, finality, and tooling specifics; confirm RPC, explorer, and oracle availability for your chain."
  ],
  "next_steps": [
    "Pick an L2 by ecosystem fit, liquidity, and where your users already are.",
    "Confirm your oracle, indexer, and account-abstraction providers support the chosen chain.",
    "Deploy to the chain's testnet and verify gas and finality assumptions."
  ],
  "why": "Base, OP Mainnet, and Arbitrum One are all production EVM L2s with low fees. Base and Optimism share the OP Stack and Superchain roadmap; Arbitrum One brings the deepest DeFi liquidity. The choice is mostly ecosystem fit and where your users are.",
  "verified_at": "2026-06-02"
}