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title: 'Use aggregate methods to count related models'
tweet_id: '1464247626405060616'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-47
author_username: alexjgarrett
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created_at: 2021-11-26T15:00:13+00:00
slug: use-aggregate-methods-to-count-related-models
---
When you're counting related models in @laravelphp, opt for aggregates!

👎 Using the count() method on a  collection of related models is a tad slower.