Sui hits 40.6 million TPS in AI-focused offchain test

The demonstration, led by Mysten Labs chief product officer Adeniyi Abiodun, focused on the infrastructure required to support high-frequency interactions between autonomous AI agents. Unlike traditional blockchain activity, these transactions occur within programmable channels that settle to the mainnet only upon closing. This design allows for rapid, repeated exchanges—such as gaming, chat, and automated payments—without the latency of individual onchain submissions.

Abiodun emphasized that the capacity is intended for non-human use cases, noting that while human-driven markets do not require such extreme throughput, autonomous software agents operate at a pace far beyond human capability. This architecture aligns with Sui's recent integration as a launch partner for Google’s Agentic Payments Protocol, which provides the infrastructure for agents to execute transactions and manage content licensing on a user’s behalf.

Security firm CertiK acted as an independent auditor for the event, with a final review of the execution logs and data proofs expected shortly. While the October demonstration highlights the network's technical ceiling for automated activity, the ecosystem continues to grow its financial utility, supported by the USDsui stablecoin and various staking products now available to institutional investors through funds listed on Nasdaq and NYSE Arca.