HostAUSD vs GHO — price, size and safety, side by side
AUSD (Monad) vs GHO (Ethereum) — every figure is the freshest dated measurement we hold for that token, never a live-feed guess. Prices stamped 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-16.
AUSD vs GHO — normalized performance, 2026-09-15 to 2026-10-15T21:43:45
| AUSD | GHO | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.9991 | $0.9991 |
| Market cap | $176.59M | $698.92M |
| 24h volume | $721.99K DEX | $5.40M DEX |
| Liquidity | $2.45M | $34.16M |
| FDV | $108.19M | $698.92M |
| Holders | 10,392 | 8,156 |
| Age (days) | 324 | 386 |
| Safety grade | B | B |
Where they differ
- GHO measures ~4.0× the market cap of AUSD
- GHO measures ~14× the liquidity of AUSD
- GHO measures ~7.5× the 24h volume of AUSD
What the data says
AUSD
AUSD is Agora's institutional dollar — a stablecoin built for treasury-grade backing (State Street custodian, VanEck management) that targets the same regulated-treasury ground as USDC and PYUSD. The deployment 0x00000000efe302beaa2b3e6e1b18d08d69a9012a is the Monad deployment — the same multichain address AUSD uses on every chain it lands on; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $2 million of tracked pool liquidity.
The honest shape: AUSD competes on custody pedigree rather than yield gimmicks — which means its risk profile is the boring kind (issuer solvency, attestation cadence, redemption terms) that is easier to verify but no smaller for being verifiable. AUSD also exists on Solana under a different mint; this Monad deployment carries the same canonical multichain address as its siblings.
GHO
GHO is Aave's native stablecoin — minted against collateral deposited in the Aave protocol, with its monetary policy governed by Aave governance. The contract 0x40d16fc0246ad3160ccc09b8d0d3a2cd28ae6c2f is what our scan tracks: $34.2 million of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026, trading essentially at its dollar peg.
The honest mechanics: GHO is overcollateralized-debt stablecoin design — borrowers mint it against Aave collateral, so its backing is the health of Aave's markets rather than a bank account. Peg deviations are the figure to watch: a stablecoin that trades below peg is the market pricing the collateral-and-arbitrage machinery's speed, and GHO's history includes real time spent under a dollar before stabilizers matured.
FAQ
Which is bigger, AUSD or GHO?
By tracked market cap: AUSD (Monad) measures $176.59M and GHO (Ethereum) measures $698.92M — dated snapshots, not a live feed.
Which is safer, AUSD or GHO?
On the contract checks we publish: AUSD (Monad) grades B and GHO (Ethereum) grades B. A grade is a structural check on the contract, not a promise about the asset.
How have AUSD and GHO performed over the shared window?
Between 2026-09-15 and 2026-10-15T21:43:45, the measured snapshots show AUSD at +0.19% and GHO at +0.09%.
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, 2026-09-15→2026-10-15T21:43:45; a token with fewer measured points measures a shorter span inside it.
Figures are dated on-chain snapshots, not a live feed. Safety grades are structural checks — not investment advice. Free · no signup · a HostDeFi product.