diff --git a/benchmarks/communication/all_reduce.py b/benchmarks/communication/all_reduce.py
index 438e18c..17a0d32 100644
--- a/benchmarks/communication/all_reduce.py
+++ b/benchmarks/communication/all_reduce.py
@@ -42,14 +42,53 @@ def timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args):
     print_rank_0(f"{size:<20} {desc:25s} {duration_str:20s} {tput_str:20s} {busbw_str:20s}")
 
 
+def create_input_tensor(world_size, num_elements, global_rank, local_rank, args):
+    """
+    Create input tensor for all_reduce benchmark/validation.
+    
+    Each rank's tensor is filled with its rank value, so after all_reduce SUM,
+    each element should equal sum(0..n-1) = n*(n-1)/2.
+    
+    Args:
+        world_size: Total number of ranks
+        num_elements: Number of elements per rank
+        global_rank: This rank's global rank
+        local_rank: This rank's local rank
+        args: Benchmark arguments
+        
+    Returns:
+        Input tensor on GPU, or None if OOM
+    """
+    if args.dist == 'torch':
+        import torch.distributed as dist
+    elif args.dist == 'deepspeed':
+        import deepspeed.comm as dist
+
+    try:
+        mat = torch.ones(num_elements, dtype=getattr(torch, args.dtype)).cuda(local_rank)
+        input = mat.mul_(float(global_rank))
+        return input
+    except RuntimeError as e:
+        if 'out of memory' in str(e):
+            if dist.get_rank() == 0:
+                print('WARNING: Ran out of GPU memory.')
+            sync_all()
+            return None
+        else:
+            raise e
+
+
 def run_all_reduce(local_rank, args):
     if args.dist == 'torch':
         import torch.distributed as dist
     elif args.dist == 'deepspeed':
         import deepspeed.comm as dist
 
-    # Prepare benchmark header
-    print_header(args, 'all_reduce')
+    # Prepare benchmark header unless validating
+    if not args.validate:
+        print_header(args, 'all_reduce')
+    else:
+        print_rank_0("Running Allreduce validation")
 
     world_size = dist.get_world_size()
     global_rank = dist.get_rank()
@@ -57,32 +96,41 @@ def run_all_reduce(local_rank, args):
     start_event = torch.cuda.Event(enable_timing=True)
     end_event = torch.cuda.Event(enable_timing=True)
 
-    if args.scan:
-        M_LIST = []
-        for x in (2**p for p in range(1, args.maxsize)):
-            M_LIST.append(x)
+    if args.single:
+        sync_all()
+        num_elements = world_size * (2 ** args.maxsize)
+        input = create_input_tensor(world_size, num_elements, global_rank, local_rank, args)
+        if input is None:
+            if dist.get_rank() == 0:
+                print('Exiting comm op.')
+            return
+        sync_all()
+        
+        if args.validate:
+            run_validation(input, args)
+        else:
+            timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args)
+
+    elif args.scan:
+        M_LIST = [2**p for p in range(1, args.maxsize)]
 
         sync_all()
         # loop over various tensor sizes
         for M in M_LIST:
-            global_rank = dist.get_rank()
-            try:
-                mat = torch.ones(world_size, M,
-                                 dtype=getattr(torch, args.dtype)).cuda(local_rank)
-                sync_all()
-                input = ((mat.mul_(float(global_rank))).view(-1))
-                del mat
-                torch.cuda.empty_cache()
-            except RuntimeError as e:
-                if 'out of memory' in str(e):
-                    if dist.get_rank() == 0:
-                        print('WARNING: Ran out of GPU memory. Exiting comm op.')
-                    sync_all()
-                    break
-                else:
-                    raise e
+            num_elements = world_size * M
+            input = create_input_tensor(world_size, num_elements, global_rank, local_rank, args)
+            if input is None:
+                break
             sync_all()
-            timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args)
+            
+            if args.validate:
+                run_validation(input, args)
+            else:
+                timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args)
+            
+            # Clean up for next iteration
+            del input
+            torch.cuda.empty_cache()
     else:
         # Send the biggest message size our GPUs can fit. If you're facing OOM errors, reduce the mem_factor
         # Don't need output tensor, so we double mem_factor
@@ -91,24 +139,22 @@ def run_all_reduce(local_rank, args):
                                      mem_factor=args.mem_factor * 2,
                                      local_rank=local_rank,
                                      args=args)
-        try:
-            mat = torch.ones(elements_per_gpu, dtype=getattr(torch,
-                                                             args.dtype)).cuda(local_rank)
-            input = ((mat.mul_(float(global_rank))).view(-1))
-        except RuntimeError as e:
-            if 'out of memory' in str(e):
-                if dist.get_rank() == 0:
-                    print('WARNING: Ran out of GPU memory. Try to reduce the --mem-factor argument!')
-                sync_all()
-                return
-            else:
-                raise e
+        
+        input = create_input_tensor(world_size, elements_per_gpu, global_rank, local_rank, args)
+        if input is None:
+            if dist.get_rank() == 0:
+                print('Try to reduce the --mem-factor argument!')
+            return
         sync_all()
-        timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args)
+        
+        if args.validate:
+            run_validation(input, args)
+        else:
+            timed_all_reduce(input, start_event, end_event, args)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     args = benchmark_parser().parse_args()
     rank = args.local_rank
     init_processes(local_rank=rank, args=args)
-    run_all_reduce(local_rank=rank, args=args)
+    run_all_reduce(local_rank=rank, args=args)
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diff --git a/benchmarks/communication/utils.py b/benchmarks/communication/utils.py
index dee4d31..63a5e0c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/communication/utils.py
+++ b/benchmarks/communication/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 def env2int(env_list, default=-1):
     for e in env_list:
         val = int(os.environ.get(e, -1))
-        if val >= 0: return val
+        if val >= 0:
+            return val
     return default
 
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def get_metric_strings(args, tput, busbw, duration):
     duration_ms = duration * 1e3
     duration_us = duration * 1e6
     tput = f'{tput / 1e9:.3f}'
-    busbw = f'{busbw /1e9:.3f}'
+    busbw = f'{busbw / 1e9:.3f}'
 
     if duration_us < 1e3 or args.raw:
         duration = f'{duration_us:.3f}'
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ def benchmark_parser():
     parser.add_argument("--trials", type=int, default=DEFAULT_TRIALS, help='Number of timed iterations')
     parser.add_argument("--warmups", type=int, default=DEFAULT_WARMUPS, help='Number of warmup (non-timed) iterations')
     parser.add_argument("--maxsize", type=int, default=24, help='Max message size as a power of 2')
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument("--scan", action="store_true", help='Enables scanning all message sizes')
+    group.add_argument("--single", action="store_true", help='Run only at 2^maxsize message size')
     parser.add_argument("--async-op", action="store_true", help='Enables non-blocking communication')
     parser.add_argument("--bw-unit", type=str, default=DEFAULT_UNIT, choices=['Gbps', 'GBps'])
     parser.add_argument("--backend",
@@ -219,7 +223,6 @@ def benchmark_parser():
                         default=DEFAULT_DIST,
                         choices=['deepspeed', 'torch'],
                         help='Distributed DL framework to use')
-    parser.add_argument("--scan", action="store_true", help='Enables scanning all message sizes')
     parser.add_argument("--raw", action="store_true", help='Print the message size and latency without units')
     parser.add_argument("--all-reduce", action="store_true", help='Run all_reduce')
     parser.add_argument("--reduce-scatter", action="store_true", help='Run reduce_scatter')
@@ -233,6 +236,55 @@ def benchmark_parser():
                         default=.3,
                         help='Proportion of max available GPU memory to use for single-size evals')
     parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help='Enables all_to_all debug prints')
-    parser.add_argument('--all-to-all-v', action='store_true', 
+    parser.add_argument('--all-to-all-v', action='store_true',
                         help='Use alltoallv instead of alltoall. This will run the all_to_all benchmark with vector variant. Use with --all-to-all or alone to run just this benchmark.')
+    parser.add_argument("--validate", action="store_true", help='Validate collective results')
     return parser
+
+
+def validate_allreduce(input, args):
+    """
+    Validate all_reduce operation by checking the result against expected value.
+    
+    Each rank initializes its tensor elements to its rank value (0, 1, 2, ..., n-1).
+    After all_reduce with SUM, each element should equal n*(n-1)/2.
+    
+    Args:
+        input: Input tensor (will be modified in-place by all_reduce)
+        args: Benchmark arguments containing dist framework info
+        
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if validation passes, False otherwise
+    """
+    if args.dist == 'torch':
+        import torch.distributed as dist
+    elif args.dist == 'deepspeed':
+        import deepspeed.comm as dist
+
+    dist.all_reduce(input, async_op=False)
+    sync_all()
+    n = dist.get_world_size()
+    expected = float(n * (n - 1) / 2)
+    return torch.allclose(input, torch.full_like(input, expected))
+
+
+def run_validation(input, args):
+    """
+    Run validation trials and print results.
+    
+    Args:
+        input: Input tensor to validate (will be cloned for each trial)
+        args: Benchmark arguments
+    """
+    passes = 0
+    for _ in range(args.trials):
+        if validate_allreduce(input.clone(), args):
+            passes += 1
+    
+    size = input.element_size() * input.nelement()
+    if not args.raw:
+        size = convert_size(size)
+    
+    desc = f"validation ({passes}/{args.trials})"
+    status = 'PASS' if passes == args.trials else 'FAIL'
+    print_rank_0(f"{size:<20} {desc:25s} {status}")
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