> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.garden.finance/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Better Prices

> Garden delivers unmatched rates by leveraging on-chain and off-chain liquidity

Traditional bridges often rely on AMMs to facilitate swaps, exposing users to slippage based on the depth of the liquidity pools. This is especially inefficient for swaps between likewise assets, such as BTC and WBTC or cbBTC.

Garden's intents-based architecture removes this inefficiency. [Solvers](/home/fundamentals/core-concepts/solvers) maintain flexibility in their quotes and compete to fulfill user intents using on-chain and off-chain liquidity.

Users not only get a competitive price at the time of swap initiation but also have the potential to settle at better prices. By leveraging peer-to-peer matching, and advanced settlement mechanisms like [xCoW](/home/fundamentals/how-it-works/cross-chain-coincidence-of-wants-xcow), Garden dynamically optimizes swaps during execution.

<Tip>
  When users initiate a swap, they are shown a minimum guaranteed quote. During settlement, however, Garden's price improvement capabilities can unlock better pricing.
</Tip>

## How price improvement works

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  <Card title="Private liquidity access" icon="lock">
    Solvers can tap into private off-chain liquidity sources not available to public DEXs
  </Card>

  <Card title="Peer-to-peer matching" icon="handshake">
    Direct matching between users with complementary intents eliminates intermediary fees
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  <Card title="xCoW optimization" icon="arrow-trend-up">
    Advanced coincidence of wants matching reduces slippage and improves execution
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  <Card title="Competitive auction" icon="gavel">
    Solvers compete to provide the best price through the auction mechanism
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