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 | ElapsedTimeUs | the elapsed time in microseconds the operation took |
 | Status | completion state of the operation [OK, FAIL] |
 | AppBufferSize | N/A |
-| CpuTimeUs | N/A |
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+| CpuTimeUs | N/A |
+
+---
+
+## Comparative Latency & Memory Benchmarking (`benchmark.ts`)
+
+This benchmark compares the current codebase build against a specified baseline NPM version of `@google-cloud/storage` (e.g. comparing Gaxios migration vs baseline `7.19.0`). It measures latency stats for upload, metadata lookup, and download scenarios, while tracking heap memory footprint changes.
+
+### Run Example:
+
+1. **Compile the codebase:**
+   ```bash
+   cd handwritten/storage
+   npm run compile
+   ```
+
+2. **Execute the benchmark comparison:**
+   ```bash
+   node build/esm/internal-tooling/benchmark.js --project <YOUR_PROJECT_ID> --bucket <YOUR_BUCKET_NAME> --iterations 100 --baseline 7.19.0
+   ```
+
+### CLI Parameters:
+
+| Parameter | Description | Requirement | Default |
+| --------- | ----------- | :---: | :---: |
+| `--project` | Google Cloud Project ID | **Required** | - |
+| `--bucket` | Cloud Storage Bucket Name to upload/download files | **Required** | - |
+| `--iterations` | Number of iterations for each workload scenario | Optional | `100` |
+| `--baseline` | Stable baseline NPM version of `@google-cloud/storage` to compare against | Optional | - |
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+/*!
+ * Copyright 2026 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {Storage, File} from '../src/index.js';
+import {performance} from 'perf_hooks';
+import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import {execSync} from 'child_process';
+import * as os from 'os';
+import yargs from 'yargs';
+
+const FILE_SIZE_BYTES = 1024; // 1KB
+
+interface Args {
+  project: string;
+  bucket: string;
+  iterations: number;
+  baseline?: string;
+}
+
+const argv = yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
+  .option('project', {type: 'string', demandOption: true, description: 'Google Cloud Project ID'})
+  .option('bucket', {type: 'string', demandOption: true, description: 'Cloud Storage Bucket Name'})
+  .option('iterations', {type: 'number', default: 100, description: 'Number of iterations for each test'})
+  .option('baseline', {type: 'string', description: 'Baseline version of @google-cloud/storage to compare against (e.g., 7.19.0)'})
+  .parseSync() as unknown as Args;
+
+let tempDirToDelete: string | undefined;
+
+async function loadBaseline(version: string) {
+  // 1. Strict SemVer regular expression to prevent command injection
+  const semverRegex = /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[a-zA-Z0-9.]+)?$/;
+  if (!semverRegex.test(version)) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid baseline version format: "${version}". Must be a valid semver string (e.g. 7.19.0).`);
+  }
+
+  const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'storage-benchmark-'));
+  tempDirToDelete = tempDir; // Track for cleanup
+
+  console.log(`Installing baseline version ${version} in ${tempDir}...`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(path.join(tempDir, 'package.json'), JSON.stringify({name: 'bench-temp'}));
+  execSync(`npm install @google-cloud/storage@${version} --silent`, {cwd: tempDir});
+  const baselinePath = path.join(tempDir, 'node_modules', '@google-cloud/storage');
+  
+  const pkgJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(baselinePath, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
+  const main = pkgJson.main || './build/src/index.js';
+  const entry = path.join(baselinePath, main);
+  
+  console.log(`Loading baseline from ${entry}`);
+  const pkg = await import(entry);
+  return pkg.Storage || pkg.default?.Storage || pkg.default;
+}
+
+async function runBenchmark(StorageClass: typeof Storage, name: string, bucketName: string) {
+  // 2. Pass custom project ID to the storage client
+  const storage = new StorageClass({ projectId: argv.project });
+  const bucket = storage.bucket(bucketName);
+  const content = Buffer.alloc(FILE_SIZE_BYTES, 'a');
+  const uploadedFiles: File[] = [];
+
+  console.log(`\n=== Running benchmark for ${name} ===`);
+  const logMemory = (prefix: string) => {
+    const mem = process.memoryUsage();
+    console.log(`${prefix} - Heap Used: ${(mem.heapUsed / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB / Heap Total: ${(mem.heapTotal / 1024 / 1024).toFixed(2)} MB`);
+  };
+
+  try {
+    // Scenario 1: Upload Small File
+    console.log('Starting Scenario 1: Upload (1KB)...');
+    let uploadTimes: number[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < argv.iterations; i++) {
+      if (i % 10 === 0) logMemory(`  Upload iteration ${i}`);
+      const iterFilename = `bench-${name}-${Date.now()}-${i}.bin`;
+      const iterFile = bucket.file(iterFilename);
+      const start = performance.now();
+      await iterFile.save(content);
+      uploadTimes.push(performance.now() - start);
+      uploadedFiles.push(iterFile);
+    }
+    reportResults('Upload (1KB)', uploadTimes, true);
+    logMemory('After Upload');
+
+    const mainFile = uploadedFiles[0];
+
+    // Scenario 2: Get Metadata
+    console.log('Starting Scenario 2: Get Metadata...');
+    let metadataTimes: number[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < argv.iterations; i++) {
+      if (i % 10 === 0) logMemory(`  Metadata iteration ${i}`);
+      const start = performance.now();
+      await mainFile.getMetadata();
+      metadataTimes.push(performance.now() - start);
+    }
+    reportResults('Get Metadata', metadataTimes);
+    logMemory('After Metadata');
+
+    // Scenario 3: Download Small File
+    console.log('Starting Scenario 3: Download (1KB)...');
+    let downloadTimes: number[] = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < argv.iterations; i++) {
+      if (i % 10 === 0) logMemory(`  Download iteration ${i}`);
+      const start = performance.now();
+      await mainFile.download();
+      downloadTimes.push(performance.now() - start);
+    }
+    reportResults('Download (1KB)', downloadTimes, true);
+    logMemory('After Download');
+
+  } finally {
+    // 3. Guaranteed cloud files deletion
+    console.log('Cleaning up cloud files...');
+    await Promise.all(uploadedFiles.map(f => f.delete().catch(() => {})));
+    logMemory('After Cleanup');
+  }
+}
+
+function reportResults(operation: string, times: number[], includeThroughput = false) {
+  const min = Math.min(...times);
+  const max = Math.max(...times);
+  const avg = times.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / times.length;
+
+  console.log(`\n${operation}:`);
+  console.log(`  Iterations: ${times.length}`);
+  console.log(`  Average Latency: ${avg.toFixed(2)} ms`);
+  console.log(`  Min Latency: ${min.toFixed(2)} ms`);
+  console.log(`  Max Latency: ${max.toFixed(2)} ms`);
+  if (includeThroughput) {
+    const throughput = 1000 / avg; // KB/s (assuming 1KB payload)
+    console.log(`  Approx. Throughput: ${throughput.toFixed(2)} KB/s`);
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  try {
+    // 4. Validate iterations parameter to handle edge cases
+    if (argv.iterations < 1) {
+      throw new Error('Iterations parameter must be greater than or equal to 1');
+    }
+
+    // Run for local version
+    await runBenchmark(Storage, 'Current (Gaxios)', argv.bucket);
+
+    // Run for baseline if specified
+    if (argv.baseline) {
+      const BaselineStorage = await loadBaseline(argv.baseline);
+      await runBenchmark(BaselineStorage, `Baseline (${argv.baseline})`, argv.bucket);
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error running benchmark:', error);
+    // 6. Exit with non-zero code on failures for CI integration
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+  } finally {
+    // 3. Guaranteed local directory cleanup
+    if (tempDirToDelete) {
+      console.log(`Cleaning up local temporary directory: ${tempDirToDelete}`);
+      try {
+        fs.rmSync(tempDirToDelete, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      } catch (cleanupErr) {
+        console.error('Failed to clean up local temporary directory:', cleanupErr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+main();