diff --git a/infer/src/backend/Differential.ml b/infer/src/backend/Differential.ml
index d382831d5..cda4e59d9 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/Differential.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/Differential.ml
@@ -122,15 +122,110 @@ type t =
   ; preexisting: Jsonbug_t.report
   ; costs_summary: Yojson.Basic.json }
 
+let to_map key_func report =
+  List.fold_left
+    ~f:(fun map elt -> Map.add_multi map ~key:(key_func elt) ~data:elt)
+    ~init:String.Map.empty report
+
+
+let issue_of_cost (cost_info, cost_polynomial) ~delta ~prev_cost ~curr_cost =
+  let source_file = SourceFile.create ~warn_on_error:false cost_info.Jsonbug_t.loc.file in
+  let issue_type =
+    if CostDomain.BasicCost.is_top cost_polynomial then IssueType.infinite_execution_time_call
+    else if CostDomain.BasicCost.is_zero cost_polynomial then IssueType.zero_execution_time_call
+    else IssueType.performance_variation
+  in
+  let qualifier =
+    let pp_delta fmt delta =
+      match delta with
+      | `Decreased ->
+          Format.fprintf fmt "decreased"
+      | `Increased ->
+          Format.fprintf fmt "increased"
+    in
+    Format.asprintf "Max degree %a from %a to %a. Cost is %a (degree is %a)" pp_delta delta
+      CostDomain.BasicCost.pp_degree prev_cost CostDomain.BasicCost.pp_degree curr_cost
+      CostDomain.BasicCost.pp cost_polynomial CostDomain.BasicCost.pp_degree cost_polynomial
+  in
+  { Jsonbug_j.bug_type= issue_type.IssueType.unique_id
+  ; qualifier
+  ; severity= Exceptions.severity_string Exceptions.Warning
+  ; visibility= Exceptions.string_of_visibility Exceptions.Exn_user
+  ; line= cost_info.Jsonbug_t.loc.lnum
+  ; column= cost_info.Jsonbug_t.loc.cnum
+  ; procedure= cost_info.Jsonbug_t.procedure_id
+  ; procedure_start_line= 0
+  ; file= cost_info.Jsonbug_t.loc.file
+  ; bug_trace= []
+  ; key= ""
+  ; node_key= None
+  ; hash= cost_info.Jsonbug_t.hash
+  ; dotty= None
+  ; infer_source_loc= None
+  ; bug_type_hum= issue_type.IssueType.hum
+  ; linters_def_file= None
+  ; doc_url= None
+  ; traceview_id= None
+  ; censored_reason= InferPrint.censored_reason issue_type source_file
+  ; access= None
+  ; extras= None }
+
+
+(** Differential of cost reports, based on degree variations.
+    Compare degree_before (DB), and degree_after (DA):
+      DB > DA => fixed
+      DB < DA => introduced
+ *)
+let of_costs ~(current_costs : Jsonbug_t.costs_report) ~(previous_costs : Jsonbug_t.costs_report) =
+  let fold_aux ~key:_ ~data (left, both, right) =
+    match data with
+    | `Both (current, previous) ->
+        let max_degree_polynomial l =
+          let max =
+            List.max_elt l ~compare:(fun (_, c1) (_, c2) ->
+                CostDomain.BasicCost.compare_by_degree c1 c2 )
+          in
+          Option.value_exn max |> snd
+        in
+        let curr_cost = max_degree_polynomial current in
+        let prev_cost = max_degree_polynomial previous in
+        let cmp = CostDomain.BasicCost.compare_by_degree curr_cost prev_cost in
+        if cmp > 0 then
+          (* introduced *)
+          let left' =
+            List.rev_map_append
+              ~f:(fun c -> issue_of_cost c ~delta:`Increased ~prev_cost ~curr_cost)
+              current left
+          in
+          (left', both, right)
+        else if cmp < 0 then
+          (* fixed *)
+          let right' =
+            List.rev_map_append
+              ~f:(fun c -> issue_of_cost c ~delta:`Decreased ~prev_cost ~curr_cost)
+              current right
+          in
+          (left, both, right')
+        else
+          (* preexisting costs are not issues, since their values have not changed *)
+          (left, both, right)
+    | `Left _ | `Right _ ->
+        (* costs available only on one of the two reports are discarded, since no comparison can be made *)
+        (left, both, right)
+  in
+  let key_func (cost_info, _) = cost_info.Jsonbug_t.hash in
+  let to_map = to_map key_func in
+  let decoded_costs costs =
+    List.map costs ~f:(fun c -> (c, CostDomain.BasicCost.decode c.Jsonbug_t.polynomial))
+  in
+  let current_costs' = decoded_costs current_costs in
+  let previous_costs' = decoded_costs previous_costs in
+  Map.fold2 (to_map current_costs') (to_map previous_costs') ~f:fold_aux ~init:([], [], [])
+
+
 (** Set operations should keep duplicated issues with identical hashes *)
 let of_reports ~(current_report : Jsonbug_t.report) ~(previous_report : Jsonbug_t.report)
     ~(current_costs : Jsonbug_t.costs_report) ~(previous_costs : Jsonbug_t.costs_report) : t =
-  let to_map report =
-    List.fold_left
-      ~f:(fun map (issue : Jsonbug_t.jsonbug) ->
-        Map.add_multi map ~key:issue.Jsonbug_t.hash ~data:issue )
-      ~init:String.Map.empty report
-  in
   let fold_aux ~key:_ ~data (left, both, right) =
     match data with
     | `Left left' ->
@@ -141,10 +236,16 @@ let of_reports ~(current_report : Jsonbug_t.report) ~(previous_report : Jsonbug_
         (left, both, List.rev_append right' right)
   in
   let introduced, preexisting, fixed =
+    let key_func (issue : Jsonbug_t.jsonbug) = issue.hash in
+    let to_map = to_map key_func in
     Map.fold2 (to_map current_report) (to_map previous_report) ~f:fold_aux ~init:([], [], [])
   in
   let costs_summary = CostsSummary.to_json ~current_costs ~previous_costs in
-  {introduced= dedup introduced; fixed= dedup fixed; preexisting= dedup preexisting; costs_summary}
+  let introduced_costs, preexisting_costs, fixed_costs = of_costs ~current_costs ~previous_costs in
+  { introduced= List.rev_append introduced_costs (dedup introduced)
+  ; fixed= List.rev_append fixed_costs (dedup fixed)
+  ; preexisting= List.rev_append preexisting_costs (dedup preexisting)
+  ; costs_summary }
 
 
 let to_files {introduced; fixed; preexisting; costs_summary} destdir =
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
index aea7a2855..5e8a0439d 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.ml
@@ -347,13 +347,11 @@ module JsonCostsPrinter = MakeJsonListPrinter (struct
           if Config.developer_mode then
             Some
               { Jsonbug_t.hum_polynomial= Format.asprintf "%a" CostDomain.BasicCost.pp post
-              ; hum_degree=
-                  Option.value_map ~default:"Top" ~f:string_of_int
-                    (CostDomain.BasicCost.degree post) }
+              ; hum_degree= Format.asprintf "%a" CostDomain.BasicCost.pp_degree post }
           else None
         in
         let cost_item =
-          let file = SourceFile.to_string loc.Location.file in
+          let file = SourceFile.to_rel_path loc.Location.file in
           { Jsonbug_t.hash= compute_hash ~severity:"" ~bug_type:"" ~proc_name ~file ~qualifier:""
           ; loc= {file; lnum= loc.Location.line; cnum= loc.Location.col; enum= -1}
           ; procedure_id= Typ.Procname.to_string proc_name
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.mli b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.mli
index bd3233f01..bf4988752 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.mli
+++ b/infer/src/backend/InferPrint.mli
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 
 open! IStd
 
+val censored_reason : IssueType.t -> SourceFile.t -> string
+
 val main : report_json:string option -> unit
diff --git a/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml b/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
index 6c0170524..08c12481a 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/IssueType.ml
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ let nullable_dereference = from_string "NULLABLE_DEREFERENCE"
 
 let parameter_not_null_checked = from_string "PARAMETER_NOT_NULL_CHECKED"
 
+let performance_variation = from_string "PERFORMANCE_VARIATION"
+
 let pointer_size_mismatch = from_string "POINTER_SIZE_MISMATCH"
 
 let precondition_not_found = from_string "PRECONDITION_NOT_FOUND"
diff --git a/infer/src/base/IssueType.mli b/infer/src/base/IssueType.mli
index a22a39851..4cd5e66fb 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/IssueType.mli
+++ b/infer/src/base/IssueType.mli
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ val nullable_dereference : t
 
 val parameter_not_null_checked : t
 
+val performance_variation : t
+
 val pointer_size_mismatch : t
 
 val precondition_not_found : t
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
index f0e68ef2e..2692c955f 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
@@ -396,6 +396,26 @@ module NonNegativePolynomial = struct
     match p with Top -> None | NonTop p -> Some (NonNegativeNonTopPolynomial.degree p)
 
 
+  let compare_by_degree p1 p2 =
+    match (p1, p2) with
+    | Top, Top ->
+        0
+    | Top, NonTop _ ->
+        1
+    | NonTop _, Top ->
+        -1
+    | NonTop p1, NonTop p2 ->
+        NonNegativeNonTopPolynomial.degree p1 - NonNegativeNonTopPolynomial.degree p2
+
+
+  let pp_degree fmt p =
+    match p with
+    | Top ->
+        Format.pp_print_string fmt "Top"
+    | NonTop p ->
+        Format.pp_print_int fmt (NonNegativeNonTopPolynomial.degree p)
+
+
   let encode astate = Marshal.to_string astate [] |> B64.encode
 
   let decode enc_str = Marshal.from_string (B64.decode enc_str) 0
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.mli b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.mli
index 3a3774d12..f55ef7bb5 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.mli
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.mli
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ module NonNegativePolynomial : sig
 
   val degree : astate -> int option
 
+  val compare_by_degree : astate -> astate -> int
+
+  val pp_degree : Format.formatter -> astate -> unit
+
   val encode : astate -> string
 
   val decode : string -> astate
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/costs_summary.json.exp b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/costs_summary.json.exp
index ff00d3fcb..574550d2e 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/costs_summary.json.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/costs_summary.json.exp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"top":{"current":1,"previous":0},"zero":{"current":1,"previous":0},"degrees":[{"degree":0,"current":2,"previous":1},{"degree":1,"current":1,"previous":1},{"degree":2,"current":0,"previous":1}]}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"top":{"current":1,"previous":0},"zero":{"current":1,"previous":0},"degrees":[{"degree":0,"current":2,"previous":2},{"degree":1,"current":1,"previous":1},{"degree":2,"current":0,"previous":1}]}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/fixed.exp b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/fixed.exp
index e69de29bb..36f1b8734 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/fixed.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/fixed.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ZERO_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, src/DiffExample.java, void DiffExample.f2(int), 27
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/introduced.exp b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/introduced.exp
index e69de29bb..ee65a9ec8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/introduced.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/introduced.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+PERFORMANCE_VARIATION, no_bucket, src/DiffExample.java, int DiffExample.f4(int), 39
+INFINITE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, src/DiffExample.java, void DiffExample.f1(int), 19
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.current b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.current
index 7bb845896..a804992e8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.current
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.current
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
  */
 
 // This class has the following costs:
-// 1 top, 1 bottom, 2 constant (incl. constructor), 1 linear
+// 1 bottom (zero), 2 constant, 1 linear, 1 top
+// constructor: constant
+// f1: top
+// f2: bottom (zero)
+// f3: constant
+// f4: linear
+
 public class DiffExample {
 
     // cost: top
-    private static void top() {
+    private static void f1(int k) {
         int i = 0;
         while (i >=0) {
             i++;
@@ -18,10 +24,10 @@ public class DiffExample {
     }
 
     // cost: bottom (0)
-    private static void bottom() {}
+    private static void f2(int k) {}
 
     // cost: constant (5)
-    private static int constant() {
+    private static int f3() {
         int i, j;
         i = 17;
         j = 31;
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ public class DiffExample {
     }
 
     // cost: linear
-    private static int linear(int k) {
+    private static int f4(int k) {
         for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) {
         }
         return 0;
diff --git a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.previous b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.previous
index 8326e60aa..598c40ce7 100644
--- a/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.previous
+++ b/infer/tests/build_systems/differential_of_costs_report/src/DiffExample.java.previous
@@ -6,19 +6,30 @@
  */
 
 // This class has the following costs:
-// 1 constant (constructor), 1 linear, 1 quadratic
+// 2 constant, 1 linear, 1 quadratic
+// constructor: constant
+// f1: linear
+// f2: quadratic
+// f4: constant
+
 public class DiffExample {
     // cost: linear
-    private static int linear(int k) {
+    private static int f1(int k) {
         for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) {
         }
         return 0;
     }
 
     // cost: quadratic
-    private static void quadratic(int k) {
+    private static void f2(int k) {
         for (int i = 0; i < k; i++) {
-            linear(k);
+            f1(k);
         }
     }
+
+    // cost: constant
+    private static int f4(int k) {
+        int i = 1;
+        return i + k;
+    }
 }