diff --git a/plotly/graph_objs/_figure.py b/plotly/graph_objs/_figure.py
index 99529b66f1a..b635e49ac3c 100644
--- a/plotly/graph_objs/_figure.py
+++ b/plotly/graph_objs/_figure.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Modifications will be overwitten the next time code generation run.
 
 from plotly.basedatatypes import BaseFigure
+from plotly.graph_objs import Splom
 
 
 class Figure(BaseFigure):
@@ -17938,52 +17939,53 @@ def add_splom(
         -------
         Figure
         """
-        from plotly.graph_objs import Splom
-
-        new_trace = Splom(
-            customdata=customdata,
-            customdatasrc=customdatasrc,
-            diagonal=diagonal,
-            dimensions=dimensions,
-            dimensiondefaults=dimensiondefaults,
-            hoverinfo=hoverinfo,
-            hoverinfosrc=hoverinfosrc,
-            hoverlabel=hoverlabel,
-            hovertemplate=hovertemplate,
-            hovertemplatesrc=hovertemplatesrc,
-            hovertext=hovertext,
-            hovertextsrc=hovertextsrc,
-            ids=ids,
-            idssrc=idssrc,
-            legend=legend,
-            legendgroup=legendgroup,
-            legendgrouptitle=legendgrouptitle,
-            legendrank=legendrank,
-            legendwidth=legendwidth,
-            marker=marker,
-            meta=meta,
-            metasrc=metasrc,
-            name=name,
-            opacity=opacity,
-            selected=selected,
-            selectedpoints=selectedpoints,
-            showlegend=showlegend,
-            showlowerhalf=showlowerhalf,
-            showupperhalf=showupperhalf,
-            stream=stream,
-            text=text,
-            textsrc=textsrc,
-            uid=uid,
-            uirevision=uirevision,
-            unselected=unselected,
-            visible=visible,
-            xaxes=xaxes,
-            xhoverformat=xhoverformat,
-            yaxes=yaxes,
-            yhoverformat=yhoverformat,
+        # Optimize import statement: move to module-level to avoid repeated import
+        # See note below for explanation
+        return self._add_splom_fast(
+            customdata,
+            customdatasrc,
+            diagonal,
+            dimensions,
+            dimensiondefaults,
+            hoverinfo,
+            hoverinfosrc,
+            hoverlabel,
+            hovertemplate,
+            hovertemplatesrc,
+            hovertext,
+            hovertextsrc,
+            ids,
+            idssrc,
+            legend,
+            legendgroup,
+            legendgrouptitle,
+            legendrank,
+            legendwidth,
+            marker,
+            meta,
+            metasrc,
+            name,
+            opacity,
+            selected,
+            selectedpoints,
+            showlegend,
+            showlowerhalf,
+            showupperhalf,
+            stream,
+            text,
+            textsrc,
+            uid,
+            uirevision,
+            unselected,
+            visible,
+            xaxes,
+            xhoverformat,
+            yaxes,
+            yhoverformat,
+            row,
+            col,
             **kwargs,
         )
-        return self.add_trace(new_trace, row=row, col=col)
 
     def add_streamtube(
         self,
@@ -24474,3 +24476,97 @@ def add_shape(
             secondary_y=secondary_y,
             exclude_empty_subplots=exclude_empty_subplots,
         )
+
+    def _add_splom_fast(
+        self,
+        customdata,
+        customdatasrc,
+        diagonal,
+        dimensions,
+        dimensiondefaults,
+        hoverinfo,
+        hoverinfosrc,
+        hoverlabel,
+        hovertemplate,
+        hovertemplatesrc,
+        hovertext,
+        hovertextsrc,
+        ids,
+        idssrc,
+        legend,
+        legendgroup,
+        legendgrouptitle,
+        legendrank,
+        legendwidth,
+        marker,
+        meta,
+        metasrc,
+        name,
+        opacity,
+        selected,
+        selectedpoints,
+        showlegend,
+        showlowerhalf,
+        showupperhalf,
+        stream,
+        text,
+        textsrc,
+        uid,
+        uirevision,
+        unselected,
+        visible,
+        xaxes,
+        xhoverformat,
+        yaxes,
+        yhoverformat,
+        row,
+        col,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> "Figure":
+        # Direct construction using already-imported Splom for faster function call
+
+        new_trace = Splom(
+            customdata=customdata,
+            customdatasrc=customdatasrc,
+            diagonal=diagonal,
+            dimensions=dimensions,
+            dimensiondefaults=dimensiondefaults,
+            hoverinfo=hoverinfo,
+            hoverinfosrc=hoverinfosrc,
+            hoverlabel=hoverlabel,
+            hovertemplate=hovertemplate,
+            hovertemplatesrc=hovertemplatesrc,
+            hovertext=hovertext,
+            hovertextsrc=hovertextsrc,
+            ids=ids,
+            idssrc=idssrc,
+            legend=legend,
+            legendgroup=legendgroup,
+            legendgrouptitle=legendgrouptitle,
+            legendrank=legendrank,
+            legendwidth=legendwidth,
+            marker=marker,
+            meta=meta,
+            metasrc=metasrc,
+            name=name,
+            opacity=opacity,
+            selected=selected,
+            selectedpoints=selectedpoints,
+            showlegend=showlegend,
+            showlowerhalf=showlowerhalf,
+            showupperhalf=showupperhalf,
+            stream=stream,
+            text=text,
+            textsrc=textsrc,
+            uid=uid,
+            uirevision=uirevision,
+            unselected=unselected,
+            visible=visible,
+            xaxes=xaxes,
+            xhoverformat=xhoverformat,
+            yaxes=yaxes,
+            yhoverformat=yhoverformat,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+        # Avoid super() for fastest dispatch
+        return BaseFigure.add_trace(self, new_trace, row=row, col=col)