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

# Benchmarks

> Real-time benchmarks comparing Scrapest against the official X API

Scrapest delivers Twitter/X data faster, cheaper, and with zero rate limits compared to the official X API. Here's how they compare.

<Info>
  Live benchmarks are available at
  [benchmark.scrape.st](https://benchmark.scrape.st) — updated in real-time.
</Info>

## At a Glance

| Metric                   | Scrapest          | X API (Official)           |
| ------------------------ | ----------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Median Latency**       | \~200ms from post | 5-15s (search index lag)   |
| **P95 Latency**          | \~600ms           | 30s+                       |
| **Rate Limits**          | None              | 100-500 req/15min          |
| **Monthly Cost**         | Usage-based       | $100 - $5,000+/mo          |
| **Real-time Streaming**  | ✅ WebSocket + SSE | ❌ (Enterprise only \$42k+) |
| **Telegram & Discord**   | ✅ Built-in        | ❌ Not available            |
| **Backfill History**     | ✅ On-demand       | ⚠️ Limited (7-day window)  |
| **Token/Cashtag Search** | ✅ Optimized       | ⚠️ Generic search only     |

## What We Measure

### Latency

Time from when a post is created on the source platform to when Scrapest delivers it to your webhook/stream. Measured end-to-end across all 3 web-push shards.

* **Source Latency** — Platform → Scrapest ingestion
* **Internal Latency** — Scrapest processing → webhook/stream delivery
* **P50 / P95 / P99** — Percentile distribution over a 24-hour rolling window

### Coverage

Scrapest tracks **3,000+ accounts** simultaneously across Twitter/X with zero rate-limit throttling, using a distributed account pool with geographic proxy distribution (GB/US/KW).

## Latency Comparison

### Scrapest

```json theme={null}
{
  "source_latency_ms": { "p50": 50, "p95": 120, "p99": 500 },
  "internal_latency_ms": { "p50": 48, "p95": 58, "p99": 60 }
}
```

### X API (Official)

The official X API v2 search endpoint has **index lag** of 5-15 seconds. Filtered stream (Enterprise only at \$42,000+/year) claims \~seconds latency but is inaccessible to most developers.

| X API Tier | Price/mo  | Tweet Cap    | Search | Stream |
| ---------- | --------- | ------------ | ------ | ------ |
| Free       | \$0       | 1,500 reads  | ❌      | ❌      |
| Basic      | \$100     | 10,000 reads | ❌      | ❌      |
| Pro        | \$5,000   | 1M reads     | ✅      | ❌      |
| Enterprise | \$42,000+ | Unlimited    | ✅      | ✅      |

## Cost Comparison

For a typical integration tracking 100 accounts with real-time delivery:

| Requirement                  | Scrapest    | X API               |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- |
| Track 100 accounts real-time | ✅ Included  | ❌ Enterprise only   |
| Search tweets by keyword     | ✅ Included  | Pro (\$5,000/mo)    |
| Webhook delivery             | ✅ Built-in  | ❌ Not available     |
| Historical backfill          | ✅ On-demand | Pro+ (limited)      |
| Telegram + Discord           | ✅ Same API  | ❌ Separate services |

## Live Metrics

Query real-time latency data directly from the API:

```bash theme={null}
# Aggregated metrics (all sources)
curl https://scrape.st/metrics

# X-specific metrics
curl https://scrape.st/metrics/x

# Telegram-specific metrics
curl https://scrape.st/metrics/telegram

# Discord-specific metrics
curl https://scrape.st/metrics/discord
```

<Info>
  Metrics endpoints are **public** — no authentication required. All data uses a
  24-hour rolling window.
</Info>

## Why It Matters

* **Trading bots** need sub-second latency — Scrapest delivers in \~200ms vs X API's 5-15s
* **Social analytics** need full coverage — Scrapest has zero rate limits vs X's 100-500 req/15min caps
* **Multi-platform monitoring** — one API for Twitter, Telegram, and Discord instead of 3 separate integrations

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