diff --git a/benchmarks/http_benchmark.lux b/benchmarks/http_benchmark.lux
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+// HTTP Server Benchmark
+//
+// A minimal HTTP server for benchmarking request throughput.
+// Run with: lux benchmarks/http_benchmark.lux
+//
+// Test with:
+//   wrk -t4 -c100 -d10s http://localhost:8080/
+//   OR
+//   ab -n 10000 -c 100 http://localhost:8080/
+//
+// Expected: > 50k req/sec on modern hardware
+
+fn handleRequest(request: { method: String, path: String, body: String }): { status: Int, body: String } with {Console} = {
+    // Minimal JSON response for benchmarking
+    { status: 200, body: "{\"status\":\"ok\"}" }
+}
+
+fn serveLoop(): Unit with {Console, HttpServer} = {
+    let request = HttpServer.accept()
+    let response = handleRequest(request)
+    HttpServer.respond(response.status, response.body)
+    serveLoop()
+}
+
+fn main(): Unit with {Console, HttpServer} = {
+    Console.print("HTTP Benchmark Server")
+    Console.print("Listening on port 8080...")
+    Console.print("")
+    Console.print("Test with:")
+    Console.print("  wrk -t4 -c100 -d10s http://localhost:8080/")
+    Console.print("  ab -n 10000 -c 100 http://localhost:8080/")
+    Console.print("")
+    HttpServer.listen(8080)
+    serveLoop()
+}
+
+let result = run main() with {}
diff --git a/benchmarks/json_benchmark.lux b/benchmarks/json_benchmark.lux
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+// JSON Parsing Benchmark
+//
+// Benchmarks JSON parsing performance.
+// Run with: lux benchmarks/json_benchmark.lux
+//
+// This benchmark:
+// 1. Generates a large JSON string
+// 2. Parses it multiple times
+// 3. Reports timing
+
+// Generate a JSON string with n objects
+fn generateJsonObject(i: Int): String = {
+    "{\"id\":" + toString(i) + ",\"name\":\"item" + toString(i) + "\",\"active\":true,\"value\":" + toString(i * 100) + "}"
+}
+
+fn generateJsonArray(n: Int, i: Int, acc: String): String = {
+    if i >= n then acc
+    else {
+        let obj = generateJsonObject(i)
+        let sep = if i == 0 then "" else ","
+        generateJsonArray(n, i + 1, acc + sep + obj)
+    }
+}
+
+fn generateLargeJson(n: Int): String = {
+    "[" + generateJsonArray(n, 0, "") + "]"
+}
+
+// Simple JSON token counting (simulates parsing)
+fn countJsonTokens(json: String, i: Int, count: Int): Int = {
+    if i >= String.length(json) then count
+    else {
+        let char = String.substring(json, i, i + 1)
+        let newCount =
+            if char == "{" then count + 1
+            else if char == "}" then count + 1
+            else if char == "[" then count + 1
+            else if char == "]" then count + 1
+            else if char == ":" then count + 1
+            else if char == "," then count + 1
+            else count
+        countJsonTokens(json, i + 1, newCount)
+    }
+}
+
+// Run benchmark n times
+fn runBenchmark(json: String, n: Int, totalTokens: Int): Int = {
+    if n <= 0 then totalTokens
+    else {
+        let tokens = countJsonTokens(json, 0, 0)
+        runBenchmark(json, n - 1, totalTokens + tokens)
+    }
+}
+
+fn main(): Unit with {Console, Time} = {
+    Console.print("JSON Parsing Benchmark")
+    Console.print("======================")
+    Console.print("")
+
+    // Generate large JSON (~100 objects)
+    Console.print("Generating JSON data...")
+    let json = generateLargeJson(100)
+    Console.print("  JSON size: " + toString(String.length(json)) + " bytes")
+    Console.print("")
+
+    // Benchmark parsing
+    Console.print("Running benchmark (1000 iterations)...")
+    let startTime = Time.now()
+    let totalTokens = runBenchmark(json, 1000, 0)
+    let endTime = Time.now()
+    let elapsed = endTime - startTime
+
+    Console.print("")
+    Console.print("Results:")
+    Console.print("  Total tokens parsed: " + toString(totalTokens))
+    Console.print("  Time: " + toString(elapsed) + " ms")
+    Console.print("  Iterations per second: " + toString((1000 * 1000) / elapsed))
+    Console.print("")
+}
+
+let result = run main() with {}