diff --git a/examples/venom.dasy b/examples/venom.dasy
index 727344d..eb1d1dc 100644
--- a/examples/venom.dasy
+++ b/examples/venom.dasy
@@ -1,2 +1,16 @@
-(defn absoluteValue [] :external
-   (venom "(seq (mstore (add 32 31) 5945936342127) (mstore 0 20) (return 0 0))"))
+(defn storeInMem [] :external
+   (venom "(seq (mstore (add 32 31) 5945936342127)
+                (mstore 0 20)
+                (return 0 0))"))
+
+(defn retOne [] :uint256 :external
+  (defvar x :uint256 0)
+  (venom "(mstore 64 1)")
+  x)
+
+
+;; 41 gas
+(defn addTwoNums [:uint256 x y] :uint256 :external
+  (defvar z :uint256 0) ;; first variable is at offset 64
+  (venom "(mstore 64 (add (calldataload 4) (calldataload 36)))")
+  z)
diff --git a/examples/venom_comp.vy b/examples/venom_comp.vy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74c574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/venom_comp.vy
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@external
+def retOne() -> uint256:
+    x: uint256 = 0
+    x = 1
+    return x
+
+
+# 71 gas
+@external
+def addTwoNums(a: uint256, b: uint256) -> uint256:
+    return a + b
diff --git a/tests/test_dasy.py b/tests/test_dasy.py
index e04260e..a49a704 100644
--- a/tests/test_dasy.py
+++ b/tests/test_dasy.py
@@ -6,8 +6,15 @@
 
 def test_venom():
     c = compile("examples/venom.dasy")
-    c.absoluteValue()
+    assert c.retOne() == 1
 
+def test_compare_venom_vyper():
+    c = compile("examples/venom.dasy")
+    v = boa.load("examples/venom_comp.vy")
+
+    for contract in [c, v]:
+        assert contract.retOne() == 1
+        assert contract.addTwoNums(1, 2) == 3
 
 def compile_src(src: str, *args) -> VyperContract:
     ast = dasy.compile(src, include_abi=True)