diff --git a/benches/benchmarks.rs b/benches/benchmarks.rs
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+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate clap;
+extern crate test;
+
+use clap::{App, Arg, SubCommand};
+
+use test::Bencher;
+
+static M_VAL_NAMES: [&'static str; 2] = ["one", "two"];
+static ARGS: &'static str = "-o --option=[opt]... 'tests options'
+                             [positional] 'tests positionals'";
+static OPT3_VALS: [&'static str; 2] = ["fast", "slow"];
+static POS3_VALS: [&'static str; 2] = ["vi", "emacs"];
+
+macro_rules! create_app {
+    () => ({
+        App::new("claptests")
+                .version("0.1")
+                .about("tests clap library")
+                .author("Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>")
+                .args_from_usage(ARGS)
+                .arg(Arg::from_usage("-f --flag... 'tests flags'")
+                             .global(true))
+                .args(vec![
+                          Arg::from_usage("[flag2] -F 'tests flags with exclusions'").conflicts_with("flag").requires("option2"),
+                          Arg::from_usage("--long-option-2 [option2] 'tests long options with exclusions'").conflicts_with("option").requires("positional2"),
+                          Arg::from_usage("[positional2] 'tests positionals with exclusions'"),
+                          Arg::from_usage("-O --Option [option3] 'tests options with specific value sets'").possible_values(&OPT3_VALS),
+                          Arg::from_usage("[positional3]... 'tests positionals with specific values'").possible_values(&POS3_VALS),
+                          Arg::from_usage("--multvals [multvals] 'Tests mutliple values, not mult occs'").value_names(&M_VAL_NAMES),
+                          Arg::from_usage("--multvalsmo [multvalsmo]... 'Tests mutliple values, not mult occs'").value_names(&M_VAL_NAMES),
+                          Arg::from_usage("--minvals2 [minvals]... 'Tests 2 min vals'").min_values(2),
+                          Arg::from_usage("--maxvals3 [maxvals]... 'Tests 3 max vals'").max_values(3)
+                    ])
+                .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("subcmd")
+                                        .about("tests subcommands")
+                                        .version("0.1")
+                                        .author("Kevin K. <kbknapp@gmail.com>")
+                                        .arg_from_usage("-o --option [scoption]... 'tests options'")
+                                        .arg_from_usage("[scpositional] 'tests positionals'"))
+    })
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn build_app(b: &mut Bencher) {
+
+    b.iter(|| create_app!());
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_clean(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec![""]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_flag(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "-f"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_option(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "-o", "option1"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_positional(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "arg1"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_sc_clean(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "subcmd"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_sc_flag(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "subcmd", "-f"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_sc_option(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "subcmd", "-o", "option1"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_sc_positional(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "subcmd", "arg1"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_complex1(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "-ff", "-o", "option1", "arg1", "-O", "fast", "arg2", "--multvals", "one", "two", "three"]));
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_complex2(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "arg1", "-f", "arg2", "--long-option-2", "some", "-O", "slow", "--multvalsmo", "one", "two", "--minvals2", "3", "2", "1"]));
+}
+
+
+#[bench]
+fn parse_sc_complex(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    b.iter(|| create_app!().get_matches_from(vec!["", "subcmd", "-f", "-o", "option1", "arg1"]));
+}