diff --git a/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/entry-points.tmpl b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/entry-points.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccbb93c696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/entry-points.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{/* A template file that can be used with tint-bench to time how long it takes
+     to emit 'Alpha' entry points.
+     Example usage:
+
+     ./tools/run tint-bench --tmpl entry-points.tmpl ./out/active/tint --format hlsl
+*/}}
+{{ range $i := Iterate Alpha }}
+@compute @workgroup_size(1)
+fn ep_{{$i}}() {
+    let x = 123;
+    let y = x * 456;
+}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/main.go b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a016162e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Tint Authors.
+//
+// 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.
+
+// tint-bench repeatedly emits a WGSL file from a template, then times how long
+// it takes to execute the tint executable with that WGSL file.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"time"
+
+	"dawn.googlesource.com/dawn/tools/src/fileutils"
+	"dawn.googlesource.com/dawn/tools/src/template"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if err := run(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+// [from .. to]
+type Range struct {
+	from int
+	to   int
+}
+
+func run() error {
+	alphaRange := Range{}
+
+	iterations := 0
+	tmplPath := ""
+	flag.StringVar(&tmplPath, "tmpl", "tint-bench.tmpl", `the WGSL template to benchmark.
+Searches in order: absolute, relative to CWD, then relative to `+fileutils.ThisDir())
+	flag.IntVar(&alphaRange.from, "alpha-from", 0, "the start value for 'Alpha'")
+	flag.IntVar(&alphaRange.to, "alpha-to", 10, "the end value for 'Alpha'")
+	flag.IntVar(&iterations, "iterations", 10, "number of times to benchmark tint")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Println("tint-bench repeatedly emits a WGSL file from a template, then times how long")
+		fmt.Println("it takes to execute the tint executable with that WGSL file.")
+		fmt.Println("")
+		fmt.Println("usage:")
+		fmt.Println("  tint-bench <bench-flags> [tint-exe] <tint-flags>")
+		fmt.Println("")
+		fmt.Println("bench-flags:")
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if tmplPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing template path")
+	}
+
+	tmpl, err := ioutil.ReadFile(tmplPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !filepath.IsAbs(tmplPath) {
+			// Try relative to this .go file
+			tmplPath = filepath.Join(fileutils.ThisDir(), tmplPath)
+			tmpl, err = ioutil.ReadFile(tmplPath)
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load template: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	args := flag.Args()
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		flag.Usage()
+	}
+	tintExe := args[0]
+
+	fmt.Println(" alpha | Time (μs)")
+	fmt.Println("-------+-----------------")
+
+	for alpha := alphaRange.from; alpha < alphaRange.to; alpha++ {
+		alpha := alpha
+		funcs := template.Functions{
+			"Alpha": func() int { return alpha },
+		}
+		wgslPath, err := writeWGSLFile(string(tmpl), funcs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		tintArgs := []string{wgslPath}
+		tintArgs = append(tintArgs, args[1:]...)
+
+		durations := []time.Duration{}
+		for i := 0; i < iterations; i++ {
+			tint := exec.Command(tintExe, tintArgs...)
+			start := time.Now()
+			if out, err := tint.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("tint failed with error: %w\n%v\n\nwith: Alpha=%v", err, string(out), alpha)
+			}
+			duration := time.Since(start)
+			durations = append(durations, duration)
+		}
+		sort.Slice(durations, func(i, j int) bool { return durations[i] < durations[j] })
+
+		median := durations[len(durations)/2]
+		fmt.Printf("%6.v | %v\n", alpha, median.Microseconds())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeWGSLFile(tmpl string, funcs template.Functions) (string, error) {
+	const path = "tint-bench.wgsl"
+	wgslFile, err := os.Create(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create benchmark WGSL test file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer wgslFile.Close()
+	if err := template.Run(tmpl, wgslFile, funcs); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("template error:\n%w", err)
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}
diff --git a/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/tint-bench.tmpl b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/tint-bench.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1cd845b45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/src/cmd/tint-bench/tint-bench.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{/* A template file that can be used with tint-bench to time how long it takes
+     to emit 'Alpha' statements.
+     Example usage:
+
+     ./tools/run tint-bench --tmpl tint-bench.tmpl ./out/active/tint --format hlsl
+*/}}
+@compute @workgroup_size(1)
+fn main() {
+    var x = 1;
+    var y = 42;
+{{- range $i := Iterate Alpha }}
+    x = max(x*2, y+1);
+{{- end }}
+}