grit://cooking/bench/config/set@small

grit config · set @small

Set one config key vs git config

repo: 100-file synthetic repository · 100 files · 50 commits · 60 refs

$ grit-bench daily --only config/set@small2026-10-27 · grit 8dbc58e77 · git version 2.43.0

tool	median	min	max	runs	peak memory
git	1.3 ms	1.0 ms	1.5 ms	80	6.2 MB
grit	3.0 ms	2.2 ms	4.5 ms	80	13 MB

grit is 2.4× slowermemory: 2.1× more

every timed run (log scale)

git

grit

0.8 ms5.7 ms

How it's measured

before each run

set -eu 'grit-bench' prepare-daily-reset --git git git config --unset daily.bench.key 2>/dev/null || true

git runs

$ git config daily.bench.key daily-bench-value

grit runs

$ grit config daily.bench.key daily-bench-value

Where the time goesone extra traced run per tool, outside the timed runs

git

— not traced

grit · median run 3.0 ms

grit.repository.open

0.2 ms

grit.config.load ×2

0.1 ms

Every day8 days

date	grit commit	git	grit	grit vs git	grit peak
2026-10-27	8dbc58e77	1.3 ms	3.0 ms	2.4× slower	13 MB
2026-10-26	c7cf2c443	2.0 ms	3.6 ms	1.9× slower	12 MB
2026-10-25	2824ad391	1.4 ms	3.2 ms	2.3× slower	12 MB
2026-10-24	157a05dde	2.2 ms	3.3 ms	1.5× slower	12 MB
2026-10-23	bddf92f86	2.2 ms	3.5 ms	1.6× slower	13 MB
2026-10-22	4c131b942	2.2 ms	3.9 ms	1.8× slower	12 MB
2026-10-21	d4844e92a	2.2 ms	3.9 ms	1.8× slower	12 MB
2026-10-20	4754ad0b9	2.5 ms	3.8 ms	1.5× slower	12 MB