State of Astro theme speed — October 2026
As of 2026-10-31, 1,264 Astro themes have Google Lighthouse speed scores on Themestested, measured on their own demo stores. The median mobile speed score is 91 (desktop 100); 674 themes (53%) score 90 or better on mobile. The highest is 3dinterior by Tarik @Nearmelab at 100, then 8-BitQuest at 100 and Academia at 100. Among the themes first tested in October 2026, the best for mobile speed is amazing mare blog at 100. The biggest improvement is Bastion Astro + Sanity CMS, up 21 points to 98 since 2026-09-12.
Top Astro themes for speed
Highest mobile speed score as of 2026-10-31; the desktop score beside it. A theme's score is the median of its tested presets.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3dinterior · Tarik @Nearmelab | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 2 | 8-BitQuest · AstroCraftThemes | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 3 | Academia · Andrei Alba | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 4 | Academic Portfolio Astro · Rubén | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 5 | Aether · Manmeet Singh | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 6 | AIAgency · Noel | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 7 | Alexander’s astro tailwind daisyui starter · Alexander Holbreich thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 8 | Almanac · kpab | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 9 | amazing mare blog · Niceeepoiu thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 10 | Antares · 失迹 thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
New this month
Themes first tested in October 2026, best first.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | amazing mare blog · Niceeepoiu thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 2 | astro-awesome-cv · Taji thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 3 | Astro Jing · ZiTe thin demo | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 4 | Astro Medusa Storefront · Bystrol | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 5 | Astro Monorepo Starter – Landing Page + Blog · Jörn Seidel | 100 | 99 | Free |
| 6 | Astro SEO · David Rueda | 100 | 100 | Free |
| 7 | Brassline · Pavlo thin demo | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 8 | Coffer · David V. Kimball thin demo | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 9 | Documentation · Steven Travers | 100 | 100 | Paid |
| 10 | DogCare · Noel thin demo | 100 | 100 | Paid |
Trending
The biggest changes in mobile speed between a theme's latest test and its last test at least a week earlier. A move of 3 points or more counts; Lighthouse varies by a point or two between runs.
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastion Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 98 | 100 | Paid | +21 | 77 → 98 since 2026-09-12 |
| 2 | Copperlane Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 98 | 100 | Paid | +21 | 77 → 98 since 2026-09-12 |
| 3 | Trendspotter · Lexington Themes | 98 | 100 | Paid | +20 | 78 → 98 since 2026-09-12 |
| 4 | Trendspotter Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 98 | 100 | Paid | +19 | 79 → 98 since 2026-09-12 |
| 5 | Carriera · Lexington Themes | 97 | 100 | Paid | +19 | 78 → 97 since 2026-09-12 |
| 6 | ProfolioX Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 97 | 100 | Paid | +19 | 78 → 97 since 2026-09-12 |
| 7 | SafeShield Astro · Themefisher | 97 | 99 | Paid | +19 | 78 → 97 since 2026-09-12 |
| 8 | Brightlight Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 95 | 69 | Paid | +18 | 77 → 95 since 2026-09-12 |
| 9 | Brightlight Astro + EmDash CMS · Lexington Themes | 95 | 81 | Paid | +17 | 78 → 95 since 2026-09-12 |
| 10 | Travellian - Travel Agency Landing Page · Oleg | 100 | 100 | Free | +16 | 83 → 99 since 2026-09-26 |
Falling
| Theme | Mobile | Desktop | Price | Change | From → to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrington Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 57 | 100 | Paid | -40 | 97 → 57 since 2026-09-16 |
| 2 | Elbakkah · nandalabs | 55 | 99 | Paid | -40 | 95 → 55 since 2026-09-12 |
| 3 | Bastion - Astro + EmDash · Lexington Themes | 61 | 100 | Paid | -37 | 98 → 61 since 2026-10-12 |
| 4 | Author Astro + Sanity CMS · Lexington Themes | 60 | 99 | Paid | -35 | 95 → 60 since 2026-09-12 |
| 5 | Biluo · Just-Passersby | 60 | 100 | Free | -33 | 93 → 60 since 2026-09-26 |
Distribution
How all 1,264 tested Astro themes fall across Google's bands.
About this report
Scores are Google Lighthouse performance scores from the PageSpeed Insights API, run against each theme's own demo store — the home page and, on store platforms, a collection and a product page — on a simulated mid-range phone and on desktop. A theme's score is the median of its presets; a preset's is the mean of its pages. Every run is kept, and a theme's page shows its history. This month is closed; its numbers no longer change. Read the full methodology, or see the live Astro speed ranking.
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