diff --git a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
index f45ffd5e0..0841282bf 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/bench/__main__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ 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.
+    """
+    async for _ in graph.astream(
+        input,
+        {
+            "configurable": {"thread_id": str(uuid4())},
+            "recursion_limit": 1000000000,
+        },
+    ):
+        break
+
+
 def run(graph: Pregel, input: dict):
     len(
         [
@@ -44,6 +59,21 @@ 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.
+    """
+    for _ in graph.stream(
+        input,
+        {
+            "configurable": {"thread_id": str(uuid4())},
+            "recursion_limit": 1000000000,
+        },
+    ):
+        break
+
+
 benchmarks = (
     (
         "fanout_to_subgraph_10x",
@@ -330,7 +360,23 @@ benchmarks = (
 
 r = Runner()
 
+# Full graph run time
 for name, agraph, graph, input in benchmarks:
     r.bench_async_func(name, arun, agraph, input, loop_factory=new_event_loop)
     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
+        )
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)