diff --git a/benchmarks/compare_configs.py b/benchmarks/compare_configs.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+TurboQuant Benchmark Comparison (Issue #29).
+
+Runs multiple inference configurations and produces a side-by-side
+comparison table with TTFT, tokens/sec, and peak memory.
+
+Configurations (default):
+  1. Ollama gemma4 (baseline)
+  2. llama-server gemma4 f16 KV
+  3. llama-server gemma4 turbo4 KV
+  4. llama-server gemma4 turbo4 + layer-adaptive
+
+Usage:
+    python3 benchmarks/compare_configs.py --help
+    python3 benchmarks/compare_configs.py --config benchmarks/configs.json
+    python3 benchmarks/compare_configs.py --demo
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field, asdict
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+# Ensure we can import sibling run_benchmarks
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent))
+
+try:
+    from run_benchmarks import (
+        run_ollama,
+        run_llama_server,
+        get_peak_memory_mb,
+    )
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback stubs when run_benchmarks (and requests) are unavailable
+    def run_ollama(prompt, model, url, timeout=120):  # type: ignore
+        return {"status": "skipped", "error": "run_benchmarks not available", "latency_s": 0}
+
+    def run_llama_server(prompt, model, url, kv_type="f16", timeout=120):  # type: ignore
+        return {"status": "skipped", "error": "run_benchmarks not available", "latency_s": 0}
+
+    def get_peak_memory_mb():  # type: ignore
+        return 0.0
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Data structures
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@dataclass
+class ConfigEntry:
+    """One inference configuration to benchmark."""
+    name: str
+    backend: str  # "ollama" | "llama-server"
+    model: str
+    url: str
+    kv_type: str = "f16"
+    layer_adaptive: bool = False
+    env: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return asdict(self)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ConfigResult:
+    """Aggregated results for a single configuration."""
+    config_name: str
+    backend: str
+    model: str
+    kv_type: str
+    total_prompts: int
+    success: int
+    failed: int
+    avg_ttft_s: Optional[float]
+    avg_tok_per_sec: float
+    avg_latency_s: float
+    peak_memory_mb: float
+    winner: bool = False
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict:
+        return asdict(self)
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Default configurations
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIGS: list[ConfigEntry] = [
+    ConfigEntry(name="ollama-gemma4", backend="ollama", model="gemma4",
+                url="http://localhost:11434", kv_type="default"),
+    ConfigEntry(name="llama-f16", backend="llama-server", model="gemma4",
+                url="http://localhost:8081", kv_type="f16"),
+    ConfigEntry(name="llama-turbo4", backend="llama-server", model="gemma4",
+                url="http://localhost:8081", kv_type="turbo4"),
+    ConfigEntry(name="llama-turbo4-adaptive", backend="llama-server",
+                model="gemma4", url="http://localhost:8081",
+                kv_type="turbo4", layer_adaptive=True),
+]
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Core logic
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def load_prompts(prompts_file: str) -> list[dict]:
+    """Load test prompts from JSON file."""
+    with open(prompts_file) as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+
+def run_config(config: ConfigEntry, prompts: list[dict], timeout: int = 120) -> list[dict]:
+    """Run all prompts against a single configuration, return per-prompt results."""
+    results = []
+    env_overrides = {**os.environ, **config.env}
+    if config.layer_adaptive:
+        env_overrides.setdefault("TURBO_LAYER_ADAPTIVE", "7")
+
+    for item in prompts:
+        if config.backend == "ollama":
+            result = run_ollama(item["prompt"], config.model, config.url, timeout)
+        else:
+            result = run_llama_server(item["prompt"], config.model, config.url,
+                                      kv_type=config.kv_type, timeout=timeout)
+        result["id"] = item.get("id", item.get("category", "unknown"))
+        result["prompt_preview"] = item["prompt"][:120]
+        results.append(result)
+    return results
+
+
+def aggregate(results: list[dict], config: ConfigEntry, peak_mb: float) -> ConfigResult:
+    """Aggregate per-prompt results into a ConfigResult."""
+    successes = [r for r in results if r.get("status") == "success"]
+    ttfts = [r["ttft_s"] for r in successes if r.get("ttft_s") is not None]
+    tps = [r["tokens_per_sec"] for r in successes if r.get("tokens_per_sec")]
+    lats = [r["latency_s"] for r in successes]
+
+    return ConfigResult(
+        config_name=config.name,
+        backend=config.backend,
+        model=config.model,
+        kv_type=config.kv_type,
+        total_prompts=len(results),
+        success=len(successes),
+        failed=len(results) - len(successes),
+        avg_ttft_s=round(sum(ttfts) / len(ttfts), 3) if ttfts else None,
+        avg_tok_per_sec=round(sum(tps) / len(tps), 2) if tps else 0.0,
+        avg_latency_s=round(sum(lats) / len(lats), 3) if lats else 0.0,
+        peak_memory_mb=peak_mb,
+    )
+
+
+def build_comparison_table(aggregated: list[ConfigResult]) -> str:
+    """Build a human-readable comparison table."""
+    lines = []
+    header = f"{'Config':<28} {'TTFT':<8} {'tok/s':<10} {'lat(s)':<8} {'mem(MB)':<9} {'ok/n':<6}"
+    lines.append(header)
+    lines.append("-" * len(header))
+
+    for r in aggregated:
+        marker = " <- WINNER" if r.winner else ""
+        ttft = f"{r.avg_ttft_s:.3f}" if r.avg_ttft_s is not None else "N/A"
+        lines.append(
+            f"{r.config_name:<28} {ttft:<8} {r.avg_tok_per_sec:<10.2f} "
+            f"{r.avg_latency_s:<8.3f} {r.peak_memory_mb:<9.1f} "
+            f"{r.success}/{r.total_prompts}{marker}"
+        )
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def pick_winner(aggregated: list[ConfigResult]) -> ConfigResult:
+    """Choose the winner: highest tokens/sec among successful configs."""
+    candidates = [r for r in aggregated if r.success > 0]
+    if not candidates:
+        return aggregated[0] if aggregated else ConfigResult(
+            config_name="none", backend="", model="", kv_type="",
+            total_prompts=0, success=0, failed=0,
+            avg_ttft_s=None, avg_tok_per_sec=0.0, avg_latency_s=0.0,
+            peak_memory_mb=0.0,
+        )
+    winner = max(candidates, key=lambda r: r.avg_tok_per_sec)
+    winner.winner = True
+    return winner
+
+
+def run_comparison(configs: list[ConfigEntry], prompts: list[dict],
+                   output_file: Optional[str] = None,
+                   timeout: int = 120) -> dict:
+    """Run full comparison and return structured report."""
+    all_results: list[ConfigResult] = []
+
+    for cfg in configs:
+        print(f"\n--- {cfg.name} ({cfg.backend}/{cfg.kv_type}) ---")
+        per_prompt = run_config(cfg, prompts, timeout)
+        peak_mb = get_peak_memory_mb()
+        agg = aggregate(per_prompt, cfg, peak_mb)
+        all_results.append(agg)
+
+    winner = pick_winner(all_results)
+    table = build_comparison_table(all_results)
+
+    report = {
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "prompts_count": len(prompts),
+        "winner": winner.config_name,
+        "winner_tok_per_sec": winner.avg_tok_per_sec,
+        "configs": [r.to_dict() for r in all_results],
+        "table": table,
+    }
+
+    print(f"\n{table}")
+    print(f"\nWinner: {winner.config_name} ({winner.avg_tok_per_sec:.2f} tok/s)")
+
+    if output_file:
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_file) or ".", exist_ok=True)
+        with open(output_file, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(report, f, indent=2)
+        print(f"Report saved to {output_file}")
+
+    return report
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Demo mode (no live servers required)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def run_demo(output_file: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
+    """Generate synthetic benchmark results for testing."""
+    import random
+    random.seed(42)
+
+    # Simulated performance baselines
+    baselines = {
+        "ollama-gemma4":       {"ttft": 0.85, "tps": 18.2, "mem": 2200},
+        "llama-f16":           {"ttft": 0.72, "tps": 22.1, "mem": 2400},
+        "llama-turbo4":        {"ttft": 0.68, "tps": 19.8, "mem": 850},
+        "llama-turbo4-adaptive": {"ttft": 0.65, "tps": 20.5, "mem": 820},
+    }
+
+    all_results: list[ConfigResult] = []
+    for cfg in DEFAULT_CONFIGS:
+        bl = baselines[cfg.name]
+        prompt_count = 10
+        ttft = bl["ttft"] + random.gauss(0, 0.02)
+        tps = bl["tps"] + random.gauss(0, 0.5)
+        lat = (ttft + 512 / tps) + random.gauss(0, 0.1)
+
+        agg = ConfigResult(
+            config_name=cfg.name,
+            backend=cfg.backend,
+            model=cfg.model,
+            kv_type=cfg.kv_type,
+            total_prompts=prompt_count,
+            success=prompt_count,
+            failed=0,
+            avg_ttft_s=round(ttft, 3),
+            avg_tok_per_sec=round(tps, 2),
+            avg_latency_s=round(lat, 3),
+            peak_memory_mb=bl["mem"] + random.gauss(0, 50),
+        )
+        all_results.append(agg)
+
+    winner = pick_winner(all_results)
+    table = build_comparison_table(all_results)
+
+    report = {
+        "timestamp": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        "prompts_count": 10,
+        "mode": "demo",
+        "winner": winner.config_name,
+        "winner_tok_per_sec": winner.avg_tok_per_sec,
+        "configs": [r.to_dict() for r in all_results],
+        "table": table,
+    }
+
+    print(f"\n{table}")
+    print(f"\nWinner: {winner.config_name} ({winner.avg_tok_per_sec:.2f} tok/s)")
+
+    if output_file:
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(output_file) or ".", exist_ok=True)
+        with open(output_file, "w") as f:
+            json.dump(report, f, indent=2)
+        print(f"Report saved to {output_file}")
+
+    return report
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# CLI
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="TurboQuant multi-config benchmark comparison")
+    parser.add_argument("--config", type=str,
+                        help="JSON file with custom configurations")
+    parser.add_argument("--prompts", type=str,
+                        default="benchmarks/test_prompts.json",
+                        help="Path to test prompts JSON")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", type=str, default=None,
+                        help="Output file for JSON report")
+    parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=120,
+                        help="Timeout per prompt in seconds")
+    parser.add_argument("--demo", action="store_true",
+                        help="Run with synthetic data (no servers)")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.demo:
+        run_demo(args.output)
+        return
+
+    # Load configs
+    if args.config:
+        with open(args.config) as f:
+            raw = json.load(f)
+        configs = [ConfigEntry(**c) for c in raw]
+    else:
+        configs = DEFAULT_CONFIGS
+
+    # Load prompts
+    prompts = load_prompts(args.prompts)
+    run_comparison(configs, prompts, args.output, args.timeout)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/test_compare_configs.py b/tests/test_compare_configs.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Tests for benchmark comparison module (Issue #29).
+
+Covers: ConfigEntry, ConfigResult, aggregation, comparison table,
+        demo mode, and config loading.
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "benchmarks"))
+
+from compare_configs import (
+    ConfigEntry,
+    ConfigResult,
+    DEFAULT_CONFIGS,
+    aggregate,
+    build_comparison_table,
+    load_prompts,
+    pick_winner,
+    run_demo,
+)
+
+
+class TestConfigEntry(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_default_values(self):
+        c = ConfigEntry(name="test", backend="ollama", model="gemma4", url="http://x")
+        self.assertEqual(c.kv_type, "f16")
+        self.assertFalse(c.layer_adaptive)
+
+    def test_to_dict(self):
+        c = ConfigEntry(name="test", backend="llama-server", model="g", url="http://x",
+                        kv_type="turbo4", layer_adaptive=True)
+        d = c.to_dict()
+        self.assertEqual(d["kv_type"], "turbo4")
+        self.assertTrue(d["layer_adaptive"])
+
+
+class TestDefaultConfigs(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_four_configs(self):
+        self.assertEqual(len(DEFAULT_CONFIGS), 4)
+
+    def test_names(self):
+        names = [c.name for c in DEFAULT_CONFIGS]
+        self.assertIn("ollama-gemma4", names)
+        self.assertIn("llama-f16", names)
+        self.assertIn("llama-turbo4", names)
+        self.assertIn("llama-turbo4-adaptive", names)
+
+    def test_turbo4_adaptive_has_flag(self):
+        cfg = next(c for c in DEFAULT_CONFIGS if c.name == "llama-turbo4-adaptive")
+        self.assertTrue(cfg.layer_adaptive)
+        self.assertEqual(cfg.kv_type, "turbo4")
+
+
+class TestAggregate(unittest.TestCase):
+    def _make_results(self, n_success: int, n_fail: int) -> list[dict]:
+        results = []
+        for i in range(n_success):
+            results.append({
+                "status": "success",
+                "ttft_s": 0.5 + i * 0.1,
+                "tokens_per_sec": 20.0 + i * 0.5,
+                "latency_s": 1.0 + i * 0.05,
+            })
+        for _ in range(n_fail):
+            results.append({"status": "failed", "latency_s": 0.5})
+        return results
+
+    def test_basic_aggregate(self):
+        results = self._make_results(5, 1)
+        cfg = ConfigEntry(name="test", backend="ollama", model="m", url="http://x")
+        agg = aggregate(results, cfg, peak_mb=100.0)
+
+        self.assertEqual(agg.success, 5)
+        self.assertEqual(agg.failed, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(agg.total_prompts, 6)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(agg.peak_memory_mb, 100.0)
+        self.assertGreater(agg.avg_tok_per_sec, 0)
+
+    def test_no_success(self):
+        results = [{"status": "failed", "latency_s": 0.1}]
+        cfg = ConfigEntry(name="test", backend="ollama", model="m", url="http://x")
+        agg = aggregate(results, cfg, peak_mb=0.0)
+        self.assertEqual(agg.avg_tok_per_sec, 0.0)
+        self.assertIsNone(agg.avg_ttft_s)
+
+
+class TestPickWinner(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_highest_tps_wins(self):
+        configs = [
+            ConfigResult(config_name="slow", backend="o", model="m", kv_type="f",
+                         total_prompts=5, success=5, failed=0, avg_ttft_s=1.0,
+                         avg_tok_per_sec=10.0, avg_latency_s=2.0, peak_memory_mb=100),
+            ConfigResult(config_name="fast", backend="o", model="m", kv_type="f",
+                         total_prompts=5, success=5, failed=0, avg_ttft_s=0.5,
+                         avg_tok_per_sec=25.0, avg_latency_s=1.5, peak_memory_mb=100),
+        ]
+        w = pick_winner(configs)
+        self.assertEqual(w.config_name, "fast")
+        self.assertTrue(w.winner)
+
+    def test_no_success_returns_first(self):
+        configs = [
+            ConfigResult(config_name="dead", backend="o", model="m", kv_type="f",
+                         total_prompts=5, success=0, failed=5, avg_ttft_s=None,
+                         avg_tok_per_sec=0.0, avg_latency_s=0.0, peak_memory_mb=0),
+        ]
+        w = pick_winner(configs)
+        self.assertEqual(w.config_name, "dead")
+
+
+class TestComparisonTable(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_table_has_headers(self):
+        configs = [
+            ConfigResult(config_name="test-cfg", backend="o", model="m", kv_type="f",
+                         total_prompts=5, success=5, failed=0, avg_ttft_s=0.5,
+                         avg_tok_per_sec=20.0, avg_latency_s=1.5, peak_memory_mb=100),
+        ]
+        w = pick_winner(configs)
+        table = build_comparison_table(configs)
+        self.assertIn("Config", table)
+        self.assertIn("tok/s", table)
+        self.assertIn("WINNER", table)
+
+
+class TestDemoMode(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_demo_produces_report(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".json", delete=False) as f:
+            out_path = Path(f.name)
+        try:
+            report = run_demo(str(out_path))
+            self.assertEqual(report["mode"], "demo")
+            self.assertEqual(report["prompts_count"], 10)
+            self.assertEqual(len(report["configs"]), 4)
+            self.assertTrue(out_path.exists())
+            saved = json.loads(out_path.read_text())
+            self.assertIn("winner", saved)
+        finally:
+            out_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+    def test_demo_without_output(self):
+        report = run_demo()
+        self.assertIn("winner", report)
+        self.assertGreater(report["winner_tok_per_sec"], 0)
+
+
+class TestLoadPrompts(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_load_test_prompts(self):
+        prompts_file = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "benchmarks" / "test_prompts.json"
+        if prompts_file.exists():
+            prompts = load_prompts(str(prompts_file))
+            self.assertGreater(len(prompts), 0)
+            for p in prompts:
+                self.assertIn("prompt", p)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()