diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
index 968394f17..06ec43a28 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,26 @@ async def arun(graph: Pregel, input: dict):
     )
 
 
+async def arun_first_event_latency(graph: Pregel, input: dict) -> None:
+    """Latency for the first event.
+
+    Run the graph until the first event is processed and then stop.
+    """
+    stream = graph.astream(
+        input,
+        {
+            "configurable": {"thread_id": str(uuid4())},
+            "recursion_limit": 1000000000,
+        },
+    )
+
+    try:
+        async for _ in stream:
+            break
+    finally:
+        await stream.aclose()
+
+
 def run(graph: Pregel, input: dict):
     len(
         [
@@ -45,6 +65,26 @@ def run(graph: Pregel, input: dict):
     )
 
 
+def run_first_event_latency(graph: Pregel, input: dict) -> None:
+    """Latency for the first event.
+
+    Run the graph until the first event is processed and then stop.
+    """
+    stream = graph.stream(
+        input,
+        {
+            "configurable": {"thread_id": str(uuid4())},
+            "recursion_limit": 1000000000,
+        },
+    )
+
+    try:
+        for _ in stream:
+            break
+    finally:
+        stream.close()
+
+
 def compile_graph(graph: StateGraph) -> None:
     """Compile the graph."""
     graph.compile()
@@ -342,6 +382,21 @@ for name, agraph, graph, input in benchmarks:
     if graph is not None:
         r.bench_func(name + "_sync", run, graph, input)
 
+
+# First event latency
+for name, agraph, graph, input in benchmarks:
+    r.bench_async_func(
+        name + "_first_event_latency",
+        arun_first_event_latency,
+        agraph,
+        input,
+        loop_factory=new_event_loop,
+    )
+    if graph is not None:
+        r.bench_func(
+            name + "_first_event_latency_sync", run_first_event_latency, graph, input
+        )
+
 # Graph compilation times
 compilation_benchmarks = (
     (
diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
index 3ab92912f..ef3ce6329 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/sequential.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langgraph.graph import MessagesState, StateGraph
 from langgraph.utils.runnable import RunnableCallable
 
 
-def create_sequential(number_nodes) -> StateGraph:
+def create_sequential(number_nodes: int) -> StateGraph:
     """Create a sequential no-op graph consisting of a few hundred nodes."""
     builder = StateGraph(MessagesState)