REST vs GraphQL in Laravel, which should I pick?

Both work well in Laravel. Pick REST when consumers are diverse (mobile apps, third parties, partners), endpoints map naturally to resources, and caching at the HTTP layer matters. Pick GraphQL when a single client (usually a web or mobile app) needs flexible queries, you want to avoid over fetching, and a typed schema is valuable for the team. We build REST with Laravel's native resources and Sanctum, and GraphQL through Lighthouse. Most real projects use REST. About 20 percent of our API work is GraphQL.