diff --git a/examples/cli/plugins/example_combined/turnkeyml_plugin_example_combined/runtime.py b/examples/cli/plugins/example_combined/turnkeyml_plugin_example_combined/runtime.py
index d96b6b23..64395209 100644
--- a/examples/cli/plugins/example_combined/turnkeyml_plugin_example_combined/runtime.py
+++ b/examples/cli/plugins/example_combined/turnkeyml_plugin_example_combined/runtime.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import turnkeyml.common.exceptions as exp
 import turnkeyml.common.filesystem as fs
 from turnkeyml.run.onnxrt.within_conda import dummy_inputs
-from turnkeyml.common.performance import MeasuredPerformance
+from turnkeyml.run.performance import MeasuredPerformance
 
 
 combined_rt_name = "example-combined-rt"
diff --git a/examples/cli/plugins/example_rt/turnkeyml_plugin_example_rt/runtime.py b/examples/cli/plugins/example_rt/turnkeyml_plugin_example_rt/runtime.py
index 5ce10915..ed010694 100644
--- a/examples/cli/plugins/example_rt/turnkeyml_plugin_example_rt/runtime.py
+++ b/examples/cli/plugins/example_rt/turnkeyml_plugin_example_rt/runtime.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import numpy as np
 from turnkeyml.run.basert import BaseRT
-from turnkeyml.common.performance import MeasuredPerformance
+from turnkeyml.run.performance import MeasuredPerformance
 import turnkeyml.common.exceptions as exp
 from turnkeyml.common.filesystem import Stats
 
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/run/basert.py b/src/turnkeyml/run/basert.py
index 938647fb..42722f9b 100644
--- a/src/turnkeyml/run/basert.py
+++ b/src/turnkeyml/run/basert.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 import torch
 import numpy as np
-from turnkeyml.common.performance import MeasuredPerformance, Device
+from turnkeyml.run.performance import MeasuredPerformance, Device
 import turnkeyml.common.build as build
 import turnkeyml.common.exceptions as exp
 import turnkeyml.common.filesystem as fs
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/run/benchmark_model.py b/src/turnkeyml/run/benchmark_model.py
index f231d23e..66e6094e 100644
--- a/src/turnkeyml/run/benchmark_model.py
+++ b/src/turnkeyml/run/benchmark_model.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     apply_default_runtime,
 )
 import turnkeyml.cli.parser_helpers as parser_helpers
-from turnkeyml.common.performance import Device, parse_device
+from turnkeyml.run.performance import Device, parse_device
 
 default_iterations = 100
 benchmark_default_device = "x86"
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/common/performance.py b/src/turnkeyml/run/performance.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/turnkeyml/common/performance.py
rename to src/turnkeyml/run/performance.py
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/run/torchrt/runtime.py b/src/turnkeyml/run/torchrt/runtime.py
index d7e3c87d..7673194c 100644
--- a/src/turnkeyml/run/torchrt/runtime.py
+++ b/src/turnkeyml/run/torchrt/runtime.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import torch
 import numpy as np
 from turnkeyml.run.basert import BaseRT
-from turnkeyml.common.performance import MeasuredPerformance
+from turnkeyml.run.performance import MeasuredPerformance
 from turnkeyml.run.onnxrt.execute import get_cpu_specs
 import turnkeyml.common.build as build
 import turnkeyml.common.exceptions as exp
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/sequence/tool_plugins.py b/src/turnkeyml/sequence/tool_plugins.py
index a9aa5e8f..9cd170a8 100644
--- a/src/turnkeyml/sequence/tool_plugins.py
+++ b/src/turnkeyml/sequence/tool_plugins.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import turnkeyml.tools.onnx as onnx_tools
 import turnkeyml.common.plugins as plugins
 import turnkeyml.tools.management_tools as mgmt
-from turnkeyml.run.benchmark_model import Benchmark
 from turnkeyml.tools.discovery import Discover
 import turnkeyml.tools.report as report
 from turnkeyml.tools.load_build import LoadBuild
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@
     mgmt.Cache,
     mgmt.ModelsLocation,
     report.Report,
-    Benchmark,
     Discover,
     export.ExportPytorchModel,
     onnx_tools.OptimizeOnnxModel,
@@ -40,3 +38,11 @@
                 )
 
             SUPPORTED_TOOLS.append(tool_class)
+
+# Give a "benchmark" tool installed by a plugin priority over
+# a "benchmark" tool built into turnkeyml
+tool_names = [tool.unique_name for tool in SUPPORTED_TOOLS]
+if "benchmark" not in tool_names:
+    from turnkeyml.run.benchmark_model import Benchmark
+
+    SUPPORTED_TOOLS.append(Benchmark)
diff --git a/src/turnkeyml/version.py b/src/turnkeyml/version.py
index e94f36fe..6ed01825 100644
--- a/src/turnkeyml/version.py
+++ b/src/turnkeyml/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.0.5"
+__version__ = "3.0.6"
diff --git a/test/unit.py b/test/unit.py
index 0b34fa2e..49c909f8 100644
--- a/test/unit.py
+++ b/test/unit.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import turnkeyml.common.filesystem as filesystem
-import turnkeyml.common.performance as performance
 import turnkeyml.common.build as build
+import turnkeyml.run.performance as performance
 import turnkeyml.run.plugin_helpers as plugin_helpers