The Lighthouse score is the 0 to 100 number shown by Google's open-source Lighthouse auditing tool. The performance score is a weighted blend of several lab metrics, each converted to a score by comparing it with real-world data distributions. Ranges are 0-49 (poor), 50-89 (needs improvement) and 90-100 (good).
Why it matters
It gives teams a simple, repeatable target and a list of specific fixes. Current versions weight metrics roughly as follows: Total Blocking Time and LCP carry the most, CLS, FCP and Speed Index the rest. Weights have changed between versions, so a score can shift after a Lighthouse upgrade without any change to your site.
Example
FCP 1.4s -> 0.89
LCP 3.1s -> 0.62
TBT 450ms -> 0.55
CLS 0.02 -> 1.00
Speed Index 3.0s -> 0.80
Weighted performance score: about 70
These numbers are illustrative only.
Common mistakes
- Treating it as a ranking factor. Google ranks on Core Web Vitals field data, not the Lighthouse number.
- Comparing scores across tools or devices; throttling settings differ.
- Running it once. Results vary by several points between runs.
- Chasing 100 at the cost of features users value.
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