diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmarks.py b/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
index 1b9863ab..e5d78e5c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmarks.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from functools import partial
 
 
 class Base:
-    def setup(self, length=6e6):
+    def __init__(self, length):
         try:
             from time import process_time
             self.time = process_time
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ class Base:
         except NameError:
             self.iterable = range(int(length))
 
-        t0 = self.time()
-        [0 for _ in self.iterable]
-        t1 = self.time()
-        self.bench_time = t1 - t0
-
     def fraction(self, cls, invert=False):
         pbar = cls(self.iterable)
         t0 = self.time()
@@ -36,22 +31,39 @@ class Base:
 
 class Overhead(Base):
     """Fractional overhead compared to an empty loop"""
-    def setup(self):
-        super(Overhead, self).setup(6e6)
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Overhead, self).__init__(6e6)
 
-    def track_tqdm(self):
+        # compare to empty loop
+        t0 = self.time()
+        [0 for _ in self.iterable]
+        t1 = self.time()
+        self.bench_time = t1 - t0
+
+    def tqdm_basic(self):
         return self.fraction(self.tqdm)
 
-    def track_optimsed(self):
+    def tqdm_optimised(self):
         return self.fraction(partial(self.tqdm, miniters=6e5, smoothing=0))
 
 
+overhead = Overhead()
+def track_tqdm(method):
+    if method == "no-progress":
+        return 1
+    global overhead
+    return getattr(overhead, method.replace("-", "_"))()
+track_tqdm.params = ["no-progress", "tqdm-basic", "tqdm-optimised"]
+track_tqdm.param_names = ["method"]
+track_tqdm.unit = "Relative time (lower is better)"
+
+
 class Alternatives(Base):
     """Fractional overhead compared to alternatives"""
-    def setup(self):
-        super(Alternatives, self).setup(1e5)
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Alternatives, self).__init__(1e5)
 
-        # compare to `tqdm` rather than empty loop
+        # compare to `tqdm`
         with self.tqdm(self.iterable) as pbar:
             t0 = self.time()
             [0 for _ in pbar]
@@ -61,19 +73,19 @@ class Alternatives(Base):
         # invert to track `tqdm` regressions (rather than the alternative)
         self.fraction = partial(self.fraction, invert=True)
 
-    # def track_progressbar(self):
+    # def progressbar(self):
     #     from progressbar.progressbar import ProgressBar
     #     return self.fraction(ProgressBar())
 
-    def track_progressbar2(self):
+    def progressbar2(self):
         from progressbar import progressbar
         return self.fraction(progressbar)
 
-    def track_rich(self):
+    def rich(self):
         from rich.progress import track
         return self.fraction(track)
 
-    def track_alive_progress(self):
+    def alive_progress(self):
         from alive_progress import alive_bar
 
         class wrapper:
@@ -87,3 +99,14 @@ class Alternatives(Base):
                         bar()
 
         return self.fraction(wrapper)
+
+
+alternatives = Alternatives()
+def track_alternatives(library):
+    if library == "tqdm":
+        return 1
+    global alternatives
+    return getattr(alternatives, library.replace("-", "_"))()
+track_alternatives.params = ["tqdm", "progressbar2", "rich", "alive-progress"]
+track_alternatives.param_names = ["library"]
+track_alternatives.unit = "Relative speed (higher is better)"