diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e185885..b1d61af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 LUA := $(shell luarocks config variables.LUA)
 
-all: gen check test
+all: gen check test perf
 
 dev:
 	luarocks install tl
diff --git a/inspect.lua b/inspect.lua
index e79df77..386614c 100644
--- a/inspect.lua
+++ b/inspect.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local _tl_compat; if (tonumber((_VERSION or ''):match('[%d.]*$')) or 0) < 5.3 then local p, m = pcall(require, 'compat53.module'); if p then _tl_compat = m end end; local math = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.math or math; local string = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.string or string; local table = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.table or table; local type = type
+local _tl_compat; if (tonumber((_VERSION or ''):match('[%d.]*$')) or 0) < 5.3 then local p, m = pcall(require, 'compat53.module'); if p then _tl_compat = m end end; local math = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.math or math; local pcall = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.pcall or pcall; local string = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.string or string; local table = _tl_compat and _tl_compat.table or table; local type = type
 local inspect = { Options = {} }
 
 
@@ -54,6 +54,33 @@ local char = string.char
 local gsub = string.gsub
 local fmt = string.format
 
+
+local sbavailable, stringbuffer = pcall(require, "string.buffer")
+local buffnew
+local puts
+local render
+
+if sbavailable then
+   buffnew = stringbuffer.new
+   puts = function(buf, str)
+      buf:put(str)
+   end
+   render = function(buf)
+      return buf:get()
+   end
+else
+   buffnew = function()
+      return { n = 0 }
+   end
+   puts = function(buf, str)
+      buf.n = buf.n + 1
+      buf[buf.n] = str
+   end
+   render = function(buf)
+      return table.concat(buf)
+   end
+end
+
 local _rawget
 if rawget then
    _rawget = rawget
@@ -211,11 +238,6 @@ local function processRecursive(process,
    return processed
 end
 
-local function puts(buf, str)
-   buf.n = buf.n + 1
-   buf[buf.n] = str
-end
-
 
 
 local Inspector = {}
@@ -332,7 +354,7 @@ function inspect.inspect(root, options)
    countCycles(root, cycles, depth)
 
    local inspector = setmetatable({
-      buf = { n = 0 },
+      buf = buffnew(),
       ids = {},
       cycles = cycles,
       depth = depth,
@@ -343,7 +365,7 @@ function inspect.inspect(root, options)
 
    inspector:putValue(root)
 
-   return table.concat(inspector.buf)
+   return render(inspector.buf)
 end
 
 setmetatable(inspect, {
diff --git a/inspect.tl b/inspect.tl
index 340efd7..4ee3d10 100644
--- a/inspect.tl
+++ b/inspect.tl
@@ -54,6 +54,33 @@ local char = string.char
 local gsub = string.gsub
 local fmt = string.format
 
+-- String buffer support (LuaJIT optimization)
+local sbavailable, stringbuffer = pcall(require, "string.buffer")
+local buffnew: function(): table
+local puts: function(table, string)
+local render: function(table): string
+
+if sbavailable then
+  buffnew = stringbuffer.new
+  puts = function(buf: table, str: string)
+    buf:put(str)
+  end
+  render = function(buf: table): string
+    return buf:get()
+  end
+else
+  buffnew = function(): table
+    return { n = 0 }
+  end
+  puts = function(buf: table, str: string)
+    buf.n = buf.n as integer + 1
+    buf[buf.n as integer] = str
+  end
+  render = function(buf: table): string
+    return table.concat(buf as {string})
+  end
+end
+
 local _rawget: function(table, any): any
 if rawget then
    _rawget = rawget
@@ -211,11 +238,6 @@ local function processRecursive(process: inspect.ProcessFunction,
    return processed
 end
 
-local function puts(buf: table, str:string): nil
-   buf.n = buf.n as integer + 1
-   buf[buf.n as integer] = str
-end
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 local type Inspector = record
@@ -332,7 +354,7 @@ function inspect.inspect(root: any, options: inspect.Options): string
    countCycles(root, cycles, depth)
 
    local inspector = setmetatable({
-      buf              = { n = 0 },
+      buf              = buffnew(),
       ids              = {},
       cycles           = cycles,
       depth            = depth,
@@ -343,7 +365,7 @@ function inspect.inspect(root: any, options: inspect.Options): string
 
    inspector:putValue(root)
 
-   return table.concat(inspector.buf as {string})
+   return render(inspector.buf)
 end
 
 setmetatable(inspect, {