Sui offers multiple blockchain environments, each tailored to a specific stage in the development and deployment process:
| Attribute | Devnet | Testnet | Mainnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Validator Set | 4 Mysten Labs-operated validators | ~95 community validators + 2 Mysten Labs-operated validators | >100 community validators + 2 Mysten Labs-operated validators |
| Full Nodes | Community + Mysten Labs operated | Community + Mysten Labs operated | Community + Mysten Labs operated |
| Validator Locations | US-East | Geo-distributed | Geo-distributed |
| JSON API URL | https://fullnode.devnet.sui.io:443 |
https://fullnode.testnet.sui.io:443 |
https://fullnode.mainnet.sui.io:443 |
| Discord Faucet | Available | Available | Not applicable |
| Faucet Unit | 1 SUI per request | 1 SUI per request | Not applicable |
| Epoch Duration | 24 hours | 24 hours | 24 hours |
| Reference Gas Price | 1000 MIST | Starts at 1000 MIST; adjusted by validator surveys per epoch | Starts at 1000 MIST; adjusted by validator surveys per epoch |
| Storage Gas Price | 76 MIST | 76 MIST | 76 MIST |
| Stake Subsidies | 1B SUI, distributed from epoch 2 in 10-epoch cycles | Same as Devnet | 1B SUI, distributed from epoch 20 over 90-epoch cycles |
| Release Cadence | Weekly releases + hotfixes | Bi-weekly (or weekly if new changes are cherry-picked) | Bi-weekly (one revision behind Testnet) |
| Data Durability | Not durable; wiped regularly | Generally persists; wipes announced ahead of time if needed | Durable and permanent |
| Incident Support | Mysten Labs-managed | Community validators coordinate response | Community validators coordinate response |
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