diff --git a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e27757e..fa45c8f1 100644
--- a/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/benchmark/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ if(TARGET benchmark::benchmark)
     if(TARGET sajson)
       target_link_libraries(bench_ondemand PRIVATE sajson)
     endif()
+    if(TARGET nlohmann_json)
+      target_link_libraries(bench_ondemand PRIVATE nlohmann_json)
+    endif()
   endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_ondemand.cpp b/benchmark/bench_ondemand.cpp
index 1368f351..fd3f3bf3 100644
--- a/benchmark/bench_ondemand.cpp
+++ b/benchmark/bench_ondemand.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ SIMDJSON_PUSH_DISABLE_ALL_WARNINGS
 #include "sajson.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#endif
+
 // This has to be last, for reasons I don't yet understand
 #include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
 
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ SIMDJSON_POP_DISABLE_WARNINGS
 #include "partial_tweets/yyjson.h"
 #include "partial_tweets/sajson.h"
 #include "partial_tweets/rapidjson.h"
+#include "partial_tweets/nlohmann_json.h"
 
 #include "large_random/simdjson_dom.h"
 #include "large_random/simdjson_ondemand.h"
@@ -34,23 +39,27 @@ SIMDJSON_POP_DISABLE_WARNINGS
 #include "large_random/yyjson.h"
 #include "large_random/sajson.h"
 #include "large_random/rapidjson.h"
+#include "large_random/nlohmann_json.h"
 
 #include "kostya/simdjson_dom.h"
 #include "kostya/simdjson_ondemand.h"
 #include "kostya/yyjson.h"
 #include "kostya/sajson.h"
 #include "kostya/rapidjson.h"
+#include "kostya/nlohmann_json.h"
 
 #include "distinct_user_id/simdjson_dom.h"
 #include "distinct_user_id/simdjson_ondemand.h"
 #include "distinct_user_id/yyjson.h"
 #include "distinct_user_id/sajson.h"
 #include "distinct_user_id/rapidjson.h"
+#include "distinct_user_id/nlohmann_json.h"
 
 #include "find_tweet/simdjson_dom.h"
 #include "find_tweet/simdjson_ondemand.h"
 #include "find_tweet/yyjson.h"
 #include "find_tweet/sajson.h"
 #include "find_tweet/rapidjson.h"
+#include "find_tweet/nlohmann_json.h"
 
 BENCHMARK_MAIN();
diff --git a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/nlohmann_json.h b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/nlohmann_json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2562dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/nlohmann_json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+
+#include "distinct_user_id.h"
+
+namespace distinct_user_id {
+
+struct nlohmann_json {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<uint64_t> &result) {
+    auto root = nlohmann::json::parse(json.data(), json.data() + json.size());
+    for (auto tweet : root["statuses"]) {
+      result.push_back(tweet["user"]["id"]);
+      if (tweet.contains("retweeted_status")) {
+        result.push_back(tweet["retweeted_status"]["user"]["id"]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(distinct_user_id, nlohmann_json)->UseManualTime();
+
+} // namespace distinct_user_id
+
+#endif // SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
index 66e8c121..0679a0ca 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace find_tweet {
 
 template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::file_runner<I> {
-  std::string_view result;
+  typename I::StringType result;
 
   bool setup(benchmark::State &state) {
     return this->load_json(state, json_benchmark::TWITTER_JSON);
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/nlohmann_json.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/nlohmann_json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3987e31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/nlohmann_json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+
+#include "find_tweet.h"
+
+namespace find_tweet {
+
+struct nlohmann_json {
+  using StringType=std::string;
+
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, uint64_t find_id, std::string &result) {
+    auto root = nlohmann::json::parse(json.data(), json.data() + json.size());
+    for (auto tweet : root["statuses"]) {
+      if (tweet["id"] == find_id) {
+        result = tweet["text"];
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(find_tweet, nlohmann_json)->UseManualTime();
+
+} // namespace find_tweet
+
+#endif // SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/rapidjson.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/rapidjson.h
index dd0f071a..3e949b98 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/rapidjson.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/rapidjson.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace find_tweet {
 using namespace rapidjson;
 
 struct rapidjson_base {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   Document doc{};
 
   bool run(Document &root, uint64_t find_id, std::string_view &result) {
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/sajson.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/sajson.h
index a94c8aed..7bf907c6 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/sajson.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/sajson.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace find_tweet {
 
 struct sajson {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   size_t ast_buffer_size{0};
   size_t *ast_buffer{nullptr};
   simdjson_really_inline std::string_view get_string_view(const ::sajson::value &obj, std::string_view key) {
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_dom.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_dom.h
index 8cd88540..0b32d8b2 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_dom.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_dom.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace find_tweet {
 using namespace simdjson;
 
 struct simdjson_dom {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   dom::parser parser{};
 
   bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, uint64_t find_id, std::string_view &result) {
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_ondemand.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_ondemand.h
index 8fd96fbe..32db4bc4 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_ondemand.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/simdjson_ondemand.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ using namespace simdjson;
 using namespace simdjson::builtin;
 
 struct simdjson_ondemand {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   ondemand::parser parser{};
 
   bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, uint64_t find_id, std::string_view &result) {
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/yyjson.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/yyjson.h
index 316d76a7..a1ff827a 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/yyjson.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/yyjson.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace find_tweet {
 
 struct yyjson_base {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   bool run(yyjson_doc *doc, uint64_t find_id, std::string_view &result) {
     if (!doc) { return false; }
     yyjson_val *root = yyjson_doc_get_root(doc);
diff --git a/benchmark/json_benchmark/diff_results.h b/benchmark/json_benchmark/diff_results.h
index 7d00a9d0..2bc02195 100644
--- a/benchmark/json_benchmark/diff_results.h
+++ b/benchmark/json_benchmark/diff_results.h
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 
 namespace json_benchmark {
 
-template<typename T>
-static bool diff_results(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const T &reference);
+template<typename T, typename U>
+static bool diff_results(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const U &reference);
 
-template<typename T>
+template<typename T, typename U>
 struct result_differ {
-  static bool diff(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const T &reference) {
+  static bool diff(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const U &reference) {
     if (result != reference) {
       std::stringstream str;
       str << "result incorrect: " << result << " ... reference: " << reference;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct result_differ {
 };
 
 template<>
-bool result_differ<double>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const double &result, const double &reference) {
+bool result_differ<double, double>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const double &result, const double &reference) {
     if (result != reference) {
       std::stringstream str;
       // We print it out using full precision.
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ bool result_differ<double>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const double &result,
 }
 
 
-template<typename T>
-struct result_differ<std::vector<T>> {
-  static bool diff(benchmark::State &state, const std::vector<T> &result, const std::vector<T> &reference) {
+template<typename T, typename U>
+struct result_differ<std::vector<T>, std::vector<U>> {
+  static bool diff(benchmark::State &state, const std::vector<T> &result, const std::vector<U> &reference) {
     auto result_iter = result.begin();
     auto reference_iter = reference.begin();
     while (result_iter != result.end() && reference_iter != reference.end()) {
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ struct result_differ<std::vector<T>> {
   }
 };
 
-template<typename T>
-static bool diff_results(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const T &reference) {
-  return result_differ<T>::diff(state, result, reference);
+template<typename T, typename U>
+static bool diff_results(benchmark::State &state, const T &result, const U &reference) {
+  return result_differ<T, U>::diff(state, result, reference);
 }
 
 } // namespace json_benchmark
diff --git a/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h b/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
index 4355f960..c7c9de30 100644
--- a/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
+++ b/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ template<typename I> simdjson_really_inline static void kostya(benchmark::State
 
 namespace json_benchmark {
   template<>
-  bool result_differ<kostya::point>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const kostya::point &result, const kostya::point &reference) {
+  bool result_differ<kostya::point, kostya::point>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const kostya::point &result, const kostya::point &reference) {
     return diff_results(state, result.x, reference.x)
         && diff_results(state, result.y, reference.y)
         && diff_results(state, result.z, reference.z);
diff --git a/benchmark/kostya/nlohmann_json.h b/benchmark/kostya/nlohmann_json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9661d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/kostya/nlohmann_json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+
+#include "kostya.h"
+
+namespace kostya {
+
+struct nlohmann_json {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<point> &result) {
+    auto root = nlohmann::json::parse(json.data(), json.data() + json.size());
+    for (auto point : root["coordinates"]) {
+      result.emplace_back(kostya::point{point["x"], point["y"], point["z"]});
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(kostya, nlohmann_json)->UseManualTime();
+
+} // namespace kostya
+
+#endif // SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
diff --git a/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h b/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
index c2d80602..99c2d26f 100644
--- a/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
+++ b/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ template<typename T> static void large_random(benchmark::State &state) {
 
 namespace json_benchmark {
   template<>
-  bool result_differ<large_random::point>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const large_random::point &result, const large_random::point &reference) {
+  bool result_differ<large_random::point, large_random::point>::diff(benchmark::State &state, const large_random::point &result, const large_random::point &reference) {
     return diff_results(state, result.x, reference.x)
         && diff_results(state, result.y, reference.y)
         && diff_results(state, result.z, reference.z);
diff --git a/benchmark/large_random/nlohmann_json.h b/benchmark/large_random/nlohmann_json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf9fe030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/large_random/nlohmann_json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+
+#include "large_random.h"
+
+namespace large_random {
+
+struct nlohmann_json {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<point> &result) {
+    for (auto point : nlohmann::json::parse(json.data(), json.data() + json.size())) {
+      result.emplace_back(large_random::point{point["x"], point["y"], point["z"]});
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(large_random, nlohmann_json)->UseManualTime();
+
+} // namespace large_random
+
+#endif // SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/nlohmann_json.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/nlohmann_json.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34ca454c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/nlohmann_json.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
+
+#include "partial_tweets.h"
+
+namespace partial_tweets {
+
+struct nlohmann_json {
+  using StringType=std::string;
+
+  simdjson_really_inline uint64_t nullable_int(nlohmann::json value) {
+    if (value.is_null()) { return 0; }
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string>> &result) {
+    auto root = nlohmann::json::parse(json.data(), json.data() + json.size());
+    for (auto tweet : root["statuses"]) {
+      auto user = tweet["user"];
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string>{
+        tweet["created_at"],
+        tweet["id"],
+        tweet["text"],
+        nullable_int(tweet["in_reply_to_status_id"]),
+        { user["id"], user["screen_name"] },
+        tweet["retweet_count"],
+        tweet["favorite_count"]
+      });
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+};
+
+BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(partial_tweets, nlohmann_json)->UseManualTime();
+
+} // namespace partial_tweets
+
+#endif // SIMDJSON_COMPETITION_NLOHMANN_JSON
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
index b4ba6ebc..ebb63178 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace partial_tweets {
 
 template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::file_runner<I> {
-  std::vector<tweet> result{};
+  std::vector<tweet<typename I::StringType>> result{};
 
   bool setup(benchmark::State &state) {
     return this->load_json(state, json_benchmark::TWITTER_JSON);
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/rapidjson.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/rapidjson.h
index 6abf5815..b4206def 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/rapidjson.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/rapidjson.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace partial_tweets {
 using namespace rapidjson;
 
 struct rapidjson_base {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   Document doc{};
 
   simdjson_really_inline std::string_view get_string_view(Value &object, std::string_view key) {
@@ -31,20 +33,20 @@ struct rapidjson_base {
     if (!field->value.IsUint64()) { throw "Field is not nullable uint64"; }
     return field->value.GetUint64();
   }
-  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user get_user(Value &object, std::string_view key) {
+  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user<std::string_view> get_user(Value &object, std::string_view key) {
     auto field = object.FindMember(key.data());
     if (field == object.MemberEnd()) { throw "Missing user field"; }
     if (!field->value.IsObject()) { throw "User field is not an object"; }
     return { get_uint64(field->value, "id"), get_string_view(field->value, "screen_name") };
   }
 
-  bool run(Document &root, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(Document &root, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     if (root.HasParseError() || !root.IsObject()) { return false; }
     auto statuses = root.FindMember("statuses");
     if (statuses == root.MemberEnd() || !statuses->value.IsArray()) { return false; }
     for (auto &tweet : statuses->value.GetArray()) {
       if (!tweet.IsObject()) { return false; }
-      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet{
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string_view>{
         get_string_view(tweet, "created_at"),
         get_uint64     (tweet, "id"),
         get_string_view(tweet, "text"),
@@ -60,14 +62,14 @@ struct rapidjson_base {
 };
 
 struct rapidjson : rapidjson_base {
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     return rapidjson_base::run(doc.Parse<kParseValidateEncodingFlag>(json.data()), result);
   }
 };
 BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(partial_tweets, rapidjson)->UseManualTime();
 
 struct rapidjson_insitu : rapidjson_base {
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     return rapidjson_base::run(doc.ParseInsitu<kParseValidateEncodingFlag>(json.data()), result);
   }
 };
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/sajson.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/sajson.h
index d5dd97ce..9d08627d 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/sajson.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/sajson.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace partial_tweets {
 
 struct sajson {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   size_t ast_buffer_size{0};
   size_t *ast_buffer{nullptr};
   simdjson_really_inline std::string_view get_string_view(const ::sajson::value &obj, std::string_view key) {
@@ -46,13 +48,13 @@ struct sajson {
     if (endptr != &str[val.get_string_length()]) { throw "field is a string, but not an integer string"; }
     return result;
   }
-  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user get_user(const ::sajson::value &obj, std::string_view key) {
+  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user<std::string_view> get_user(const ::sajson::value &obj, std::string_view key) {
     auto user = obj.get_value_of_key({key.data(), key.length()});
     if (user.get_type() != ::sajson::TYPE_OBJECT) { throw "user is not an object"; }
     return { get_str_uint64(user, "id_str"), get_string_view(user, "screen_name") };
   }
 
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     if (!ast_buffer) {
       ast_buffer_size = json.size();
       ast_buffer = (size_t *)std::malloc(ast_buffer_size * sizeof(size_t));
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ struct sajson {
     for (size_t i=0; i<statuses.get_length(); i++) {
       auto tweet = statuses.get_array_element(i);
       if (tweet.get_type() != ::sajson::TYPE_OBJECT) { return false; }
-      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet{
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string_view>{
         get_string_view(tweet, "created_at"),
         get_str_uint64 (tweet, "id_str"),
         get_string_view(tweet, "text"),
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_dom.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_dom.h
index 37536953..17b04a87 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_dom.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_dom.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace partial_tweets {
 using namespace simdjson;
 
 struct simdjson_dom {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   dom::parser parser{};
 
   simdjson_really_inline uint64_t nullable_int(dom::element element) {
@@ -16,10 +18,10 @@ struct simdjson_dom {
     return element;
   }
 
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     for (dom::element tweet : parser.parse(json)["statuses"]) {
       auto user = tweet["user"];
-      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet{
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string_view>{
         tweet["created_at"],
         tweet["id"],
         tweet["text"],
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_ondemand.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_ondemand.h
index 830edff9..8b34b1e0 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_ondemand.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/simdjson_ondemand.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ using namespace simdjson;
 using namespace simdjson::builtin;
 
 struct simdjson_ondemand {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   ondemand::parser parser{};
 
   simdjson_really_inline uint64_t nullable_int(ondemand::value value) {
@@ -17,15 +19,15 @@ struct simdjson_ondemand {
     return value;
   }
 
-  simdjson_really_inline twitter_user read_user(ondemand::object user) {
+  simdjson_really_inline twitter_user<std::string_view> read_user(ondemand::object user) {
     return { user.find_field("id"), user.find_field("screen_name") };
   }
 
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     // Walk the document, parsing the tweets as we go
     auto doc = parser.iterate(json);
     for (ondemand::object tweet : doc.find_field("statuses")) {
-      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet{
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string_view>{
         tweet.find_field("created_at"),
         tweet.find_field("id"),
         tweet.find_field("text"),
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/tweet.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/tweet.h
index dd9c6ede..f47c2942 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/tweet.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/tweet.h
@@ -22,15 +22,17 @@ namespace partial_tweets {
 //   ]
 // }
 
+template<typename StringType=std::string_view>
 struct tweet {
-  std::string_view created_at{};
+  StringType created_at{};
   uint64_t id{};
-  std::string_view result{};
+  StringType result{};
   uint64_t in_reply_to_status_id{};
-  twitter_user user{};
+  twitter_user<StringType> user{};
   uint64_t retweet_count{};
   uint64_t favorite_count{};
-  simdjson_really_inline bool operator==(const tweet &other) const {
+  template<typename OtherStringType>
+  simdjson_really_inline bool operator==(const tweet<OtherStringType> &other) const {
     return created_at == other.created_at &&
            id == other.id &&
            result == other.result &&
@@ -39,10 +41,12 @@ struct tweet {
            retweet_count == other.retweet_count &&
            favorite_count == other.favorite_count;
   }
-  simdjson_really_inline bool operator!=(const tweet &other) const { return !(*this == other); }
+  template<typename OtherStringType>
+  simdjson_really_inline bool operator!=(const tweet<OtherStringType> &other) const { return !(*this == other); }
 };
 
-simdjson_unused static std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &o, const tweet &t) {
+template<typename StringType>
+simdjson_unused static std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &o, const tweet<StringType> &t) {
   o << "created_at: " << t.created_at << std::endl;
   o << "id: " << t.id << std::endl;
   o << "result: " << t.result << std::endl;
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/twitter_user.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/twitter_user.h
index d29e542e..7807898d 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/twitter_user.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/twitter_user.h
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 
 namespace partial_tweets {
 
+template<typename StringType=std::string_view>
 struct twitter_user {
   uint64_t id{};
-  std::string_view screen_name{};
+  StringType screen_name{};
 
-  bool operator==(const twitter_user &other) const {
+  template<typename OtherStringType>
+  bool operator==(const twitter_user<OtherStringType> &other) const {
     return id == other.id &&
            screen_name == other.screen_name;
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/yyjson.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/yyjson.h
index 036790db..7ca47ded 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/yyjson.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/yyjson.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 namespace partial_tweets {
 
 struct yyjson_base {
+  using StringType=std::string_view;
+
   simdjson_really_inline std::string_view get_string_view(yyjson_val *obj, std::string_view key) {
     auto val = yyjson_obj_getn(obj, key.data(), key.length());
     if (!yyjson_is_str(val)) { throw "field is not uint64 or null!"; }
@@ -24,13 +26,13 @@ struct yyjson_base {
     if (type != YYJSON_TYPE_NUM && type != YYJSON_TYPE_NULL ) { throw "field is not uint64 or null!"; }
     return yyjson_get_uint(val);
   }
-  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user get_user(yyjson_val *obj, std::string_view key) {
+  simdjson_really_inline partial_tweets::twitter_user<std::string_view> get_user(yyjson_val *obj, std::string_view key) {
     auto user = yyjson_obj_getn(obj, key.data(), key.length());
     if (!yyjson_is_obj(user)) { throw "missing twitter user field!"; }
     return { get_uint64(user, "id"), get_string_view(user, "screen_name") };
   }
 
-  bool run(yyjson_doc *doc, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(yyjson_doc *doc, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     if (!doc) { return false; }
     yyjson_val *root = yyjson_doc_get_root(doc);
     if (!yyjson_is_obj(root)) { return false; }
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ struct yyjson_base {
     yyjson_arr_foreach(statuses, tweet_idx, tweets_max, tweet) {
       if (!yyjson_is_obj(tweet)) { return false; }
       // TODO these can't actually handle errors
-      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet{
+      result.emplace_back(partial_tweets::tweet<std::string_view>{
         get_string_view(tweet, "created_at"),
         get_uint64     (tweet, "id"),
         get_string_view(tweet, "text"),
@@ -59,14 +61,14 @@ struct yyjson_base {
 };
 
 struct yyjson : yyjson_base {
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     return yyjson_base::run(yyjson_read(json.data(), json.size(), 0), result);
   }
 };
 BENCHMARK_TEMPLATE(partial_tweets, yyjson)->UseManualTime();
 
 struct yyjson_insitu : yyjson_base {
-  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet> &result) {
+  bool run(simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<tweet<std::string_view>> &result) {
     return yyjson_base::run(yyjson_read_opts(json.data(), json.size(), YYJSON_READ_INSITU, 0, 0), result);
   }
 };