diff --git a/benchmarks/api_benchmark.py b/benchmarks/api_benchmark.py
index 72095b3bf..22fda5a4e 100644
--- a/benchmarks/api_benchmark.py
+++ b/benchmarks/api_benchmark.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import google_benchmark
 import jax
 import jax.numpy as jnp
 import numpy as np
+from jax import lax
 
 
 partial = functools.partial
@@ -36,6 +37,40 @@ def required_devices(num_devices_required):
   return helper1
 
 
+@google_benchmark.register
+def eager_unary_dispatch(state):
+  a = jax.device_put(1)
+  lax.neg(a)
+  while state:
+    lax.neg(a)
+
+
+@google_benchmark.register
+def eager_unary(state):
+  a = jax.device_put(1)
+  lax.neg(a).block_until_ready()
+  while state:
+    lax.neg(a).block_until_ready()
+
+
+@google_benchmark.register
+def eager_binary_dispatch(state):
+  a = jax.device_put(1)
+  b = jax.device_put(2)
+  lax.add(a, b)
+  while state:
+    lax.add(a, b)
+
+
+@google_benchmark.register
+def eager_binary(state):
+  a = jax.device_put(1)
+  b = jax.device_put(2)
+  lax.add(a, b).block_until_ready()
+  while state:
+    lax.add(a, b).block_until_ready()
+
+
 @google_benchmark.register
 def jit_trivial_dispatch(state):
   """Benchmarks only the duration for jitted_f to return the future."""