diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/storage/serialization.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/storage/serialization.ts
index 5d40810..dd11697 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/storage/serialization.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/storage/serialization.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type {
   AnalyticsSummary,
   ExecutionFallbackReason,
+  LatencyBucket,
   PaymentAttempt,
   QueryMode,
   UsageEvent
@@ -14,6 +15,18 @@ function emptySpendByCategory(): Record<QueryMode, number> {
   return { search: 0, news: 0, scrape: 0 };
 }
 
+function emptyLatencyBuckets(): Record<LatencyBucket, number> {
+  return { "<1s": 0, "1-3s": 0, "3-10s": 0, ">10s": 0, unknown: 0 };
+}
+
+function classifyLatency(latencyMs: number): LatencyBucket {
+  if (latencyMs <= 0) return "unknown";
+  if (latencyMs < 1000) return "<1s";
+  if (latencyMs < 3000) return "1-3s";
+  if (latencyMs < 10000) return "3-10s";
+  return ">10s";
+}
+
 function emptyExecutionSummary(): NonNullable<AnalyticsSummary["executionSummary"]> {
   return {
     totalExecutions: 0,
@@ -112,6 +125,12 @@ export function buildAnalyticsSummary(
     emptyExecutionSummary()
   );
 
+  const latencyBuckets = usage.reduce<Record<LatencyBucket, number>>((acc, event) => {
+    const bucket = classifyLatency(event.latencyMs);
+    acc[bucket] += 1;
+    return acc;
+  }, emptyLatencyBuckets());
+
   const recentUsageLimit = options?.recentUsageLimit ?? DEFAULT_RECENT_LIMIT;
   const recentPaymentLimit = options?.recentPaymentLimit ?? DEFAULT_RECENT_LIMIT;
 
@@ -125,6 +144,7 @@ export function buildAnalyticsSummary(
     settledSpendByCategory,
     demoSpendByCategory,
     executionSummary,
+    latencyBuckets,
     recentTransactions: payments.slice(0, recentPaymentLimit),
     recentUsage: usage.slice(0, recentUsageLimit)
   };
diff --git a/apps/api/src/routes/public.test.ts b/apps/api/src/routes/public.test.ts
index a9262cf..3c86b42 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/routes/public.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/routes/public.test.ts
@@ -259,4 +259,67 @@ describe("public routes", () => {
     expect(analyticsResponse.body.totalSpendUsd).toBe(0.01);
     expect(analyticsResponse.body.spendByCategory.search).toBe(0.01);
   });
+
+  it("returns latency bucket counts that classify queries by execution time", async () => {
+    const app = await createPublicApp();
+    const { saveUsageEvent } = await import("../lib/persistence.js");
+
+    await saveUsageEvent(
+      buildTestUsageEvent({
+        id: "use_latency_fast",
+        traceId: "trace_fast",
+        createdAt: "2026-06-21T10:00:00.000Z",
+        latencyMs: 500
+      })
+    );
+    await saveUsageEvent(
+      buildTestUsageEvent({
+        id: "use_latency_medium",
+        traceId: "trace_medium",
+        createdAt: "2026-06-21T10:00:01.000Z",
+        latencyMs: 2000
+      })
+    );
+    await saveUsageEvent(
+      buildTestUsageEvent({
+        id: "use_latency_slow",
+        traceId: "trace_slow",
+        createdAt: "2026-06-21T10:00:02.000Z",
+        latencyMs: 5000
+      })
+    );
+    await saveUsageEvent(
+      buildTestUsageEvent({
+        id: "use_latency_very_slow",
+        traceId: "trace_very_slow",
+        createdAt: "2026-06-21T10:00:03.000Z",
+        latencyMs: 15000
+      })
+    );
+    await saveUsageEvent(
+      buildTestUsageEvent({
+        id: "use_latency_unknown",
+        traceId: "trace_unknown",
+        createdAt: "2026-06-21T10:00:04.000Z",
+        latencyMs: 0
+      })
+    );
+
+    const analyticsResponse = await request(app).get("/api/analytics");
+
+    expect(analyticsResponse.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets).toEqual({
+      "<1s": 1,
+      "1-3s": 1,
+      "3-10s": 1,
+      ">10s": 1,
+      unknown: 1
+    });
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.totalQueries).toBe(5);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets["<1s"]).toBe(1);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets["1-3s"]).toBe(1);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets["3-10s"]).toBe(1);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets[">10s"]).toBe(1);
+    expect(analyticsResponse.body.latencyBuckets.unknown).toBe(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/types.ts b/apps/web/src/types.ts
index b83c0a6..64d8215 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/types.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { ProviderDefinition, QueryMode, QueryResult } from "@query402/shared";
+import type { LatencyBucket, ProviderDefinition, QueryMode, QueryResult } from "@query402/shared";
 
 export interface PaymentProofLinks {
   transaction: string;
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export interface AnalyticsResponse {
     fallbackByCategory: Record<QueryMode, number>;
     fallbackReasonCounts: Record<string, number>;
   };
+  latencyBuckets: Record<LatencyBucket, number>;
   recentTransactions: Array<{
     id: string;
     amountUsd: number;
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/types.ts b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
index ecc0687..2243b99 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export type ExecutionFallbackReason =
 export type CircuitBreakerState = "closed" | "half-open" | "open";
 export type PaymentSource = "sponsored" | "wallet" | "demo";
 
+export type LatencyBucket = "<1s" | "1-3s" | "3-10s" | ">10s" | "unknown";
+
 export interface ProviderExecutionMetadata {
   providerId: string;
   source: SourceType;
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ export interface AnalyticsSummary {
     fallbackByCategory: Record<QueryMode, number>;
     fallbackReasonCounts: Record<ExecutionFallbackReason, number>;
   };
+  latencyBuckets: Record<LatencyBucket, number>;
   recentTransactions: PaymentAttempt[];
   recentUsage: UsageEvent[];
 }