diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37407191..2e38f061 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ cortex install "tools for video compression"
 | **Full Rollback** | Undo any installation with `cortex rollback` |
 | **Role Management** | AI-driven system personality detection and tailored recommendations |
 | **Docker Permission Fixer** | Fix root-owned bind mount issues automatically |
+| **JIT Benchmarking** | Measure Python 3.13 performance gains for Cortex operations |
 | **Audit Trail** | Complete history in `~/.cortex/history.db` |
 | **Hardware-Aware** | Detects GPU, CPU, memory for optimized packages |
 | **Multi-LLM Support** | Works with Claude, GPT-4, or local Ollama models |
@@ -177,6 +178,22 @@ cortex role detect
 cortex role set <slug>
 ```
 
+### JIT Benchmarking (Python 3.13+)
+
+Measure the speed impact of Python's new JIT compiler on Cortex:
+
+```bash
+# Check status and list tests
+cortex jit-benchmark info
+cortex jit-benchmark list
+
+# Run with custom iterations and export
+cortex jit-benchmark run --iterations 50 --output results.json
+
+# Compare results
+cortex jit-benchmark compare --baseline base.json --jit enabled.json
+```
+
 ### Command Reference
 
 | Command | Description |
@@ -187,6 +204,7 @@ cortex role set <slug>
 | `cortex docker permissions` | Fix file ownership for Docker bind mounts |
 | `cortex role detect` | Automatically identifies the system's purpose |
 | `cortex role set <slug>` | Manually declare a system role |
+| `cortex jit-benchmark <subcommand>` | Run, compare, and analyze Python 3.13+ JIT performance benchmarks |
 | `cortex sandbox <cmd>` | Test packages in Docker sandbox |
 | `cortex history` | View all past installations |
 | `cortex rollback <id>` | Undo a specific installation |
@@ -378,6 +396,7 @@ pip install -e .
 - [x] Dry-run preview mode
 - [x] Docker bind-mount permission fixer
 - [x] Automatic Role Discovery (AI-driven system context sensing)
+- [x] Python JIT Benchmarking Suite (Performance analysis)
 
 ### In Progress
 - [ ] Conflict resolution UI
diff --git a/cortex/cli.py b/cortex/cli.py
index b1cfe4a1..9257c6eb 100644
--- a/cortex/cli.py
+++ b/cortex/cli.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 )
 from cortex.env_manager import EnvironmentManager, get_env_manager
 from cortex.installation_history import InstallationHistory, InstallationStatus, InstallationType
+from cortex.jit_benchmark import run_jit_benchmark
 from cortex.llm.interpreter import CommandInterpreter
 from cortex.network_config import NetworkConfig
 from cortex.notification_manager import NotificationManager
@@ -780,6 +781,30 @@ def _sandbox_exec(self, sandbox, args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
 
     # --- End Sandbox Commands ---
 
+    def jit_benchmark(self, args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
+        """Handle JIT benchmarking commands.
+
+        Args:
+            args: Parsed command-line arguments.
+
+        Returns:
+            Exit code (0 for success, 1 for error).
+        """
+        action = getattr(args, "bench_action", "run")
+        benchmark_name = getattr(args, "benchmark", None)
+        iterations = getattr(args, "iterations", 100)
+        output = getattr(args, "output", None)
+
+        # Handle compare action
+        if action == "compare":
+            baseline = getattr(args, "baseline", None)
+            jit = getattr(args, "jit", None)
+            return run_jit_benchmark(action="compare", compare_baseline=baseline, compare_jit=jit)
+
+        return run_jit_benchmark(
+            action=action, benchmark_name=benchmark_name, iterations=iterations, output=output
+        )
+
     def ask(self, question: str) -> int:
         """Answer a natural language question about the system."""
         api_key = self._get_api_key()
@@ -2865,6 +2890,7 @@ def show_rich_help():
     table.add_row("env", "Manage environment variables")
     table.add_row("cache stats", "Show LLM cache statistics")
     table.add_row("docker permissions", "Fix Docker bind-mount permissions")
+    table.add_row("jit-benchmark", "Python JIT performance benchmarks")
     table.add_row("sandbox <cmd>", "Test packages in Docker sandbox")
     table.add_row("update", "Check for and install updates")
 
@@ -2950,6 +2976,36 @@ def main():
     docker_parser = subparsers.add_parser("docker", help="Docker and container utilities")
     docker_subs = docker_parser.add_subparsers(dest="docker_action", help="Docker actions")
 
+    # JIT Benchmark command
+    jit_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "jit-benchmark", help="Benchmark Python JIT compilation performance"
+    )
+    jit_subs = jit_parser.add_subparsers(dest="bench_action", help="Benchmark actions")
+
+    # jit-benchmark run (default action)
+    jit_run_parser = jit_subs.add_parser("run", help="Run benchmarks")
+    jit_run_parser.add_argument(
+        "-b",
+        "--benchmark",
+        choices=["cli", "parse", "cache", "stream"],
+        help="Specific benchmark to run (default: all)",
+    )
+    jit_run_parser.add_argument(
+        "-i", "--iterations", type=int, default=100, help="Number of iterations (default: 100)"
+    )
+    jit_run_parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="Export results to JSON file")
+
+    # jit-benchmark list
+    jit_subs.add_parser("list", help="List available benchmarks")
+
+    # jit-benchmark info
+    jit_subs.add_parser("info", help="Show JIT status and information")
+
+    # jit-benchmark compare
+    jit_compare_parser = jit_subs.add_parser("compare", help="Compare baseline vs JIT results")
+    jit_compare_parser.add_argument("--baseline", required=True, help="Baseline results JSON file")
+    jit_compare_parser.add_argument("--jit", required=True, help="JIT results JSON file")
+
     # Add the permissions action to allow fixing file ownership issues
     perm_parser = docker_subs.add_parser(
         "permissions", help="Fix file permissions from bind mounts"
@@ -3597,6 +3653,11 @@ def main():
                 dry_run=args.dry_run,
                 parallel=args.parallel,
             )
+        elif args.command == "jit-benchmark":
+            # Set default action if no subcommand
+            if not hasattr(args, "bench_action") or args.bench_action is None:
+                args.bench_action = "run"
+            return cli.jit_benchmark(args)
         elif args.command == "remove":
             # Handle --execute flag to override default dry-run
             if args.execute:
diff --git a/cortex/jit_benchmark.py b/cortex/jit_benchmark.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa88a72e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cortex/jit_benchmark.py
@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
+"""JIT Compiler Benchmarking for Cortex Operations.
+
+This module provides comprehensive performance benchmarking for Python 3.13+
+experimental JIT compilation. It measures CLI startup, command parsing,
+cache operations, and response streaming performance.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import statistics
+import sys
+import time
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any
+
+from rich.console import Console
+from rich.table import Table
+
+console = Console()
+
+SLOW_BENCHMARK_THRESHOLD_S = 0.01
+SIGNIFICANT_IMPROVEMENT_THRESHOLD_PERCENT = 5.0
+
+
+def format_benchmark_time(seconds: float) -> str:
+    """Utility to format time units consistently across the module."""
+    if seconds >= 1.0:
+        return f"{seconds:.4f}s"
+    elif seconds >= 0.001:
+        return f"{seconds * 1000:.2f}ms"
+    else:
+        return f"{seconds * 1_000_000:.2f}μs"
+
+
+class BenchmarkCategory(Enum):
+    """Categories of benchmarks."""
+
+    STARTUP = "startup"
+    PARSING = "parsing"
+    CACHE = "cache"
+    STREAMING = "streaming"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BenchmarkResult:
+    """Results from a single benchmark run."""
+
+    name: str
+    category: BenchmarkCategory
+    mean: float
+    median: float
+    stdev: float
+    min_time: float
+    max_time: float
+    iterations: int
+    jit_enabled: bool
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        """Convert to dictionary for JSON export."""
+        return {
+            "name": self.name,
+            "category": self.category.value,
+            "mean": self.mean,
+            "median": self.median,
+            "stdev": self.stdev,
+            "min": self.min_time,
+            "max": self.max_time,
+            "iterations": self.iterations,
+            "jit_enabled": self.jit_enabled,
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BenchmarkComparison:
+    """Comparison between two benchmark results."""
+
+    name: str
+    baseline_time: float
+    jit_time: float
+    speedup: float
+    percent_improvement: float
+
+    @property
+    def is_faster(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if JIT version is faster."""
+        return self.speedup > 1.0
+
+
+class JITBenchmark:
+    """Main benchmarking class for Cortex operations."""
+
+    def __init__(self, iterations: int = 100):
+        """Initialize benchmarker.
+        Args:
+            iterations: Number of times to run each benchmark.
+        """
+        self.iterations = iterations
+        self.jit_enabled = self._detect_jit()
+        self.results: list[BenchmarkResult] = []
+
+    def _detect_jit(self) -> bool:
+        """Detect if Python JIT is enabled.
+        Returns:
+            True if JIT is enabled, False otherwise.
+        """
+        # Python 3.13+ has PYTHON_JIT environment variable
+        return os.environ.get("PYTHON_JIT", "0") == "1"
+
+    def _format_time(self, seconds: float) -> str:
+        """Format time in appropriate unit.
+        Args:
+            seconds: Time in seconds.
+        Returns:
+            Formatted time string.
+        """
+        return format_benchmark_time(seconds)
+
+    def _run_benchmark(
+        self, func: Callable, name: str, category: BenchmarkCategory
+    ) -> BenchmarkResult:
+        """Run a single benchmark.
+        Args:
+            func: Function to benchmark.
+            name: Name of the benchmark.
+            category: Category of the benchmark.
+        Returns:
+            BenchmarkResult with timing statistics.
+        """
+        times = []
+        # Warmup run
+        func()
+        # Actual benchmark runs
+        for _ in range(self.iterations):
+            start = time.perf_counter()
+            func()
+            end = time.perf_counter()
+            times.append(end - start)
+        return BenchmarkResult(
+            name=name,
+            category=category,
+            mean=statistics.mean(times),
+            median=statistics.median(times),
+            stdev=statistics.stdev(times) if len(times) > 1 else 0.0,
+            min_time=min(times),
+            max_time=max(times),
+            iterations=self.iterations,
+            jit_enabled=self.jit_enabled,
+        )
+
+    def _bench_cli_startup(self) -> None:
+        """Benchmark CLI startup time."""
+        # Simulate CLI initialization overhead
+        import argparse
+
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+        parser.add_argument("command")
+        parser.add_argument("--execute", action="store_true")
+        _ = parser.parse_args(["install", "--execute"])
+
+    def _bench_command_parsing(self) -> None:
+        """Benchmark command parsing."""
+        # Simulate command parsing logic
+        commands = [
+            "install nginx",
+            "update system",
+            "search python3-pip",
+            "remove old-package",
+        ]
+        for cmd in commands:
+            parts = cmd.split()
+            action = parts[0] if parts else ""
+            args = parts[1:] if len(parts) > 1 else []
+            # Simulate parsing logic
+            _ = {"action": action, "args": args}
+
+    def _bench_cache_operations(self) -> None:
+        """Benchmark cache read/write operations."""
+        # Simulate cache operations
+        cache_data = {f"key_{i}": f"value_{i}" * 10 for i in range(100)}
+        # Write
+        for key, value in cache_data.items():
+            _ = json.dumps({key: value})
+        # Read
+        for key in cache_data:
+            _ = cache_data.get(key)
+
+    def _bench_response_streaming(self) -> None:
+        """Benchmark response streaming."""
+        # Simulate streaming response processing
+        response = "This is a test response " * 100
+        chunk_size = 50
+        chunks = [response[i : i + chunk_size] for i in range(0, len(response), chunk_size)]
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            # Simulate chunk processing
+            _ = chunk.upper().lower()
+
+    def run_all_benchmarks(self) -> list[BenchmarkResult]:
+        """Run all benchmarks.
+        Returns:
+            List of BenchmarkResult objects.
+        """
+        benchmarks = [
+            ("CLI Startup", BenchmarkCategory.STARTUP, self._bench_cli_startup),
+            ("Command Parsing", BenchmarkCategory.PARSING, self._bench_command_parsing),
+            ("Cache Operations", BenchmarkCategory.CACHE, self._bench_cache_operations),
+            ("Response Streaming", BenchmarkCategory.STREAMING, self._bench_response_streaming),
+        ]
+        self.results = []
+        for name, category, func in benchmarks:
+            console.print(f"[cyan]Benchmarking {name}...[/cyan]")
+            result = self._run_benchmark(func, name, category)
+            self.results.append(result)
+        return self.results
+
+    def run_benchmark(self, benchmark_name: str) -> BenchmarkResult | None:
+        """Run a specific benchmark.
+        Args:
+            benchmark_name: Name of benchmark to run.
+        Returns:
+            BenchmarkResult or None if not found.
+        """
+        benchmark_map = {
+            "cli": ("CLI Startup", BenchmarkCategory.STARTUP, self._bench_cli_startup),
+            "parse": ("Command Parsing", BenchmarkCategory.PARSING, self._bench_command_parsing),
+            "cache": ("Cache Operations", BenchmarkCategory.CACHE, self._bench_cache_operations),
+            "stream": (
+                "Response Streaming",
+                BenchmarkCategory.STREAMING,
+                self._bench_response_streaming,
+            ),
+        }
+        if benchmark_name not in benchmark_map:
+            return None
+        name, category, func = benchmark_map[benchmark_name]
+        console.print(f"[cyan]Benchmarking {name}...[/cyan]")
+        result = self._run_benchmark(func, name, category)
+        self.results.append(result)
+        return result
+
+    def list_benchmarks(self) -> list[str]:
+        """List available benchmarks.
+        Returns:
+            List of benchmark names.
+        """
+        return ["cli", "parse", "cache", "stream"]
+
+    def display_results(self) -> None:
+        """Display benchmark results in a formatted table."""
+        if not self.results:
+            console.print("[yellow]No benchmark results to display[/yellow]")
+            return
+        table = Table(
+            title="Cortex JIT Benchmark Results", show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan"
+        )
+        table.add_column("Benchmark", style="green", width=20)
+        table.add_column("Mean", justify="right")
+        table.add_column("Median", justify="right")
+        table.add_column("Std Dev", justify="right")
+        table.add_column("Min", justify="right")
+        table.add_column("Max", justify="right")
+        for result in self.results:
+            table.add_row(
+                result.name,
+                self._format_time(result.mean),
+                self._format_time(result.median),
+                self._format_time(result.stdev),
+                self._format_time(result.min_time),
+                self._format_time(result.max_time),
+            )
+        console.print()
+        console.print(table)
+        console.print()
+        console.print(f"[dim]Python {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}[/dim]")
+        console.print(f"[dim]JIT: {'Enabled' if self.jit_enabled else 'Disabled'}[/dim]")
+
+    def export_json(self, filepath: str) -> None:
+        """Export results to JSON file.
+        Args:
+            filepath: Path to output JSON file.
+        """
+        data = {
+            "metadata": {
+                "python_version": f"{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}.{sys.version_info.micro}",
+                "jit_enabled": self.jit_enabled,
+                "iterations": self.iterations,
+                "timestamp": time.time(),
+            },
+            "results": [r.to_dict() for r in self.results],
+        }
+        with open(filepath, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+        console.print(f"[green]✓[/green] Results exported to {filepath}")
+
+    def generate_recommendations(self) -> None:
+        """Generate performance recommendations based on results."""
+        if not self.results:
+            return
+        console.print("\n[bold]Recommendations:[/bold]")
+        if self.jit_enabled:
+            console.print("[green]✓[/green] JIT compilation is enabled - performance gains active")
+        else:
+            if sys.version_info >= (3, 13):
+                console.print(
+                    "[yellow]ℹ[/yellow] Enable JIT for potential speedups: export PYTHON_JIT=1"
+                )
+            else:
+                console.print(
+                    "[yellow]ℹ[/yellow] Upgrade to Python 3.13+ for JIT compilation support"
+                )
+        # Analyze results
+        slow_benchmarks = [r for r in self.results if r.mean > SLOW_BENCHMARK_THRESHOLD_S]  # > 10ms
+        if slow_benchmarks:
+            console.print(
+                f"\n[yellow]Performance hotspots detected in {len(slow_benchmarks)} operation(s):[/yellow]"
+            )
+            for bench in slow_benchmarks:
+                console.print(f"  • {bench.name}: {self._format_time(bench.mean)}")
+
+
+def compare_results(baseline_file: str, jit_file: str) -> None:
+    """Compare benchmark results between baseline and JIT.
+    Args:
+        baseline_file: Path to baseline JSON results.
+        jit_file: Path to JIT-enabled JSON results.
+    """
+    with open(baseline_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        baseline_data = json.load(f)
+    with open(jit_file, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        jit_data = json.load(f)
+    # Create comparison table
+    table = Table(title="JIT Performance Comparison", show_header=True, header_style="bold cyan")
+    table.add_column("Benchmark", style="green")
+    table.add_column("Baseline", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("With JIT", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Speedup", justify="right")
+    table.add_column("Improvement", justify="right")
+    comparisons: list[BenchmarkComparison] = []
+    baseline_results = {r["name"]: r for r in baseline_data.get("results", [])}
+    jit_results = {r["name"]: r for r in jit_data.get("results", [])}
+    for name in baseline_results:
+        if name not in jit_results:
+            continue
+        baseline_time = baseline_results[name]["mean"]
+        jit_time = jit_results[name]["mean"]
+        speedup = baseline_time / jit_time if jit_time > 0 else 0
+        improvement = ((baseline_time - jit_time) / baseline_time * 100) if baseline_time > 0 else 0
+        comp = BenchmarkComparison(
+            name=name,
+            baseline_time=baseline_time,
+            jit_time=jit_time,
+            speedup=speedup,
+            percent_improvement=improvement,
+        )
+        comparisons.append(comp)
+        speedup_str = f"{speedup:.2f}x" if speedup > 0 else "N/A"
+        improvement_color = "green" if improvement > 0 else "red"
+        improvement_str = f"[{improvement_color}]{improvement:+.1f}%[/{improvement_color}]"
+        table.add_row(
+            name,
+            format_benchmark_time(baseline_time),
+            format_benchmark_time(jit_time),
+            speedup_str,
+            improvement_str,
+        )
+    console.print()
+    console.print(table)
+    # Summary
+    if comparisons:
+        avg_improvement = statistics.mean([c.percent_improvement for c in comparisons])
+        console.print()
+        console.print(f"[bold]Average Performance Change:[/bold] {avg_improvement:+.1f}%")
+        if avg_improvement > SIGNIFICANT_IMPROVEMENT_THRESHOLD_PERCENT:
+            console.print("[green]✓ JIT provides significant performance benefit[/green]")
+        elif avg_improvement > 0:
+            console.print("[yellow]ℹ JIT provides modest performance benefit[/yellow]")
+        else:
+            console.print("[red]⚠ JIT does not improve performance[/red]")
+
+
+def show_jit_info() -> None:
+    """Display JIT availability and status information."""
+    console.print("\n[bold cyan]Python JIT Information[/bold cyan]")
+    console.print(
+        f"Python version: {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}.{sys.version_info.micro}"
+    )
+    jit_available = sys.version_info >= (3, 13)
+    jit_enabled = os.environ.get("PYTHON_JIT", "0") == "1"
+    if jit_available:
+        console.print("[green]✓[/green] JIT compilation available (Python 3.13+)")
+    else:
+        console.print("[yellow]✗[/yellow] JIT compilation not available (requires Python 3.13+)")
+    if jit_enabled:
+        console.print("[green]✓[/green] JIT compilation is ENABLED")
+    else:
+        console.print("[yellow]✗[/yellow] JIT compilation is DISABLED")
+    if jit_available and not jit_enabled:
+        console.print("\n[dim]To enable JIT: export PYTHON_JIT=1[/dim]")
+        console.print("[dim]Then run benchmarks again to compare[/dim]")
+
+
+def run_jit_benchmark(
+    action: str = "run",
+    benchmark_name: str | None = None,
+    iterations: int = 100,
+    output: str | None = None,
+    compare_baseline: str | None = None,
+    compare_jit: str | None = None,
+) -> int:
+    """Run JIT benchmarking suite.
+    Args:
+        action: Action to perform (run, list, info).
+        benchmark_name: Specific benchmark to run (None for all).
+        iterations: Number of iterations per benchmark.
+        output: Output file for JSON export.
+        compare_baseline: Baseline results file for comparison.
+        compare_jit: JIT results file for comparison.
+    Returns:
+        Exit code (0 for success, 1 for error).
+    """
+    if action == "info":
+        show_jit_info()
+        return 0
+    if action == "compare":
+        return _handle_compare_action(compare_baseline, compare_jit)
+    if action == "list":
+        return _handle_list_action()
+    return _execute_benchmark_run(iterations, benchmark_name, output)
+
+
+def _handle_compare_action(baseline: str | None, jit: str | None) -> int:
+    if not baseline or not jit:
+        console.print("[red]Error: --compare requires both --baseline and --jit files[/red]")
+        return 1
+    try:
+        compare_results(baseline, jit)
+        return 0
+    except (FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError) as e:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error: {e}[/red]")
+        return 1
+
+
+def _handle_list_action() -> int:
+    benchmarker = JITBenchmark()
+    console.print("\n[bold cyan]Available Benchmarks:[/bold cyan]")
+    for bench in benchmarker.list_benchmarks():
+        console.print(f"  • {bench}")
+    return 0
+
+
+def _execute_benchmark_run(iterations: int, name: str | None, output: str | None) -> int:
+    benchmarker = JITBenchmark(iterations=iterations)
+    console.print(
+        f"\n[bold cyan]Running Cortex JIT Benchmarks[/bold cyan] ({iterations} iterations)"
+    )
+    console.print(f"Python {sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor} | ", end="")
+    console.print(f"JIT: {'Enabled' if benchmarker.jit_enabled else 'Disabled'}\n")
+    if name:
+        result = benchmarker.run_benchmark(name)
+        if not result:
+            console.print(f"[red]Error: Unknown benchmark '{name}'[/red]")
+            return 1
+    else:
+        benchmarker.run_all_benchmarks()
+    benchmarker.display_results()
+    benchmarker.generate_recommendations()
+    if output:
+        benchmarker.export_json(output)
+    return 0
diff --git a/docs/JIT_BENCHMARK.md b/docs/JIT_BENCHMARK.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a707b21f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/JIT_BENCHMARK.md
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# 🚀 Cortex JIT Benchmarking Suite
+
+The **Cortex JIT Benchmarking Suite** is a specialized performance analysis tool designed to measure and compare the impact of the **Python 3.13+ Experimental JIT (Just-In-Time) compiler** on core Cortex operations.
+
+As Cortex moves toward supporting modern Python features, this suite provides developers with empirical data to identify performance hotspots and quantify the speedups provided by JIT compilation.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠 Command Reference
+
+### 1. Environment Information
+
+Show Python JIT status and system compatibility.
+
+```bash
+cortex jit-benchmark info
+```
+
+### 2. Available Tests
+
+List all specific benchmark categories supported by the current version.
+
+```bash
+cortex jit-benchmark list
+```
+
+### 3. Running Benchmarks
+
+The `run` subcommand supports several parameters for granular testing:
+
+- **Default Run**: `cortex jit-benchmark run`
+- **Custom Iterations**: `cortex jit-benchmark run --iterations 50`
+- **Specific Category**: `cortex jit-benchmark run --benchmark cli` (Choices: `cli`, `parse`, `cache`, `stream`)
+- **Export Data**: `cortex jit-benchmark run --output results.json`
+
+### 4. Comparison
+
+Compare a baseline result against a JIT-enabled result.
+
+```bash
+cortex jit-benchmark compare --baseline base.json --jit enabled.json
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Benchmark Categories
+
+| Category | Method | Description |
+|----------|--------|-------------|
+| CLI Startup | _bench_cli_startup | Measures argparse initialization and CLI entry-point routing latency. |
+| Command Parsing | _bench_command_parsing | Benchmarks the splitting and interpretation of complex natural language commands. |
+| Cache Operations | _bench_cache_operations | Tests JSON serialization/deserialization and retrieval speed of the semantic cache. |
+| Response Streaming | _bench_response_streaming | Simulates high-volume processing of LLM response chunks and string manipulation. |
+
+---
+
+## 🧪 Statistical Methodology
+
+To ensure accuracy and scientific rigor, the suite employs the following logic:
+
+- **Warmup Phase**: Every benchmark function is executed once before timing starts to ensure the CPU cache is primed and the JIT profiler has observed the code path.
+- **Iterative Measurement**: Functions are run $N$ times using `time.perf_counter()` for high-resolution timing.
+- **Metrics**:
+  - **Mean**: The average execution time.
+  - **Median**: The middle value (resistant to outliers).
+  - **Std Dev**: Measures the consistency and jitter of the performance.
+  - **Min/Max**: Identifies the best and worst-case scenarios.
+- **Speedup Calculation**:
+
+$$ \text{Speedup} = \frac{\text{Baseline Time}}{\text{JIT Time}} $$
+
+$$ \text{Improvement %} = \left( \frac{\text{Baseline} - \text{JIT}}{\text{Baseline}} \right) \times 100 $$
+
+---
+
+## 💡 Enabling JIT for Testing
+
+To see actual performance gains, you must be using Python 3.13 or newer. Python JIT is experimental and must be enabled via environment variables:
+
+```bash
+# Enable JIT in your current session
+export PYTHON_JIT=1
+
+# Verify activation
+cortex jit-benchmark info
+
+# Run benchmarks
+cortex jit-benchmark run
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Technical Notes
+
+- **JSON Export**: Standardized JSON format allows for cross-system performance audits and historical tracking.
+- **Precision Safety**: The test suite (`tests/test_jit_benchmark.py`) uses `pytest.approx()` for all floating-point comparisons to handle micro-second timing drift across different hardware.
+- **Modular Architecture**: The implementation uses a "routing" pattern in `cli.py` to keep the core CLI logic clean while supporting complex benchmarking subcommands.
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+"""Tests for JIT benchmark module."""
+
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+from pytest import approx
+
+from cortex.jit_benchmark import (
+    BenchmarkCategory,
+    BenchmarkComparison,
+    BenchmarkResult,
+    JITBenchmark,
+    compare_results,
+    run_jit_benchmark,
+    show_jit_info,
+)
+
+
+class TestBenchmarkResult:
+    """Tests for BenchmarkResult dataclass."""
+
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        """Test conversion to dictionary."""
+        result = BenchmarkResult(
+            name="Test Benchmark",
+            category=BenchmarkCategory.STARTUP,
+            mean=0.001,
+            median=0.0009,
+            stdev=0.0001,
+            min_time=0.0008,
+            max_time=0.0012,
+            iterations=100,
+            jit_enabled=True,
+        )
+
+        data = result.to_dict()
+
+        assert data["name"] == "Test Benchmark"
+        assert data["category"] == "startup"
+        assert data["mean"] == approx(0.001)
+        assert data["jit_enabled"] is True
+
+
+class TestBenchmarkComparison:
+    """Tests for BenchmarkComparison dataclass."""
+
+    def test_is_faster_true(self):
+        """Test is_faster when JIT is faster."""
+        comp = BenchmarkComparison(
+            name="Test",
+            baseline_time=0.002,
+            jit_time=0.001,
+            speedup=2.0,
+            percent_improvement=50.0,
+        )
+        assert comp.is_faster is True
+
+    def test_is_faster_false(self):
+        """Test is_faster when JIT is slower."""
+        comp = BenchmarkComparison(
+            name="Test",
+            baseline_time=0.001,
+            jit_time=0.002,
+            speedup=0.5,
+            percent_improvement=-50.0,
+        )
+        assert comp.is_faster is False
+
+
+class TestJITBenchmark:
+    """Tests for JITBenchmark class."""
+
+    def test_init(self):
+        """Test initialization."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=50)
+        assert bench.iterations == 50
+        assert isinstance(bench.jit_enabled, bool)
+        assert bench.results == []
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"PYTHON_JIT": "1"})
+    def test_detect_jit_enabled(self):
+        """Test JIT detection when enabled."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        assert bench.jit_enabled is True
+
+    @patch.dict(os.environ, {"PYTHON_JIT": "0"})
+    def test_detect_jit_disabled(self):
+        """Test JIT detection when disabled."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        assert bench.jit_enabled is False
+
+    def test_format_time_seconds(self):
+        """Test time formatting for seconds."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        assert "s" in bench._format_time(1.5)
+
+    def test_format_time_milliseconds(self):
+        """Test time formatting for milliseconds."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        assert "ms" in bench._format_time(0.005)
+
+    def test_format_time_microseconds(self):
+        """Test time formatting for microseconds."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        assert "μs" in bench._format_time(0.0000005)
+
+    def test_bench_cli_startup(self):
+        """Test CLI startup benchmark runs without error."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench._bench_cli_startup()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_bench_command_parsing(self):
+        """Test command parsing benchmark runs without error."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench._bench_command_parsing()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_bench_cache_operations(self):
+        """Test cache operations benchmark runs without error."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench._bench_cache_operations()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_bench_response_streaming(self):
+        """Test response streaming benchmark runs without error."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench._bench_response_streaming()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_run_benchmark(self):
+        """Test running a single benchmark."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        result = bench.run_benchmark("cli")
+
+        assert result is not None
+        assert result.name == "CLI Startup"
+        assert result.category == BenchmarkCategory.STARTUP
+        assert result.iterations == 5
+        assert result.mean > 0
+
+    def test_run_benchmark_invalid(self):
+        """Test running an invalid benchmark."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        result = bench.run_benchmark("nonexistent")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_run_all_benchmarks(self):
+        """Test running all benchmarks."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        results = bench.run_all_benchmarks()
+
+        assert len(results) == 4
+        assert all(isinstance(r, BenchmarkResult) for r in results)
+        assert all(r.iterations == 5 for r in results)
+
+    def test_list_benchmarks(self):
+        """Test listing available benchmarks."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        benchmarks = bench.list_benchmarks()
+
+        assert "cli" in benchmarks
+        assert "parse" in benchmarks
+        assert "cache" in benchmarks
+        assert "stream" in benchmarks
+
+    def test_export_json(self):
+        """Test exporting results to JSON."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench.run_all_benchmarks()
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".json") as f:
+            filepath = f.name
+
+        try:
+            bench.export_json(filepath)
+
+            with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+
+            assert "metadata" in data
+            assert "results" in data
+            assert data["metadata"]["iterations"] == 5
+            assert len(data["results"]) == 4
+        finally:
+            os.unlink(filepath)
+
+    def test_display_results_empty(self):
+        """Test displaying results when no benchmarks run."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark()
+        bench.display_results()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_display_results_with_data(self):
+        """Test displaying results with benchmark data."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench.run_all_benchmarks()
+        bench.display_results()  # Should not raise
+
+    def test_generate_recommendations(self):
+        """Test generating recommendations."""
+        bench = JITBenchmark(iterations=5)
+        bench.run_all_benchmarks()
+        bench.generate_recommendations()  # Should not raise
+
+
+def test_compare_results():
+    """Test comparing baseline and JIT results."""
+    # Create temporary JSON files
+    baseline_data = {
+        "metadata": {"python_version": "3.13.0", "jit_enabled": False},
+        "results": [
+            {
+                "name": "CLI Startup",
+                "category": "startup",
+                "mean": 0.002,
+                "median": 0.0019,
+                "stdev": 0.0001,
+                "min": 0.0018,
+                "max": 0.0022,
+                "iterations": 100,
+                "jit_enabled": False,
+            }
+        ],
+    }
+
+    jit_data = {
+        "metadata": {"python_version": "3.13.0", "jit_enabled": True},
+        "results": [
+            {
+                "name": "CLI Startup",
+                "category": "startup",
+                "mean": 0.001,
+                "median": 0.0009,
+                "stdev": 0.00005,
+                "min": 0.0009,
+                "max": 0.0011,
+                "iterations": 100,
+                "jit_enabled": True,
+            }
+        ],
+    }
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix="_baseline.json") as baseline_f:
+        json.dump(baseline_data, baseline_f)
+        baseline_path = baseline_f.name
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix="_jit.json") as jit_f:
+        json.dump(jit_data, jit_f)
+        jit_path = jit_f.name
+
+    try:
+        compare_results(baseline_path, jit_path)  # Should not raise
+    finally:
+        os.unlink(baseline_path)
+        os.unlink(jit_path)
+
+
+def test_show_jit_info():
+    """Test displaying JIT information."""
+    show_jit_info()  # Should not raise
+
+
+class TestRunJITBenchmark:
+    """Tests for run_jit_benchmark function."""
+
+    def test_run_info_action(self):
+        """Test info action."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="info")
+        assert result == 0
+
+    def test_run_list_action(self):
+        """Test list action."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="list")
+        assert result == 0
+
+    def test_run_all_benchmarks(self):
+        """Test running all benchmarks."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="run", iterations=5)
+        assert result == 0
+
+    def test_run_specific_benchmark(self):
+        """Test running a specific benchmark."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="run", benchmark_name="cli", iterations=5)
+        assert result == 0
+
+    def test_run_invalid_benchmark(self):
+        """Test running an invalid benchmark."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="run", benchmark_name="nonexistent", iterations=5)
+        assert result == 1
+
+    def test_run_with_export(self):
+        """Test running benchmarks with JSON export."""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", delete=False, suffix=".json") as f:
+            output_path = f.name
+
+        try:
+            result = run_jit_benchmark(action="run", iterations=5, output=output_path)
+            assert result == 0
+            assert os.path.exists(output_path)
+
+            with open(output_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                data = json.load(f)
+
+            assert "metadata" in data
+            assert "results" in data
+        finally:
+            if os.path.exists(output_path):
+                os.unlink(output_path)
+
+    def test_compare_missing_files(self):
+        """Test compare action with missing files."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(
+            action="compare",
+            compare_baseline="nonexistent_baseline.json",
+            compare_jit="nonexistent_jit.json",
+        )
+        assert result == 1
+
+    def test_compare_without_files(self):
+        """Test compare action without file arguments."""
+        result = run_jit_benchmark(action="compare")
+        assert result == 1