Merge branch vs git merge
repo: 10,000-file synthetic repository; canonical cached shape, scenario variants documented by the runner · 10,000 files · 1,000 commits · 800 refs
| tool | median | min | max | runs | peak memory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git | 98 ms | 94 ms | 106 ms | 20 | 14 MB |
| grit | 56 ms | 55 ms | 68 ms | 20 | 24 MB |
$ git merge -q --no-edit topic
$ grit merge topic
| date | grit commit | git | grit | grit vs git | grit peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | 8dbc58e77 | 98 ms | 56 ms | 1.7× faster | 24 MB |
| 2026-10-26 | c7cf2c443 | 202 ms | 134 ms | 1.5× faster | 25 MB |
| 2026-10-25 | 2824ad391 | 108 ms | 103 ms | par | 24 MB |
| 2026-10-24 | 157a05dde | 108 ms | 74 ms | 1.5× faster | 25 MB |
| 2026-10-23 | bddf92f86 | 99 ms | 72 ms | 1.4× faster | 25 MB |
| 2026-10-22 | 4c131b942 | 99 ms | 76 ms | 1.3× faster | 24 MB |
| 2026-10-21 | d4844e92a | 102 ms | 205 ms | 2.0× slower | 23 MB |
| 2026-10-20 | 4754ad0b9 | 112 ms | 270 ms | 2.4× slower | 23 MB |