diff --git a/scripts/load_test.py b/scripts/load_test.py
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+import asyncio
+import time
+import httpx
+
+API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8000/api/v1"
+
+async def dispatch_single_task(client: httpx.AsyncClient, index: int):
+    payload = {
+        "task_name": "tasks.data_etl_pipeline",
+        "parameters": {"batch_id": index, "records": 500},
+        "priority": "normal"
+    }
+    start = time.perf_counter()
+    try:
+        resp = await client.post(f"{API_BASE_URL}/tasks/submit", json=payload, timeout=5.0)
+        duration_ms = (time.perf_counter() - start) * 1000
+        return resp.status_code, duration_ms
+    except Exception as e:
+        return 500, 0.0
+
+async def run_benchmark(concurrency: int = 25, total_requests: int = 100):
+    print(f"Starting load test: {total_requests} requests with {concurrency} concurrent workers...")
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+        tasks = [dispatch_single_task(client, i) for i in range(total_requests)]
+        results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+    successes = [d for status, d in results if status == 202]
+    print(f"Results: {len(successes)}/{total_requests} accepted")
+    if successes:
+        print(f"Avg latency: {sum(successes)/len(successes):.2f}ms")
+        print(f"Min latency: {min(successes):.2f}ms | Max: {max(successes):.2f}ms")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(run_benchmark())