diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35d2bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Benchmark
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - 'benchmarks/**'
+
+jobs:
+  benchmark:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+          
+      - name: Install uv
+        run: |
+          curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+          
+      - name: Create venv and install dependencies
+        run: |
+          uv venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          uv pip install -e .
+          uv pip install numpy matplotlib
+      
+      - name: Run benchmarks
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          python benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
+        
+      - name: Store benchmark results
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: benchmark-results
+          path: benchmark_results/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c01e0f5..89bd6d2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 doc_source/notebooks/Matisse/outlines/*
 *.DS_Store
 
+benchmarks/results/*
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b512834..9f159fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ html:
 	sphinx-build -M html doc_source docs
 	rsync -a docs/html/ docs/
 	rm -r docs/html
+
+benchmark:
+	python benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
 	
 all:
 	# Running autopep8
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_cw.py b/benchmarks/benchmark_cw.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a2b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_cw.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Benchmarks for CW complex computations"""
+import numpy as np
+import time
+from ect import ECT, EmbeddedCW, create_example_cw
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def benchmark_cw_ect(num_runs=5):
+    """Benchmark ECT computation on CW complexes"""
+    results = {}
+
+    configs = [
+        (8, 10),    # Small
+        (36, 36),   # Medium
+        (360, 360),  # Large
+    ]
+
+    for num_dir, num_thresh in configs:
+        times = []
+        K = create_example_cw()
+
+        print(
+            f"\nTesting ECT with {num_dir} directions, {num_thresh} thresholds")
+        for _ in range(num_runs):
+            start_time = time.time()
+
+            myect = ECT(num_dirs=num_dir, num_thresh=num_thresh)
+            myect.calculateECT(K)
+
+            execution_time = time.time() - start_time
+            times.append(execution_time)
+
+        results[f'dirs_{num_dir}_thresh_{num_thresh}'] = {
+            'mean_time': float(np.mean(times)),
+            'std_time': float(np.std(times)),
+            'min_time': float(np.min(times)),
+            'max_time': float(np.max(times))
+        }
+
+    return results
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Running CW complex benchmarks...")
+    results = benchmark_cw_ect()
+
+    # Save results
+    output_dir = Path("benchmark_results")
+    output_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    with open(output_dir / "cw_results.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_graph.py b/benchmarks/benchmark_graph.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdfad0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_graph.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""Benchmarks for graph-based ECT computations"""
+import numpy as np
+import time
+from ect import ECT, EmbeddedGraph
+
+
+def create_test_shape(num_points=1000, complexity=1):
+    """Create test shape with varying complexity"""
+    t = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, num_points)
+    x = np.cos(t)
+    y = np.sin(t)
+
+    for i in range(2, complexity + 2):
+        x += (1/i) * np.cos(i*t)
+        y += (1/i) * np.sin(i*t)
+
+    return np.column_stack([x, y])
+
+
+def benchmark_graph_ect(num_runs=5):
+    """Benchmark ECT computation on graphs"""
+    results = {}
+
+    configs = [
+        (100, 1),
+        (1000, 1),
+        (100, 3),
+        (1000, 3),
+        (10000, 3),
+    ]
+
+    for points, complexity in configs:
+        shape = create_test_shape(points, complexity)
+        G = EmbeddedGraph()
+        G.add_cycle(shape)
+
+        times = []
+        print(
+            f"\nTesting shape with {points} points and complexity {complexity}")
+
+        for _ in range(num_runs):
+            start_time = time.time()
+            myect = ECT(num_dirs=360, num_thresh=360)
+            myect.calculateECT(G)
+            times.append(time.time() - start_time)
+
+        results[f'points_{points}_complexity_{complexity}'] = {
+            'mean_time': float(np.mean(times)),
+            'std_time': float(np.std(times)),
+            'min_time': float(np.min(times)),
+            'max_time': float(np.max(times))
+        }
+
+    return results
+
+
+def benchmark_g_omega(num_runs=5):
+    """Benchmark g_omega computation"""
+    results = {}
+
+    sizes = [100, 500, 1000]
+    for size in sizes:
+        shape = create_test_shape(size)
+        G = EmbeddedGraph()
+        G.add_cycle(shape)
+
+        times = []
+        for _ in range(num_runs):
+            start_time = time.time()
+            for theta in np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, 360):
+                G.g_omega(theta)
+            times.append(time.time() - start_time)
+
+        results[f'size_{size}'] = {
+            'mean_time': float(np.mean(times)),
+            'std_time': float(np.std(times))
+        }
+
+    return results
diff --git a/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py b/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f30bbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmarks/run_benchmarks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+"""Main benchmark runner for ECT package"""
+import numpy as np
+import time
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+from benchmark_graph import benchmark_graph_ect, benchmark_g_omega
+from benchmark_cw import benchmark_cw_ect
+import platform
+
+
+def run_all_benchmarks(num_runs=5):
+    """Run all benchmarks and collect results"""
+    results = {
+        'metadata': {
+            'num_runs': num_runs,
+            'timestamp': time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
+            'platform': platform.platform(),
+            'python_version': platform.python_version()
+        },
+        'benchmarks': {}
+    }
+
+    print("\nRunning graph ECT benchmarks...")
+    results['benchmarks']['graph_ect'] = benchmark_graph_ect(num_runs=num_runs)
+
+    print("\nRunning CW complex benchmarks...")
+    results['benchmarks']['cw_ect'] = benchmark_cw_ect(num_runs=num_runs)
+
+    print("\nRunning g_omega benchmarks...")
+    results['benchmarks']['g_omega'] = benchmark_g_omega(num_runs=num_runs)
+
+    return results
+
+
+def save_results(results, output_dir="benchmarks/results"):
+    """Save benchmark results to JSON file"""
+    output_dir = Path(output_dir)
+    output_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    with open(output_dir / "benchmark_results.json", "w") as f:
+        json.dump(results, f, indent=2)
+
+    print(f"\nResults saved to {output_dir}/benchmark_results.json")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    results = run_all_benchmarks()
+    save_results(results)