diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 825416b..fc69023 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     // Creates a step for unit testing. This only builds the test executable
     // but does not run it.
-    const lib_unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
+    const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
         .root_source_file = root_source_file,
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
         .filter = b.option([]const u8, "filter", "Filter strings for tests"),
     });
 
-    const run_lib_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(lib_unit_tests);
+    const run_lib_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);
 
     // Disable cache for unit tests to get logs.
     // https://ziggit.dev/t/how-to-enable-more-logging-and-disable-caching-with-zig-build-test/2654/11
@@ -53,25 +53,41 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const docs_install = b.addInstallDirectory(.{
         .install_dir = .prefix,
         .install_subdir = "docs",
-        .source_dir = lib_unit_tests.getEmittedDocs(),
+        .source_dir = unit_tests.getEmittedDocs(),
     });
     docs_step.dependOn(&docs_install.step);
     b.default_step.dependOn(docs_step);
 
     // Check step used by the zls configuration.
-    const check_step = b.addTest(.{
+    const check_step = b.step("check", "Check if HyperZig compiles");
+    const check = b.addTest(.{
         .root_source_file = root_source_file,
         .target = target,
         .optimize = .Debug,
     });
-    const check = b.step("check", "Check if HyperZig compiles");
-    check.dependOn(&check_step.step);
+    check_step.dependOn(&check.step);
+
+    // Bench step.
+    const bench_step = b.step("bench", "Run benchmarks");
+    const bench_exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "bench",
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/bench.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = .ReleaseFast,
+    });
+    const bench_run = b.addRunArtifact(bench_exe);
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        bench_run.addArgs(args);
+    }
+    bench_step.dependOn(&bench_run.step);
+    b.default_step.dependOn(bench_step);
 
     if (b.lazyDependency("uuid", .{
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
     })) |dep| {
-        lib_unit_tests.root_module.addImport("uuid", dep.module("uuid"));
-        check_step.root_module.addImport("uuid", dep.module("uuid"));
+        unit_tests.root_module.addImport("uuid", dep.module("uuid"));
+        check.root_module.addImport("uuid", dep.module("uuid"));
+        bench_exe.root_module.addImport("uuid", dep.module("uuid"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bench.zig b/src/bench.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fedb547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bench.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//! Benchmarks for HyperZig.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const HyperZig = @import("hyperzig.zig").HyperZig;
+
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const GeneralPurposeAllocator = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator;
+const Timer = std.time.Timer;
+const comptimePrint = std.fmt.comptimePrint;
+const fmtDuration = std.fmt.fmtDuration;
+const getStdOut = std.io.getStdOut;
+const Writer = std.fs.File.Writer;
+
+const Hyperedge = struct { weight: usize = 1 };
+const Vertex = struct {};
+
+const Bench = struct {
+    const Self = @This();
+
+    graph: HyperZig(Hyperedge, Vertex),
+    start: u64,
+    stdout: Writer,
+    timer: Timer,
+
+    pub fn init(allocator: Allocator, stdout: Writer, comptime name: []const u8) !Self {
+        const graph = try HyperZig(
+            Hyperedge,
+            Vertex,
+        ).init(allocator, .{});
+        const msg = comptime comptimePrint("{s}...\n", .{name});
+        try stdout.print(msg, .{});
+        var timer = try Timer.start();
+
+        return .{ .timer = timer, .start = timer.lap(), .stdout = stdout, .graph = graph };
+    }
+
+    pub fn deinit(self: *Self) !void {
+        try self.stdout.print("Total duration: {s}\n", .{fmtDuration(self.timer.read() - self.start)});
+        self.graph.deinit();
+    }
+};
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var gpa = GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+    const stdout = getStdOut().writer();
+
+    {
+        var bench = try Bench.init(allocator, stdout, "generate 1_000 hyperedges with 1_000 vertices each");
+        for (0..1_000) |_| {
+            const h = try bench.graph.createHyperedge(.{});
+
+            for (0..1_000) |_| {
+                const v = try bench.graph.createVertex(.{});
+                try bench.graph.appendVertexToHyperedge(h, v);
+            }
+        }
+        try bench.deinit();
+    }
+}