diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-walls-sniff.md b/.changeset/shaggy-walls-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d1ef7579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-walls-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+Reduces allocations and copies of streams
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/core/routing/util.ts b/packages/open-next/src/core/routing/util.ts
index abce39236..c27ba0ec8 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/core/routing/util.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/core/routing/util.ts
@@ -217,13 +217,12 @@ export function convertBodyToReadableStream(
 ) {
   if (method === "GET" || method === "HEAD") return undefined;
   if (!body) return undefined;
-  const readable = new ReadableStream({
+  return new ReadableStream({
     start(controller) {
       controller.enqueue(body);
       controller.close();
     },
   });
-  return readable;
 }
 
 enum CommonHeaders {
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/utils/binary.ts b/packages/open-next/src/utils/binary.ts
index 4ca324285..bff113a2d 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/utils/binary.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/utils/binary.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ const commonBinaryMimeTypes = new Set([
 export function isBinaryContentType(contentType?: string | null) {
   if (!contentType) return false;
 
-  const value = contentType?.split(";")[0] ?? "";
+  const value = contentType.split(";")[0];
   return commonBinaryMimeTypes.has(value);
 }
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/utils/fetch.ts b/packages/open-next/src/utils/fetch.ts
index 8378fafbf..853f853ae 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/utils/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/utils/fetch.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export function customFetchClient(client: AwsClient) {
      * This is necessary otherwise we get some error : SocketError: other side closed
      * https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/583#issuecomment-855384858
      */
-    const clonedResponse = response.clone();
-    return clonedResponse;
+    return response.clone();
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/utils/stream.ts b/packages/open-next/src/utils/stream.ts
index 4361b5738..52e834f63 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/utils/stream.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/utils/stream.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,70 @@
-import { Readable } from "node:stream";
-import type { ReadableStream } from "node:stream/web";
+import { ReadableStream } from "node:stream/web";
 
-export function fromReadableStream(
+export async function fromReadableStream(
   stream: ReadableStream<Uint8Array>,
   base64?: boolean,
 ): Promise<string> {
-  const reader = stream.getReader();
   const chunks: Uint8Array[] = [];
+  let totalLength = 0;
 
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    function pump() {
-      reader
-        .read()
-        .then(({ done, value }) => {
-          if (done) {
-            resolve(Buffer.concat(chunks).toString(base64 ? "base64" : "utf8"));
-            return;
-          }
-          chunks.push(value);
-          pump();
-        })
-        .catch(reject);
-    }
-    pump();
-  });
+  for await (const chunk of stream) {
+    chunks.push(chunk);
+    totalLength += chunk.length;
+  }
+
+  if (chunks.length === 0) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  if (chunks.length === 1) {
+    return Buffer.from(chunks[0]).toString(base64 ? "base64" : "utf8");
+  }
+
+  // Pre-allocate buffer with exact size to avoid reallocation
+  const buffer = Buffer.alloc(totalLength);
+  let offset = 0;
+  for (const chunk of chunks) {
+    buffer.set(chunk, offset);
+    offset += chunk.length;
+  }
+
+  return buffer.toString(base64 ? "base64" : "utf8");
 }
 
 export function toReadableStream(
   value: string,
   isBase64?: boolean,
 ): ReadableStream {
-  return Readable.toWeb(
-    Readable.from(Buffer.from(value, isBase64 ? "base64" : "utf8")),
+  return new ReadableStream(
+    {
+      pull(controller) {
+        // Defer the Buffer.from conversion to when the stream is actually read.
+        controller.enqueue(Buffer.from(value, isBase64 ? "base64" : "utf8"));
+        controller.close();
+      },
+    },
+    { highWaterMark: 0 },
   );
 }
 
+let maybeSomethingBuffer: Buffer | undefined;
+
 export function emptyReadableStream(): ReadableStream {
   if (process.env.OPEN_NEXT_FORCE_NON_EMPTY_RESPONSE === "true") {
-    return Readable.toWeb(Readable.from([Buffer.from("SOMETHING")]));
+    return new ReadableStream(
+      {
+        pull(controller) {
+          maybeSomethingBuffer ??= Buffer.from("SOMETHING");
+          controller.enqueue(maybeSomethingBuffer);
+          controller.close();
+        },
+      },
+      { highWaterMark: 0 },
+    );
   }
-  return Readable.toWeb(Readable.from([]));
+  return new ReadableStream({
+    start(controller) {
+      controller.close();
+    },
+  });
 }