diff --git a/tools/benchmodel.cpp b/tools/benchmodel.cpp
index 5e8c45d..b2630cf 100644
--- a/tools/benchmodel.cpp
+++ b/tools/benchmodel.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <chrono>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
 
 #include "NAM/dsp.h"
 #include "NAM/get_dsp.h"
+#include "NAM/slimmable.h"
 
 using std::chrono::duration;
 using std::chrono::duration_cast;
@@ -18,22 +22,50 @@ double outputBuffer[AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE];
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-  if (argc < 2)
+  double slimValue = -1.0;
+  bool hasSlim = false;
+  bool useFastTanh = true;
+  std::vector<char*> positionalArgs;
+  positionalArgs.push_back(argv[0]);
+
+  for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
   {
-    std::cerr << "Usage: benchmodel <model_path> [--no-fast-tanh]\n";
-    exit(1);
+    std::string arg(argv[i]);
+    if (arg == "--slim")
+    {
+      if (i + 1 >= argc)
+      {
+        std::cerr << "Error: --slim requires a value between 0.0 and 1.0\n";
+        return 1;
+      }
+      char* end = nullptr;
+      slimValue = std::strtod(argv[i + 1], &end);
+      if (end == argv[i + 1] || *end != '\0' || slimValue < 0.0 || slimValue > 1.0)
+      {
+        std::cerr << "Error: --slim value must be a number between 0.0 and 1.0\n";
+        return 1;
+      }
+      hasSlim = true;
+      i++; // skip the value
+    }
+    else if (arg == "--no-fast-tanh")
+    {
+      useFastTanh = false;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      positionalArgs.push_back(argv[i]);
+    }
   }
 
-  const char* modelPath = argv[1];
-
-  // Check for --no-fast-tanh flag
-  bool useFastTanh = true;
-  for (int i = 2; i < argc; i++)
+  if (positionalArgs.size() < 2)
   {
-    if (std::strcmp(argv[i], "--no-fast-tanh") == 0)
-      useFastTanh = false;
+    std::cerr << "Usage: benchmodel [--slim <0.0-1.0>] [--no-fast-tanh] <model_path>\n";
+    return 1;
   }
 
+  const char* modelPath = positionalArgs[1];
+
   if (useFastTanh)
   {
     nam::activations::Activation::enable_fast_tanh();
@@ -53,7 +85,19 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   if (model == nullptr)
   {
     std::cerr << "Failed to load model\n";
-    exit(1);
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (hasSlim)
+  {
+    auto* slimmable = dynamic_cast<nam::SlimmableModel*>(model.get());
+    if (!slimmable)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "Error: --slim requires a model that implements the SlimmableModel interface\n";
+      return 1;
+    }
+    std::cout << "Setting slimmable size to " << slimValue << "\n";
+    slimmable->SetSlimmableSize(slimValue);
   }
 
   size_t bufferSize = AUDIO_BUFFER_SIZE;