diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6320cd1c8..1c728d1b2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2346,6 +2346,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "jsonrpc-core 10.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "jsonrpc-http-server 10.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rayon 1.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "reqwest 0.9.17 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde 1.0.91 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 1.0.91 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/bench-exchange/src/bench.rs b/bench-exchange/src/bench.rs
index ddabd9a12..99d68f052 100644
--- a/bench-exchange/src/bench.rs
+++ b/bench-exchange/src/bench.rs
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ pub fn airdrop_lamports(client: &Client, drone_addr: &SocketAddr, id: &Keypair,
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_clients};
+    use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_multi_client};
     use solana::local_cluster::{ClusterConfig, LocalCluster};
     use solana::validator::ValidatorConfig;
     use solana_drone::drone::run_local_drone;
@@ -952,25 +952,20 @@ mod tests {
                 exit(1);
             });
 
-        let clients = get_clients(&nodes);
+        let (client, num_clients) = get_multi_client(&nodes);
 
-        if clients.len() < NUM_NODES {
-            error!(
-                "Error: Insufficient nodes discovered.  Expecting {} or more",
-                NUM_NODES
-            );
-            exit(1);
-        }
+        info!("clients: {}", num_clients);
+        assert!(num_clients >= NUM_NODES);
 
         const NUM_SIGNERS: u64 = 2;
         airdrop_lamports(
-            &clients[0],
+            &client,
             &drone_addr,
             &config.identity,
             fund_amount * (accounts_in_groups + 1) as u64 * NUM_SIGNERS,
         );
 
-        do_bench_exchange(clients, config);
+        do_bench_exchange(vec![client], config);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/bench-exchange/src/main.rs b/bench-exchange/src/main.rs
index b6d9fc022..1cc9b0e28 100644
--- a/bench-exchange/src/main.rs
+++ b/bench-exchange/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ extern crate solana_exchange_program;
 
 use crate::bench::{airdrop_lamports, do_bench_exchange, Config};
 use log::*;
-use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_clients};
+use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_multi_client};
 use solana_sdk::signature::KeypairUtil;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ fn main() {
             panic!("Failed to discover nodes");
         });
 
-    let clients = get_clients(&nodes);
+    let (client, num_clients) = get_multi_client(&nodes);
 
-    info!("{} nodes found", clients.len());
-    if clients.len() < num_nodes {
+    info!("{} nodes found", num_clients);
+    if num_clients < num_nodes {
         panic!("Error: Insufficient nodes discovered");
     }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn main() {
     let accounts_in_groups = batch_size * account_groups;
     const NUM_SIGNERS: u64 = 2;
     airdrop_lamports(
-        &clients[0],
+        &client,
         &drone_addr,
         &identity,
         fund_amount * (accounts_in_groups + 1) as u64 * NUM_SIGNERS,
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ fn main() {
         account_groups,
     };
 
-    do_bench_exchange(clients, config);
+    do_bench_exchange(vec![client], config);
 }
diff --git a/bench-tps/src/main.rs b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
index 38744eef8..faecf1361 100644
--- a/bench-tps/src/main.rs
+++ b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod bench;
 mod cli;
 
 use crate::bench::{do_bench_tps, generate_and_fund_keypairs, Config, NUM_LAMPORTS_PER_ACCOUNT};
-use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_clients};
+use solana::gossip_service::{discover_cluster, get_multi_client};
 use std::process::exit;
 
 fn main() {
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ fn main() {
             eprintln!("Failed to discover {} nodes: {:?}", num_nodes, err);
             exit(1);
         });
-    if nodes.len() < num_nodes {
+
+    let (client, num_clients) = get_multi_client(&nodes);
+
+    if nodes.len() < num_clients {
         eprintln!(
             "Error: Insufficient nodes discovered.  Expecting {} or more",
             num_nodes
@@ -38,10 +41,8 @@ fn main() {
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    let clients = get_clients(&nodes);
-
     let (keypairs, keypair_balance) = generate_and_fund_keypairs(
-        &clients[0],
+        &client,
         Some(drone_addr),
         &id,
         tx_count,
@@ -57,5 +58,5 @@ fn main() {
         sustained,
     };
 
-    do_bench_tps(clients, config, keypairs, keypair_balance);
+    do_bench_tps(vec![client], config, keypairs, keypair_balance);
 }
diff --git a/client/Cargo.toml b/client/Cargo.toml
index ac7bc437f..835148c3a 100644
--- a/client/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ bs58 = "0.2.0"
 log = "0.4.2"
 jsonrpc-core = "10.1.0"
 reqwest = "0.9.17"
+rand = "0.6.5"
+rayon = "1.0.0"
 serde = "1.0.89"
 serde_derive = "1.0.91"
 serde_json = "1.0.39"
diff --git a/client/src/perf_utils.rs b/client/src/perf_utils.rs
index eaceae3d7..303074bbd 100644
--- a/client/src/perf_utils.rs
+++ b/client/src/perf_utils.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ pub fn sample_txs<T>(
         total_elapsed = start_time.elapsed();
         let elapsed = now.elapsed();
         now = Instant::now();
-        let mut txs = client.get_transaction_count().expect("transaction count");
+        let mut txs;
+        match client.get_transaction_count() {
+            Err(e) => {
+                // ThinClient with multiple options should pick a better one now.
+                info!("Couldn't get transaction count {:?}", e);
+                sleep(Duration::from_secs(sample_period));
+                continue;
+            }
+            Ok(tx_count) => {
+                txs = tx_count;
+            }
+        }
 
         if txs < last_txs {
             info!("Expected txs({}) >= last_txs({})", txs, last_txs);
diff --git a/client/src/thin_client.rs b/client/src/thin_client.rs
index 3be1733b6..360250021 100644
--- a/client/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -15,17 +15,100 @@ use solana_sdk::packet::PACKET_DATA_SIZE;
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil, Signature};
 use solana_sdk::system_instruction;
+use solana_sdk::timing::duration_as_ms;
 use solana_sdk::transaction::{self, Transaction};
 use solana_sdk::transport::Result as TransportResult;
 use std::io;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::RwLock;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+struct ClientOptimizer {
+    cur_index: AtomicUsize,
+    experiment_index: AtomicUsize,
+    experiment_done: AtomicBool,
+    times: RwLock<Vec<u64>>,
+    num_clients: usize,
+}
+
+fn min_index(array: &[u64]) -> (u64, usize) {
+    let mut min_time = std::u64::MAX;
+    let mut min_index = 0;
+    for (i, time) in array.iter().enumerate() {
+        if *time < min_time {
+            min_time = *time;
+            min_index = i;
+        }
+    }
+    (min_time, min_index)
+}
+
+impl ClientOptimizer {
+    fn new(num_clients: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cur_index: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            experiment_index: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            experiment_done: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            times: RwLock::new(vec![std::u64::MAX; num_clients]),
+            num_clients,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn experiment(&self) -> usize {
+        if self.experiment_index.load(Ordering::Relaxed) < self.num_clients {
+            let old = self.experiment_index.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            if old < self.num_clients {
+                old
+            } else {
+                self.best()
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.best()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn report(&self, index: usize, time_ms: u64) {
+        if self.num_clients > 1
+            && (!self.experiment_done.load(Ordering::Relaxed) || time_ms == std::u64::MAX)
+        {
+            trace!(
+                "report {} with {} exp: {}",
+                index,
+                time_ms,
+                self.experiment_index.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+            );
+
+            self.times.write().unwrap()[index] = time_ms;
+
+            if index == (self.num_clients - 1) || time_ms == std::u64::MAX {
+                let times = self.times.read().unwrap();
+                let (min_time, min_index) = min_index(&times);
+                trace!(
+                    "done experimenting min: {} time: {} times: {:?}",
+                    min_index,
+                    min_time,
+                    times
+                );
+
+                // Only 1 thread should grab the num_clients-1 index, so this should be ok.
+                self.cur_index.store(min_index, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                self.experiment_done.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn best(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cur_index.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+}
 
 /// An object for querying and sending transactions to the network.
 pub struct ThinClient {
-    transactions_addr: SocketAddr,
     transactions_socket: UdpSocket,
-    rpc_client: RpcClient,
+    transactions_addrs: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+    rpc_clients: Vec<RpcClient>,
+    optimizer: ClientOptimizer,
 }
 
 impl ThinClient {
@@ -59,12 +142,39 @@ impl ThinClient {
         rpc_client: RpcClient,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            rpc_client,
-            transactions_addr,
             transactions_socket,
+            transactions_addrs: vec![transactions_addr],
+            rpc_clients: vec![rpc_client],
+            optimizer: ClientOptimizer::new(0),
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn new_from_addrs(
+        transactions_addrs: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+        transactions_socket: UdpSocket,
+        rpc_sockets: Vec<SocketAddr>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        assert!(!transactions_addrs.is_empty());
+        assert!(!rpc_sockets.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(rpc_sockets.len(), transactions_addrs.len());
+        let rpc_len = rpc_sockets.len();
+        let rpc_clients: Vec<_> = rpc_sockets.into_iter().map(RpcClient::new_socket).collect();
+        Self {
+            transactions_addrs,
+            transactions_socket,
+            rpc_clients,
+            optimizer: ClientOptimizer::new(rpc_len),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn transactions_addr(&self) -> &SocketAddr {
+        &self.transactions_addrs[self.optimizer.best()]
+    }
+
+    fn rpc_client(&self) -> &RpcClient {
+        &self.rpc_clients[self.optimizer.best()]
+    }
+
     /// Retry a sending a signed Transaction to the server for processing.
     pub fn retry_transfer_until_confirmed(
         &self,
@@ -100,15 +210,19 @@ impl ThinClient {
             serialize_into(&mut wr, &transaction)
                 .expect("serialize Transaction in pub fn transfer_signed");
             self.transactions_socket
-                .send_to(&buf[..], &self.transactions_addr)?;
+                .send_to(&buf[..], &self.transactions_addr())?;
             if self
                 .poll_for_signature_confirmation(&transaction.signatures[0], min_confirmed_blocks)
                 .is_ok()
             {
                 return Ok(transaction.signatures[0]);
             }
-            info!("{} tries failed transfer to {}", x, self.transactions_addr);
-            let (blockhash, _fee_calculator) = self.rpc_client.get_recent_blockhash()?;
+            info!(
+                "{} tries failed transfer to {}",
+                x,
+                self.transactions_addr()
+            );
+            let (blockhash, _fee_calculator) = self.rpc_client().get_recent_blockhash()?;
             transaction.sign(keypairs, blockhash);
         }
         Err(io::Error::new(
@@ -123,39 +237,40 @@ impl ThinClient {
         polling_frequency: &Duration,
         timeout: &Duration,
     ) -> io::Result<u64> {
-        self.rpc_client
+        self.rpc_client()
             .poll_balance_with_timeout(pubkey, polling_frequency, timeout)
     }
 
     pub fn poll_get_balance(&self, pubkey: &Pubkey) -> io::Result<u64> {
-        self.rpc_client.poll_get_balance(pubkey)
+        self.rpc_client().poll_get_balance(pubkey)
     }
 
     pub fn wait_for_balance(&self, pubkey: &Pubkey, expected_balance: Option<u64>) -> Option<u64> {
-        self.rpc_client.wait_for_balance(pubkey, expected_balance)
+        self.rpc_client().wait_for_balance(pubkey, expected_balance)
     }
 
     /// Check a signature in the bank. This method blocks
     /// until the server sends a response.
     pub fn check_signature(&self, signature: &Signature) -> bool {
-        self.rpc_client.check_signature(signature)
+        self.rpc_client().check_signature(signature)
     }
 
     pub fn fullnode_exit(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
-        self.rpc_client.fullnode_exit()
+        self.rpc_client().fullnode_exit()
     }
+
     pub fn get_num_blocks_since_signature_confirmation(
         &mut self,
         sig: &Signature,
     ) -> io::Result<usize> {
-        self.rpc_client
+        self.rpc_client()
             .get_num_blocks_since_signature_confirmation(sig)
     }
 }
 
 impl Client for ThinClient {
     fn transactions_addr(&self) -> String {
-        self.transactions_addr.to_string()
+        self.transactions_addr().to_string()
     }
 }
 
@@ -188,11 +303,11 @@ impl SyncClient for ThinClient {
     }
 
     fn get_account_data(&self, pubkey: &Pubkey) -> TransportResult<Option<Vec<u8>>> {
-        Ok(self.rpc_client.get_account_data(pubkey).ok())
+        Ok(self.rpc_client().get_account_data(pubkey).ok())
     }
 
     fn get_balance(&self, pubkey: &Pubkey) -> TransportResult<u64> {
-        let balance = self.rpc_client.get_balance(pubkey)?;
+        let balance = self.rpc_client().get_balance(pubkey)?;
         Ok(balance)
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +316,7 @@ impl SyncClient for ThinClient {
         signature: &Signature,
     ) -> TransportResult<Option<transaction::Result<()>>> {
         let status = self
-            .rpc_client
+            .rpc_client()
             .get_signature_status(&signature.to_string())
             .map_err(|err| {
                 io::Error::new(
@@ -213,12 +328,34 @@ impl SyncClient for ThinClient {
     }
 
     fn get_recent_blockhash(&self) -> TransportResult<(Hash, FeeCalculator)> {
-        Ok(self.rpc_client.get_recent_blockhash()?)
+        let index = self.optimizer.experiment();
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let recent_blockhash = self.rpc_clients[index].get_recent_blockhash();
+        match recent_blockhash {
+            Ok(recent_blockhash) => {
+                self.optimizer.report(index, duration_as_ms(&now.elapsed()));
+                Ok(recent_blockhash)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                self.optimizer.report(index, std::u64::MAX);
+                Err(e)?
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     fn get_transaction_count(&self) -> TransportResult<u64> {
-        let transaction_count = self.rpc_client.get_transaction_count()?;
-        Ok(transaction_count)
+        let index = self.optimizer.experiment();
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        match self.rpc_client().get_transaction_count() {
+            Ok(transaction_count) => {
+                self.optimizer.report(index, duration_as_ms(&now.elapsed()));
+                Ok(transaction_count)
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                self.optimizer.report(index, std::u64::MAX);
+                Err(e)?
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /// Poll the server until the signature has been confirmed by at least `min_confirmed_blocks`
@@ -228,16 +365,17 @@ impl SyncClient for ThinClient {
         min_confirmed_blocks: usize,
     ) -> TransportResult<()> {
         Ok(self
-            .rpc_client
+            .rpc_client()
             .poll_for_signature_confirmation(signature, min_confirmed_blocks)?)
     }
 
     fn poll_for_signature(&self, signature: &Signature) -> TransportResult<()> {
-        Ok(self.rpc_client.poll_for_signature(signature)?)
+        Ok(self.rpc_client().poll_for_signature(signature)?)
     }
 
     fn get_new_blockhash(&self, blockhash: &Hash) -> TransportResult<(Hash, FeeCalculator)> {
-        Ok(self.rpc_client.get_new_blockhash(blockhash)?)
+        let new_blockhash = self.rpc_client().get_new_blockhash(blockhash)?;
+        Ok(new_blockhash)
     }
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +387,7 @@ impl AsyncClient for ThinClient {
             .expect("serialize Transaction in pub fn transfer_signed");
         assert!(buf.len() < PACKET_DATA_SIZE);
         self.transactions_socket
-            .send_to(&buf[..], &self.transactions_addr)?;
+            .send_to(&buf[..], &self.transactions_addr())?;
         Ok(transaction.signatures[0])
     }
     fn async_send_message(
@@ -296,3 +434,28 @@ pub fn create_client_with_timeout(
     let (_, transactions_socket) = solana_netutil::bind_in_range(range).unwrap();
     ThinClient::new_socket_with_timeout(rpc, tpu, transactions_socket, timeout)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use rayon::prelude::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_client_optimizer() {
+        solana_logger::setup();
+
+        const NUM_CLIENTS: usize = 5;
+        let optimizer = ClientOptimizer::new(NUM_CLIENTS);
+        (0..NUM_CLIENTS).into_par_iter().for_each(|_| {
+            let index = optimizer.experiment();
+            optimizer.report(index, (NUM_CLIENTS - index) as u64);
+        });
+
+        let index = optimizer.experiment();
+        optimizer.report(index, 50);
+        assert_eq!(optimizer.best(), NUM_CLIENTS - 1);
+
+        optimizer.report(optimizer.best(), std::u64::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(optimizer.best(), NUM_CLIENTS - 2);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/gossip_service.rs b/core/src/gossip_service.rs
index 4d0b41ea4..35e1caadd 100644
--- a/core/src/gossip_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/gossip_service.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ pub fn get_client(nodes: &[ContactInfo]) -> ThinClient {
     create_client(nodes[select], FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE)
 }
 
+pub fn get_multi_client(nodes: &[ContactInfo]) -> (ThinClient, usize) {
+    let addrs: Vec<_> = nodes
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(ContactInfo::valid_client_facing_addr)
+        .map(|addrs| addrs)
+        .collect();
+    let rpcs: Vec<_> = addrs.iter().map(|addr| addr.0).collect();
+    let tpus: Vec<_> = addrs.iter().map(|addr| addr.1).collect();
+    let (_, transactions_socket) = solana_netutil::bind_in_range(FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE).unwrap();
+    let num_nodes = tpus.len();
+    (
+        ThinClient::new_from_addrs(tpus, transactions_socket, rpcs),
+        num_nodes,
+    )
+}
+
 fn spy(
     spy_ref: Arc<RwLock<ClusterInfo>>,
     num_nodes: Option<usize>,