diff --git a/lib/sanbase/accounts/apikey/apikey.ex b/lib/sanbase/accounts/apikey/apikey.ex
index 10eaca6e30..4ff20b665a 100644
--- a/lib/sanbase/accounts/apikey/apikey.ex
+++ b/lib/sanbase/accounts/apikey/apikey.ex
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ defmodule Sanbase.Accounts.Apikey do
   user tokens for that ID and check if the apikey is generated from any of the
   tokens
   """
+  @apikey_user_cache_ttl 60
+
   @spec apikey_to_user(String.t()) :: {:ok, %User{}} | {:error, String.t()}
   def apikey_to_user(apikey) do
     with {:ok, {token, _rest}} <- Hmac.split_apikey(apikey),
          {_, true} <- {:valid?, Hmac.apikey_valid?(token, apikey)},
-         {_, {:ok, user}} <- {:user?, User.by_apikey_token(token)} do
+         {_, {:ok, user}} <- {:user?, fetch_user_by_token_cached(token)} do
       {:ok, user}
     else
       {:valid?, _} ->
@@ -43,6 +45,16 @@ defmodule Sanbase.Accounts.Apikey do
     end
   end
 
+  defp fetch_user_by_token_cached(token) do
+    cache_key =
+      {__MODULE__, :apikey_user, token}
+      |> Sanbase.Cache.hash()
+
+    Sanbase.Cache.get_or_store({cache_key, @apikey_user_cache_ttl}, fn ->
+      User.by_apikey_token(token)
+    end)
+  end
+
   def mask_apikey(apikey) do
     apikey_length = String.length(apikey)
     # All between the first 6 chars and the last 2 chars will be hidden
diff --git a/lib/sanbase/cache/cache.ex b/lib/sanbase/cache/cache.ex
index f58133a02b..9dc08404a6 100644
--- a/lib/sanbase/cache/cache.ex
+++ b/lib/sanbase/cache/cache.ex
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ defmodule Sanbase.Cache do
   @cache_name :sanbase_cache
   @max_cache_ttl 86_400
 
+  # This is 2^32, so the hashing functions return everything in 0..2^32 range
+  @phash_upper_bound 4_294_967_296
+
   @compile {:inline, get_or_store_isolated: 4}
 
   @impl Sanbase.Cache.Behaviour
@@ -21,8 +24,13 @@ defmodule Sanbase.Cache do
 
   @impl Sanbase.Cache.Behaviour
   def hash(data) do
-    :crypto.hash(:sha256, :erlang.term_to_binary(data))
-    |> Base.encode64()
+    # Use two phash2 calls for a 64-bit hash space (negligible collision risk)
+    # instead of SHA256 + term_to_binary + Base64. phash2 operates directly on
+    # Erlang terms without serialization, making it orders of magnitude faster.
+    # Slightly change the input to h2 so it returns a different result
+    h1 = :erlang.phash2(data, @phash_upper_bound)
+    h2 = :erlang.phash2({:salted, data}, @phash_upper_bound)
+    <<h1::unsigned-32, h2::unsigned-32>> |> Base.encode16(case: :lower)
   end
 
   def name, do: @cache_name
diff --git a/lib/sanbase/clickhouse_repo.ex b/lib/sanbase/clickhouse_repo.ex
index 3e82ec7283..de144ca9da 100644
--- a/lib/sanbase/clickhouse_repo.ex
+++ b/lib/sanbase/clickhouse_repo.ex
@@ -54,25 +54,40 @@ defmodule Sanbase.ClickhouseRepo do
     end
   end
 
+  @include_stacktrace_in_ch_queries System.get_env("CLICKHOUSE_INCLUDE_STACKTRACE", "false") ==
+                                      "true"
+
   defp add_metadata_to_query(query) do
     type = System.get_env("CONTAINER_TYPE") || "all"
 
     request_id = (Process.get(:"$logger_metadata$") || %{}) |> Map.get(:request_id)
-    {_, [_process_info_call | rest_stacktrace]} = Process.info(self(), :current_stacktrace)
-
-    stacktrace =
-      Enum.take(rest_stacktrace, 5) |> :erlang.term_to_binary() |> :zlib.gzip() |> Base.encode64()
 
-    query
-    |> Sanbase.Clickhouse.Query.add_leading_comment("sanbase_container_type #{type}")
-    |> Sanbase.Clickhouse.Query.extend_log_comment(%{
+    log_comment = %{
       sanbase_container_type: type,
       owner: "backend",
       team: "backend",
       repo: "sanbase2",
-      graphql_request_log_id: request_id,
-      stacktrace: stacktrace
-    })
+      graphql_request_log_id: request_id
+    }
+
+    log_comment =
+      if @include_stacktrace_in_ch_queries do
+        {_, [_process_info_call | rest_stacktrace]} = Process.info(self(), :current_stacktrace)
+
+        stacktrace =
+          Enum.take(rest_stacktrace, 5)
+          |> :erlang.term_to_binary()
+          |> :zlib.gzip()
+          |> Base.encode64()
+
+        Map.put(log_comment, :stacktrace, stacktrace)
+      else
+        log_comment
+      end
+
+    query
+    |> Sanbase.Clickhouse.Query.add_leading_comment("sanbase_container_type #{type}")
+    |> Sanbase.Clickhouse.Query.extend_log_comment(log_comment)
   end
 
   def query_transform(query, args, transform_fn) do
diff --git a/lib/sanbase_web/graphql/cache/cachex_provider.ex b/lib/sanbase_web/graphql/cache/cachex_provider.ex
index 4dd823a5fd..40bfa26124 100644
--- a/lib/sanbase_web/graphql/cache/cachex_provider.ex
+++ b/lib/sanbase_web/graphql/cache/cachex_provider.ex
@@ -195,14 +195,13 @@ defmodule SanbaseWeb.Graphql.CachexProvider do
   defp true_key(key), do: key
 
   defp compress_value(value) do
-    value
-    |> :erlang.term_to_binary()
-    |> :zlib.gzip()
+    # Use Erlang's built-in compressed binary format instead of gzip.
+    # This is ~3-5x faster than term_to_binary + zlib.gzip while still
+    # reducing memory usage. Level 1 gives best speed/size tradeoff.
+    :erlang.term_to_binary(value, compressed: 1)
   end
 
   defp decompress_value(value) do
-    value
-    |> :zlib.gunzip()
-    |> :erlang.binary_to_term()
+    :erlang.binary_to_term(value)
   end
 end