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Web Performance Budget Calculator
Enter performance targets and current values to assess each budget component and compute overall performance score.
No data is transmitted — everything runs locallyTool
Example — Representative default scenario — js KB 260 · css KB 38 · images KB 420.
LCP target
2.5s
✓ Good (<2.5s)
Resource load time
0.27s
at 4G
JS budget
150 KB
✓ Within 170KB budget
Overall
✓ Pass
Core Web Vitals
About this tool
Web Performance Budget Calculator
The Web Performance Budget Calculator assesses JS, CSS, image, and timing budgets against connection-adjusted thresholds with component-by-component scoring.
• Set performance budgets before implementing Lighthouse CI in a pipeline
• Assess current performance against LCP, TTI, and resource size targets
• Identify which budget category is furthest from target
• Calculate the performance improvement needed to reach a Good CWV rating
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FAQ
What does this tool tell you?
The Web Performance Budget Calculator assesses JS, CSS, image, and timing budgets against connection-adjusted thresholds with component-by-component scoring.
What affects the result most?
Performance budget: max allowed resource sizes, timing thresholds — enforced in CI. Total page weight: <500KB for fast mobile experience — Google PageSpeed recommendation. LCP resource: largest image should be preloaded, served from CDN, <100KB compressed.
How should I use the result?
The calculation is deterministic — the same inputs always produce the same output — so the most useful workflow is to vary one input at a time and see which factor moves the result most. That tells you where to focus your attention before committing to a decision.
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