HostPENGU vs MET — price, size and safety, side by side
PENGU (Solana) vs MET (Solana) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-09-27 / 2026-09-27.
PENGU vs MET — normalized performance, 2026-09-08 to 2026-09-27T18:22:06
| PENGU | MET | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.0101 | $0.3616 |
| Market cap | $776.51M | $198.32M |
| 24h volume | $19.04M | $8.77M |
| Liquidity | $5.00M | $4.95M |
| FDV | $776.51M | $355.33M |
| Holders | 559,492 | 44,709 |
| Safety grade | A | A |
Where they differ
- PENGU measures ~3.9× the market cap of MET
- PENGU measures ~2.2× the 24h volume of MET
- PENGU measures ~13× the holder count of MET
- over the shared window PENGU moved +22.4% while MET moved +85.8%
What the data says
PENGU
PENGU is what happens when an NFT brand outgrows its JPEGs. Pudgy Penguins spent years building the rare thing in crypto — mainstream distribution, from viral GIF packs to toys on retail shelves — and in December 2024 attached a token to that brand with one of the widest airdrops Solana has hosted. As of the September 26, 2026 snapshot, PENGU carries roughly $776.5 million of market capitalization across 559,492 holders at mint 2zMMhcVQEXDtdE6vsFS7S7D5oUodfJHE8vd1gnBouauv.
The chain-level mechanics read clean: mint authority revoked, freeze authority revoked. Supply is fixed at what exists, and no authority can freeze a wallet out of selling — the two structural failures behind most of the losses this site documents, both absent here. A holder base above half a million wallets, seeded by the airdrop, means ownership is broad in a way most brand tokens never achieve; broad bases don't prevent drawdowns, but they make single-wallet price control much harder.
MET
MET is the token of Meteora — one of Solana's core liquidity venues, whose DLMM pools and launch infrastructure carry a large share of the chain's trading flow. The September 26, 2026 snapshot reads $198.3 million across 44,709 wallets on mint METvsvVRapdj9cFLzq4Tr43xK4tAjQfwX76z3n6mWQL.
This is an infrastructure asset: Meteora's pools are where much of Solana's volume actually clears, and MET is a claim on the durability of that franchise. Unlike meme neighbors on this list, the thesis is measurable — volume share, fee flows, pool count.
FAQ
Which is bigger, PENGU or MET?
By tracked market cap: PENGU (Solana) measures $776.51M and MET (Solana) measures $198.32M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, PENGU or MET?
On the contract checks we publish: PENGU (Solana) grades A and MET (Solana) grades A. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have PENGU and MET performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-08 and 2026-09-27T18:22:06, the measured snapshots show PENGU at +22.4% and MET at +85.8%.
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The grade column is the one CMC's compare page cannot print — our grade is computed from the contract itself (mint/freeze authority, liquidity, holder concentration). Changes are measured over the shared window stated on the chart, 2026-09-08→2026-09-27T18:22:06; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
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