diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 03d9322bc8..982128478d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9406,6 +9406,7 @@ version = "2.3.2"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode 2.0.1",
  "bytemuck",
+ "criterion 0.5.1",
  "getrandom 0.2.17",
  "memmap2",
  "parking_lot 0.12.5",
diff --git a/crates/ruvector-diskann/Cargo.toml b/crates/ruvector-diskann/Cargo.toml
index bf4adcb7f8..d7ebb8794a 100644
--- a/crates/ruvector-diskann/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/ruvector-diskann/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ simsimd = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.9"
+criterion = { workspace = true }
+
+[[bench]]
+name = "distance"
+harness = false
 
 [target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dev-dependencies]
 # wasm32 SIMD128 correctness + A/B timing tests (`wasm-pack test --node`).
diff --git a/crates/ruvector-diskann/benches/distance.rs b/crates/ruvector-diskann/benches/distance.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..915790c275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruvector-diskann/benches/distance.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+use criterion::{black_box, criterion_group, criterion_main, BenchmarkId, Criterion};
+use rand::{rngs::StdRng, Rng, SeedableRng};
+use ruvector_diskann::distance::{
+    inner_product, l2_squared, pq_asymmetric_distance, scalar_l2_squared,
+};
+
+const DIMS: [usize; 4] = [128, 384, 768, 1536];
+const SEED: u64 = 0x5EED_1234_ABCD_EF01;
+const PQ_CODEBOOK_SIZE: usize = 256;
+const PQ_DSUB: usize = 8;
+// (dim, m) pairs at dsub = 8, matching the crate's exercised PQ shape (D=32, M=4).
+const PQ_DIM_M: [(usize, usize); 4] = [(128, 16), (384, 48), (768, 96), (1536, 192)];
+
+fn random_vector(rng: &mut StdRng, dim: usize) -> Vec<f32> {
+    (0..dim).map(|_| rng.gen_range(-1.0f32..1.0)).collect()
+}
+
+fn bench_l2_squared(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("l2_squared");
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED);
+
+    for &dim in DIMS.iter() {
+        let a = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+        let b = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+
+        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(dim), &dim, |bencher, _| {
+            bencher.iter(|| black_box(l2_squared(black_box(&a), black_box(&b))));
+        });
+    }
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_scalar_l2_squared(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("scalar_l2_squared");
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED);
+
+    for &dim in DIMS.iter() {
+        let a = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+        let b = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+
+        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(dim), &dim, |bencher, _| {
+            bencher.iter(|| black_box(scalar_l2_squared(black_box(&a), black_box(&b))));
+        });
+    }
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_inner_product(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("inner_product");
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED);
+
+    for &dim in DIMS.iter() {
+        let a = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+        let b = random_vector(&mut rng, dim);
+
+        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(dim), &dim, |bencher, _| {
+            bencher.iter(|| black_box(inner_product(black_box(&a), black_box(&b))));
+        });
+    }
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+fn bench_pq_asymmetric_distance(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let mut group = c.benchmark_group("pq_asymmetric_distance");
+    let mut rng = StdRng::seed_from_u64(SEED);
+
+    for &(dim, m) in PQ_DIM_M.iter() {
+        debug_assert_eq!(dim, m * PQ_DSUB);
+        let codes: Vec<u8> = (0..m)
+            .map(|_| rng.gen_range(0..PQ_CODEBOOK_SIZE) as u8)
+            .collect();
+        let table: Vec<f32> = (0..m * PQ_CODEBOOK_SIZE)
+            .map(|_| rng.gen_range(-1.0f32..1.0))
+            .collect();
+
+        let label = format!("d{dim}_m{m}");
+        group.bench_with_input(BenchmarkId::from_parameter(&label), &m, |bencher, _| {
+            bencher.iter(|| {
+                black_box(pq_asymmetric_distance(
+                    black_box(&codes),
+                    black_box(&table),
+                    black_box(PQ_CODEBOOK_SIZE),
+                ))
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    group.finish();
+}
+
+criterion_group!(
+    benches,
+    bench_l2_squared,
+    bench_scalar_l2_squared,
+    bench_inner_product,
+    bench_pq_asymmetric_distance
+);
+criterion_main!(benches);