diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/README.md b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/README.md
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+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Compile with
+
+- `cmake --preset bench`.
+- `cmake --build --preset bench --target relations_acc_bench`.
+
+Run with `( cd build-bench && bin/relations_acc_bench )`.
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/relations_acc.bench.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/relations_acc.bench.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/constraining/benchmark/relations_acc.bench.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <benchmark/benchmark.h>
+
+#include "barretenberg/common/constexpr_utils.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/relations/relation_parameters.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm2/common/field.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm2/generated/columns.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm2/generated/flavor.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm2/generated/full_row.hpp"
+#include "barretenberg/vm2/generated/relations/range_check.hpp"
+
+using namespace benchmark;
+using namespace bb::avm2;
+
+namespace {
+
+AvmFullRow<FF> get_random_row()
+{
+    AvmFullRow<FF> row;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < NUM_COLUMNS_WITH_SHIFTS; i++) {
+        row.get_column(static_cast<ColumnAndShifts>(i)) = FF::random_element();
+    }
+    return row;
+}
+
+bb::RelationParameters<FF> get_params()
+{
+    return {
+        .eta = 0,
+        .beta = FF::random_element(),
+        .gamma = FF::random_element(),
+        .public_input_delta = 0,
+        .lookup_grand_product_delta = 0,
+        .beta_sqr = 0,
+        .beta_cube = 0,
+        .eccvm_set_permutation_delta = 0,
+    };
+}
+
+template <typename Relation> void BM_accumulate_random(State& state)
+{
+    auto row = get_random_row();
+    auto params = get_params();
+    FF scaling_factor = 1;
+
+    typename Relation::SumcheckArrayOfValuesOverSubrelations result{};
+
+    for (auto _ : state) {
+        Relation::accumulate(result, row, params, scaling_factor);
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    bb::constexpr_for<0, std::tuple_size_v<typename AvmFlavor::MainRelations>, 1>([&]<size_t i>() {
+        using Relation = std::tuple_element_t<i, typename AvmFlavor::MainRelations>;
+        BENCHMARK(BM_accumulate_random<Relation>)
+            ->Name(std::string(Relation::NAME) + "_acc_random")
+            ->Unit(kMicrosecond);
+    });
+
+    ::benchmark::Initialize(&argc, argv);
+    ::benchmark::RunSpecifiedBenchmarks();
+}
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diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/tracegen_helper.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/tracegen_helper.cpp
index 54def55bf429..8ab5739a2304 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/tracegen_helper.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/vm2/tracegen_helper.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "barretenberg/common/constexpr_utils.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/common/std_array.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/common/thread.hpp"
 #include "barretenberg/numeric/bitop/get_msb.hpp"
@@ -123,6 +124,22 @@ void print_trace_stats(const TraceContainer& trace)
     info("Sum of all column rows: ", total_rows, " (~2^", numeric::get_msb(numeric::round_up_power_2(total_rows)), ")");
 }
 
+// Check that inverses have been set, if assertions are enabled.
+// WARNING: This will not warn you if the interaction is not exercised.
+void check_interactions([[maybe_unused]] const TraceContainer& trace)
+{
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+    bb::constexpr_for<0, std::tuple_size_v<typename AvmFlavor::LookupRelations>, 1>([&]<size_t i>() {
+        using Settings = typename std::tuple_element_t<i, typename AvmFlavor::LookupRelations>::Settings;
+        if (trace.get_column_rows(Settings::SRC_SELECTOR) != 0 && trace.get_column_rows(Settings::INVERSES) == 0) {
+            std::cerr << "Inverses not set for " << Settings::NAME << ". Did you forget to run a lookup builder?"
+                      << std::endl;
+            std::abort();
+        }
+    });
+#endif
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 TraceContainer AvmTraceGenHelper::generate_trace(EventsContainer&& events)
@@ -210,6 +227,7 @@ TraceContainer AvmTraceGenHelper::generate_trace(EventsContainer&& events)
                        parallel_for(jobs_interactions.size(), [&](size_t i) { jobs_interactions[i]->process(trace); }));
     }
 
+    check_interactions(trace);
     print_trace_stats(trace);
     return trace;
 }