diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index abc298b..088c37e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ DerivedData/
 .netrc
 Package.resolved
 
-/Scripts/benchmarks
+.benchmarkBaselines/
diff --git a/Benchmark.md b/Benchmark.md
index 3400a60..cd190de 100644
--- a/Benchmark.md
+++ b/Benchmark.md
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Differences within 1.00×–1.10× are treated as comparable performance.
 | `copy/escaping/16-byte` | 1.778 | 0.669 | **2.66× faster** |
 | `search` | 3.865 | 1.601 | **2.41× faster** |
 | `iterate` | 2.445 | 1.113 | **2.20× faster** |
+| `init/15-byte/string-literal` | 4.366 | 2.916 | **1.49× faster** |
+| `init/15-byte` | 4.366 | 3.569 | **1.22× faster** |
 | `access/count(utf8)` | 1.334 | 1.112 | **1.20× faster** |
-| `init/15-byte/string-literal` | 4.366 | 4.073 | **comparable performance** |
 | `decode/escaping/16-byte` | 403 | 398 | **comparable performance** |
 | `copy/empty` | 1.112 | 1.112 | **comparable performance** |
 | `copy/15-byte` | 1.112 | 1.112 | **comparable performance** |
@@ -28,9 +29,8 @@ Differences within 1.00×–1.10× are treated as comparable performance.
 | `encode/escaping/16-byte` | 393 | 399 | **comparable performance** |
 | `decode/escaping/15-byte` | 378 | 403 | **comparable performance** |
 | `encode/16-byte` | 367 | 394 | **comparable performance** |
-| `init/15-byte` | 4.366 | 5.431 | **1.24× slower** |
-| `init/16-byte/string-literal` | 4.444 | 6.504 | **1.46× slower** |
-| `init/16-byte` | 4.444 | 7.594 | **1.71× slower** |
-| `init/empty/string-literal` | 1.112 | 3.316 | **2.98× slower** |
+| `init/16-byte` | 4.444 | 4.734 | **comparable performance** |
+| `init/16-byte/string-literal` | 4.444 | 4.268 | **comparable performance** |
+| `init/empty/string-literal` | 1.112 | 2.902| **2.60× slower** |
 | `access/escaping/string` | 1.778 | 7.823 | **4.40× slower** |
 | `access/string` | 1.112 | 7.172 | **6.45× slower** |
diff --git a/Sources/InlineString/InlineString16.swift b/Sources/InlineString/InlineString16.swift
index f268d7f..5da143c 100644
--- a/Sources/InlineString/InlineString16.swift
+++ b/Sources/InlineString/InlineString16.swift
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public struct InlineString16: BitwiseCopyable, Sendable {
     ///     return `false` instead of triggering a runtime trap.
     /// - Returns: `true` if the string was successfully stored; otherwise, `false`
     ///   when validation is enabled and the string exceeds the storage capacity.
+    @inline(__always)
     @discardableResult
     mutating func _initialize(from string: String, validating: Bool) -> Bool {
         guard !string.isEmpty else {
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ public struct InlineString16: BitwiseCopyable, Sendable {
     /// - Parameters:
     ///   - utf8: A UTF-8 view containing the bytes to copy.
     ///   - storage: The destination storage tuple.
+    @inline(__always)
     mutating func _copyUTF8Bytes(from utf8: String.UTF8View) {
         precondition(utf8.count <= 15, "String must fit within small string capacity.")
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ public struct InlineString16: BitwiseCopyable, Sendable {
     /// - Parameters:
     ///   - string: The source string.
     ///   - storage: The destination storage tuple.
+    @inline(__always)
     mutating func _copyStringContent(from string: String) {
         var string = string
 
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ public struct InlineString16: BitwiseCopyable, Sendable {
     /// - Parameter validating: A Boolean value indicating whether the operation
     ///   should fail gracefully instead of trapping.
     /// - Returns: `false` when validation is enabled.
+    @inline(__always)
     func _onExceedingCapacity(validating: Bool) -> Bool {
         if validating {
             return false