diff --git a/.changeset/old-dolls-pump.md b/.changeset/old-dolls-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaef531db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-dolls-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"gradio": patch
+---
+
+feat:Decrease latency: do not run pre and postprocess in threadpool
diff --git a/gradio/blocks.py b/gradio/blocks.py
index 1d04be05cd..897641fdb5 100644
--- a/gradio/blocks.py
+++ b/gradio/blocks.py
@@ -1603,15 +1603,6 @@ Received outputs:
 
         return data
 
-    def run_fn_batch(self, fn, batch, fn_index, state, explicit_call=None):
-        output = []
-        for i in zip(*batch):
-            args = [fn_index, list(i), state]
-            if explicit_call is not None:
-                args.append(explicit_call)
-            output.append(fn(*args))
-        return output
-
     async def process_api(
         self,
         fn_index: int,
@@ -1662,15 +1653,10 @@ Received outputs:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Batch size ({batch_size}) exceeds the max_batch_size for this function ({max_batch_size})"
                 )
-            inputs = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
-                self.run_fn_batch,
-                self.preprocess_data,
-                inputs,
-                fn_index,
-                state,
-                explicit_call,
-                limiter=self.limiter,
-            )
+            inputs = [
+                self.preprocess_data(fn_index, list(i), state, explicit_call)
+                for i in zip(*inputs)
+            ]
             result = await self.call_function(
                 fn_index,
                 list(zip(*inputs)),
@@ -1681,14 +1667,9 @@ Received outputs:
                 in_event_listener,
             )
             preds = result["prediction"]
-            data = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
-                self.run_fn_batch,
-                self.postprocess_data,
-                preds,
-                fn_index,
-                state,
-                limiter=self.limiter,
-            )
+            data = [
+                self.postprocess_data(fn_index, list(o), state) for o in zip(*preds)
+            ]
             if root_path is not None:
                 data = processing_utils.add_root_url(data, root_path, None)
             data = list(zip(*data))
@@ -1698,14 +1679,7 @@ Received outputs:
             if old_iterator:
                 inputs = []
             else:
-                inputs = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
-                    self.preprocess_data,
-                    fn_index,
-                    inputs,
-                    state,
-                    explicit_call,
-                    limiter=self.limiter,
-                )
+                inputs = self.preprocess_data(fn_index, inputs, state, explicit_call)
             was_generating = old_iterator is not None
             result = await self.call_function(
                 fn_index,
@@ -1716,13 +1690,7 @@ Received outputs:
                 event_data,
                 in_event_listener,
             )
-            data = await anyio.to_thread.run_sync(
-                self.postprocess_data,
-                fn_index,  # type: ignore
-                result["prediction"],
-                state,
-                limiter=self.limiter,
-            )
+            data = self.postprocess_data(fn_index, result["prediction"], state)
             if root_path is not None:
                 data = processing_utils.add_root_url(data, root_path, None)
             is_generating, iterator = result["is_generating"], result["iterator"]