diff --git a/tests/benchmark/large.nix b/tests/benchmark/large.nix
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+# Large :b:oke ---I mean...benchmark, for stress testing
+let
+  # Generate large list
+  range = start: end:
+    if start >= end
+    then []
+    else [start] ++ range (start + 1) end;
+
+  # Deep nesting
+  deepNest = {a = {b = {c = {d = {e = {f = 42;};};};};};};
+
+  # Large attrset
+  largeAttrs = {
+    a1 = 1;
+    a2 = 2;
+    a3 = 3;
+    a4 = 4;
+    a5 = 5;
+    a6 = 6;
+    a7 = 7;
+    a8 = 8;
+    a9 = 9;
+    a10 = 10;
+    b1 = 11;
+    b2 = 12;
+    b3 = 13;
+    b4 = 14;
+    b5 = 15;
+    b6 = 16;
+    b7 = 17;
+    b8 = 18;
+    b9 = 19;
+    b10 = 20;
+  };
+
+  # Recursive attrset
+  recursive = rec {
+    x = 10;
+    y = x * 2;
+    z = y + x;
+    result = z * 3;
+  };
+in {
+  list_100 = range 1 100;
+  deep = deepNest.a.b.c.d.e.f;
+  inherit largeAttrs recursive;
+}
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/medium.nix b/tests/benchmark/medium.nix
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+let
+  # Recursive fibonacci (not memoized)
+  fib = n:
+    if n <= 1
+    then n
+    else fib (n - 1) + fib (n - 2);
+
+  # List operations
+  numbers = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10];
+  doubled = builtins.map (x: x * 2) numbers;
+
+  # Attrset operations
+  base = {
+    a = 1;
+    b = 2;
+    c = 3;
+  };
+  extended =
+    base
+    // {
+      d = 4;
+      e = 5;
+    };
+
+  # String operations
+  greeting = "Hello";
+  message = "${greeting}, World!";
+in {
+  fibonacci_10 = fib 10;
+  inherit doubled extended message;
+}
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/run_benchmarks.sh b/tests/benchmark/run_benchmarks.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+echo ""
+
+PLUGIN_PATH="$(pwd)/build/nix-ir-plugin.so"
+BENCH_DIR="$(pwd)/tests/benchmark"
+IRC_BIN="$(pwd)/build/nix-irc"
+
+# Colors for output
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+run_benchmark() {
+	local name="$1"
+	local file="$2"
+
+	echo -e "${BLUE}Benchmark: $name${NC}"
+	echo "----------------------------------------"
+
+	# 1. Parse + Compile Time (nix-irc)
+	echo -n "  Parse + Compile: "
+	local compile_output=$( (time "$IRC_BIN" "$file" /tmp/bench.nixir 2>&1) 2>&1)
+	local compile_time=$(echo "$compile_output" | grep "real" | awk '{print $2}')
+	echo -e "${GREEN}$compile_time${NC}"
+
+	# 2. IR Size
+	if [ -f /tmp/bench.nixir ]; then
+		local ir_size=$(stat -f%z /tmp/bench.nixir 2>/dev/null || stat -c%s /tmp/bench.nixir 2>/dev/null)
+		echo -e "  IR Bundle Size:  ${GREEN}${ir_size} bytes${NC}"
+	fi
+
+	# 3. Native Nix evaluation time
+	echo -n "  Native Eval:     "
+	local native_time=$( (time nix-instantiate --eval --strict "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1) 2>&1 | grep "real" | awk '{print $2}')
+	echo -e "${GREEN}$native_time${NC}"
+
+	# 4. With Plugin evaluation time
+	echo -n "  Plugin Eval:     "
+	local plugin_time=$( (time nix-instantiate --plugin-files "$PLUGIN_PATH" --eval --strict "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1) 2>&1 | grep "real" | awk '{print $2}')
+	echo -e "${GREEN}$plugin_time${NC}"
+
+	echo ""
+}
+
+echo "# Running benchmarks..."
+echo ""
+
+run_benchmark "Simple Expressions" "$BENCH_DIR/simple.nix"
+run_benchmark "Medium Complexity" "$BENCH_DIR/medium.nix"
+run_benchmark "Large/Complex" "$BENCH_DIR/large.nix"
+
+# File size comparison
+echo -e "${BLUE}File Size Comparison${NC}"
+echo "----------------------------------------"
+testdir=$(mktemp -d)
+
+for f in "$BENCH_DIR"/*.nix; do
+	nixsize=$(stat -c%s "$f" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$f" 2>/dev/null)
+	base=$(basename "$f" .nix)
+	irfile="${testdir}/${base}.nixir"
+	$IRC_BIN "$f" "$irfile" >/dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ -f "$irfile" ]; then
+		irsize=$(stat -c%s "$irfile" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$irfile" 2>/dev/null)
+		ratio=$((irsize * 100 / nixsize))
+		echo "  $base: ${nixsize}B => ${irsize}B (${ratio}% of source)"
+	fi
+done
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/simple.nix b/tests/benchmark/simple.nix
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+let
+  x = 10;
+  y = 20;
+  z = x + y;
+in {
+  result = z * 2;
+  list = [1 2 3 4 5];
+  attrs = {
+    a = 1;
+    b = 2;
+    c = 3;
+  };
+}