The new version of Optics, a product development tool, introduces an interactive data-rich visualization that allows users to view performance trends over time. This feature is the #1 requested feature from users and provides four key charts for understanding GraphQL performance: a heat map showing performance trends over time, a step chart showing endpoint traffic over time, a performance distribution showing aggregate trends in a time range, and sample traces showing specific executions of GraphQL operations. The visualization helps developers identify performance issues and understand the impact of server-side operations on request volumes. It also highlights the importance of daily analytics collection times and their potential to cause performance degradation. The new feature is part of Apollo Engine, which offers error tracking, query caching, and more, and is free for 1 million requests a month.