All benchmarksAPI performance
Measured September 29, 2026
How fast
does Etchv work?
Compare completion times for images, PDFs and video, from one request to several running at once.
- requests checked
- 4,608
- requests at once
- 16
- errors / requests
- 3 / 4,608
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Choose a task, file type and processing option.
GPU · completion time
All files · Watermark
watermarks / min
Each dot is a completed request. Typical time is the median. Rates reflect this task’s share of the total work.
CPU and GPU
Typical completion time
Results breakdown
GPU · 16 at once
Watermark
Results by file type
GPU acceleration
Same watermark.
Less waiting.
Faster watermarking on the same files. Available on Business and Enterprise at 3× standard credits.
- Video · faster watermarking
- 2.0×
- Images · faster watermarking
- 1.8×
- PDFs · faster watermarking
- 1.3×
| Task | CPU | GPU | Speed difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Images · watermark | 2.67 s | 1.48 s | 1.8× |
| Images · read marked file | 728 ms | 702 ms | About the same |
| Images · check unmarked file | 619 ms | 589 ms | 1.1× |
| PDFs · watermark | 8.60 s | 6.79 s | 1.3× |
| PDFs · read marked file | 2.32 s | 2.18 s | 1.1× |
| PDFs · check unmarked file | 1.92 s | 1.78 s | 1.1× |
| Video · watermark | 26.50 s | 13.00 s | 2.0× |
| Video · read marked file | 4.90 s | 3.29 s | 1.5× |
| Video · check unmarked file | 3.68 s | 1.71 s | 2.1× |
Compared by median completion time, one request at a time. Larger files and heavier demand can change the result.
Reading the results
A useful starting point.
Times include sending the file and receiving a checked result. Your file size, connection and demand can change them. These results do not guarantee speed or recovery after editing.
What the numbers mean