diff --git a/libcxx/include/__format/buffer.h b/libcxx/include/__format/buffer.h
--- a/libcxx/include/__format/buffer.h
+++ b/libcxx/include/__format/buffer.h
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
       back_insert_iterator<_Container> __it)
       : __container_(__container_extractor<_Container>{__it}.get()) {}
 
+  _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI explicit __container_buffer(_Container* __container)
+      : __container_(__container) {}
+
   _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI void put(_CharT __c) {
     *__buffer_it_++ = __c;
     // Profiling showed flushing after adding is more efficient than flushing
diff --git a/libcxx/include/format b/libcxx/include/format
--- a/libcxx/include/format
+++ b/libcxx/include/format
@@ -550,14 +550,26 @@
 inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _LIBCPP_AVAILABILITY_FORMAT string
 vformat(string_view __fmt, format_args __args) {
   string __res;
-  _VSTD::vformat_to(_VSTD::back_inserter(__res), __fmt, __args);
+  using _Buffer = typename __format::__container_buffer<std::string>;
+  _Buffer __buffer{&__res};
+  _VSTD::__vformat_to(
+      __format::__output_iterator<char>{&__format::__put<_Buffer, char>,
+                                        &__buffer},
+      __fmt, __args);
+  __buffer.out();
   return __res;
 }
 
 inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _LIBCPP_AVAILABILITY_FORMAT wstring
 vformat(wstring_view __fmt, wformat_args __args) {
+  using _Buffer = typename __format::__container_buffer<std::wstring>;
   wstring __res;
-  _VSTD::vformat_to(_VSTD::back_inserter(__res), __fmt, __args);
+  _Buffer __buffer{&__res};
+  _VSTD::__vformat_to(
+      __format::__output_iterator<wchar_t>{&__format::__put<_Buffer, wchar_t>,
+                                           &__buffer},
+      __fmt, __args);
+  __buffer.out();
   return __res;
 }
 
@@ -696,17 +708,27 @@
 
 inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _LIBCPP_AVAILABILITY_FORMAT string
 vformat(locale __loc, string_view __fmt, format_args __args) {
+  using _Buffer = typename __format::__container_buffer<std::string>;
   string __res;
-  _VSTD::vformat_to(_VSTD::back_inserter(__res), _VSTD::move(__loc), __fmt,
-                    __args);
+  _Buffer __buffer{&__res};
+  _VSTD::__vformat_to(
+      __format::__output_iterator<char>{&__format::__put<_Buffer, char>,
+                                        &__buffer},
+      _VSTD::move(__loc), __fmt, __args);
+  __buffer.out();
   return __res;
 }
 
 inline _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI _LIBCPP_AVAILABILITY_FORMAT wstring
 vformat(locale __loc, wstring_view __fmt, wformat_args __args) {
+  using _Buffer = typename __format::__container_buffer<std::wstring>;
   wstring __res;
-  _VSTD::vformat_to(_VSTD::back_inserter(__res), _VSTD::move(__loc), __fmt,
-                    __args);
+  _Buffer __buffer{&__res};
+  _VSTD::__vformat_to(
+      __format::__output_iterator<wchar_t>{&__format::__put<_Buffer, wchar_t>,
+                                           &__buffer},
+      _VSTD::move(__loc), __fmt, __args);
+  __buffer.out();
   return __res;
 }