cfw-autumn/server/experiments/results/2026-05-13-offset-vs-cursor.md

Pagination Benchmark — offset vs cursor — 2026-05-13

Config

• db host: aws-us-east-2-2.pg.psdb.cloud:6432
• env: live
• limit: 1000
• repeats per cell: 1
• statement_timeout_ms: 60000
• read_only: true
• shared opts: withSubs=true, includeInvoices=false, withEntities=false, withTrialsUsed=false, cusProductLimit=15
• timings are wall-clock from this laptop around drizzle execute (includes network round-trip + result transfer + deserialize)
• total benchmark wall time: 218.3s

Scenarios resolved

#	Org	Filter	Filtered count	Deep offset	Deep cursor
01-baseline	firecrawl	none (baseline)	1,225,211	950,000	{ t: 1774210364093, id: 5ee7a1eb… }
02-search-gmail	firecrawl	search '@gmail'	184,264	82,918	{ t: 1776593058654, id: c0e7d692… }
03-status-active	firecrawl	inStatuses=['active']	1,225,211	551,344	{ t: 1774237999733, id: 95fdf38e… }
04-plan-massive	firecrawl	plans=['free']	1,206,690	543,010	{ t: 1774238574871, id: 281784e4… }
05-plan-mid	firecrawl	plans=['hobby']	27,421	12,339	{ t: 1774200253978, id: 5845392c… }
06-plan-rare	firecrawl	plans=['scale_monthly']	204	—	—
07-processor-stripe	firecrawl	processors=['stripe']	38,933	17,519	{ t: 1773503945904, id: 7e4ae8d2… }
08-internal-ids	firecrawl	internalCustomerIds=[10]	10	—	—
09-processor-revenuecat	runable	processors=['revenuecat']	1,274	—	—

Results

#	Org	Filter	Depth	offset median ms	cursor median ms	Δ ms	offset p95	cursor p95	offset rows	cursor rows	offset error	cursor error
01-baseline	firecrawl	none (baseline)	page1	3440	3393	-47	3440	3393	1000	1001
01-baseline	firecrawl	none (baseline)	deep	4126	2956	-1169	4126	2956	1000	1001
02-search-gmail	firecrawl	search '@gmail'	page1	2924	2964	+41	2924	2964	1000	1001
02-search-gmail	firecrawl	search '@gmail'	deep	3393	3751	+358	3393	3751	1000	1001
03-status-active	firecrawl	inStatuses=['active']	page1	3939	4185	+246	3939	4185	1000	1001
03-status-active	firecrawl	inStatuses=['active']	deep	7306	3746	-3560	7306	3746	1000	1001
04-plan-massive	firecrawl	plans=['free']	page1	2676	2903	+227	2676	2903	1000	1001
04-plan-massive	firecrawl	plans=['free']	deep	36372	1784	-34588	36372	1784	1000	1001
05-plan-mid	firecrawl	plans=['hobby']	page1	5539	7062	+1523	5539	7062	1000	1001
05-plan-mid	firecrawl	plans=['hobby']	deep	38772	4632	-34140	38772	4632	1000	1001
06-plan-rare	firecrawl	plans=['scale_monthly']	page1	899	877	-23	899	877	139	139
07-processor-stripe	firecrawl	processors=['stripe']	page1	2850	3017	+167	2850	3017	1000	1001
07-processor-stripe	firecrawl	processors=['stripe']	deep	8627	4797	-3829	8627	4797	1000	1001
08-internal-ids	firecrawl	internalCustomerIds=[10]	page1	467	472	+5	467	472	10	10
09-processor-revenuecat	runable	processors=['revenuecat']	page1	6261	5212	-1049	6261	5212	1000	1001

Raw samples (per cell)

01-baseline / page1

• offset: [3440]ms
• cursor: [3393]ms

01-baseline / deep

• offset: [4126]ms
• cursor: [2956]ms

02-search-gmail / page1

• offset: [2924]ms
• cursor: [2964]ms

02-search-gmail / deep

• offset: [3393]ms
• cursor: [3751]ms

03-status-active / page1

• offset: [3939]ms
• cursor: [4185]ms

03-status-active / deep

• offset: [7306]ms
• cursor: [3746]ms

04-plan-massive / page1

• offset: [2676]ms
• cursor: [2903]ms

04-plan-massive / deep

• offset: [36372]ms
• cursor: [1784]ms

05-plan-mid / page1

• offset: [5539]ms
• cursor: [7062]ms

05-plan-mid / deep

• offset: [38772]ms
• cursor: [4632]ms

06-plan-rare / page1

• offset: [899]ms
• cursor: [877]ms

07-processor-stripe / page1

• offset: [2850]ms
• cursor: [3017]ms

07-processor-stripe / deep

• offset: [8627]ms
• cursor: [4797]ms

08-internal-ids / page1

• offset: [467]ms
• cursor: [472]ms

09-processor-revenuecat / page1

• offset: [6261]ms
• cursor: [5212]ms