Yes, but PyPy was not written in 6 months. For a rather comprehensive (but not so recent) benchmark, see: http://etehtsea.me/the-great-ruby-shootout http://ete

Yes, but PyPy was not written in 6 months. For a rather comprehensive (but not so recent) benchmark, see: http://etehtsea.me/the-great-ruby-shootout http://etehtsea.me/the-great-ruby-shootout http://igor-alexandrov.github.io/blog/2012/11/05/yet-another-ruby-shootout/ http://igor-alexandrov.github.io/blog/2012/11/05/yet-another... MacRuby looses against MRI in many benchmarks and MRI doesn't fare as bad as many people say.