diff --git a/benches/bench_call.rs b/benches/bench_call.rs
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+++ b/benches/bench_call.rs
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+#![feature(test)]
+
+extern crate test;
+use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use test::Bencher;
+
+macro_rules! test_module {
+    ($py:ident, $code:literal) => {
+        PyModule::from_code($py, indoc::indoc!($code), file!(), "test_module")
+            .expect("module creation failed")
+    };
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_call_0(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let module = test_module!(
+            py,
+            r#"
+            def foo(): pass
+        "#
+        );
+
+        let foo = module.getattr("foo").unwrap();
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            for _ in 0..1000 {
+                foo.call0().unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+    })
+}
+
+#[bench]
+fn bench_call_method_0(b: &mut Bencher) {
+    Python::with_gil(|py| {
+        let module = test_module!(
+            py,
+            r#"
+            class Foo:
+                def foo(self): pass
+        "#
+        );
+
+        let foo = module.getattr("Foo").unwrap().call0().unwrap();
+
+        b.iter(|| {
+            for _ in 0..1000 {
+                foo.call_method0("foo").unwrap();
+            }
+        });
+    })
+}