diff --git a/script/ci_memory_impact_comment.py b/script/ci_memory_impact_comment.py
index a2961306457..01316da27fe 100755
--- a/script/ci_memory_impact_comment.py
+++ b/script/ci_memory_impact_comment.py
@@ -160,6 +160,76 @@ def format_change(before: int, after: int, threshold: float | None = None) -> st
     return f"{emoji} {delta_str} ({pct_str})"
 
 
+def _sig_base(sym: str) -> str:
+    """Strip argument types from a symbol name for fuzzy matching.
+
+    Removes the entire outermost parenthesized argument list (including
+    the parentheses) from the symbol string.
+
+    This makes, for example, "foo(int)::nested" and "foo(float)::nested"
+    share the same key "foo::nested", while "foo(int)" maps to "foo" and
+    therefore does NOT collide with "foo(int)::nested".
+    """
+    start = sym.find("(")
+    if start == -1:
+        return sym
+    end = sym.rfind(")")
+    if end == -1:
+        return sym
+    return sym[:start] + sym[end + 1 :]
+
+
+_AMBIGUOUS = object()
+
+
+def _match_signature_changes(
+    changed_symbols: list[tuple[str, int, int, int]],
+    new_symbols: list[tuple[str, int]],
+    removed_symbols: list[tuple[str, int]],
+) -> tuple[
+    list[tuple[str, int, int, int]],
+    list[tuple[str, int]],
+    list[tuple[str, int]],
+]:
+    """Match new/removed symbol pairs that only differ in argument types.
+
+    When a function's argument types change (e.g. foo(vector<>&) -> foo(Buffer&)),
+    it appears as a new + removed symbol. This matches them by base name and moves
+    them to changed_symbols. Only matches unambiguous 1:1 pairs.
+    """
+    if not new_symbols or not removed_symbols:
+        return changed_symbols, new_symbols, removed_symbols
+
+    # Build base -> entry maps; mark ambiguous bases with sentinel
+    new_by_base: dict[str, tuple[str, int] | object] = {}
+    for entry in new_symbols:
+        base = _sig_base(entry[0])
+        new_by_base[base] = _AMBIGUOUS if base in new_by_base else entry
+    removed_by_base: dict[str, tuple[str, int] | object] = {}
+    for entry in removed_symbols:
+        base = _sig_base(entry[0])
+        removed_by_base[base] = _AMBIGUOUS if base in removed_by_base else entry
+
+    matched: set[str] = set()  # matched base keys
+    for base, new_entry in new_by_base.items():
+        if new_entry is _AMBIGUOUS:
+            continue
+        rem_entry = removed_by_base.get(base)
+        if rem_entry is None or rem_entry is _AMBIGUOUS:
+            continue
+        pr_sym, pr_size = new_entry
+        _rm_sym, target_size = rem_entry
+        delta = pr_size - target_size
+        if delta != 0:
+            changed_symbols.append((pr_sym, target_size, pr_size, delta))
+        matched.add(base)
+
+    if matched:
+        new_symbols = [e for e in new_symbols if _sig_base(e[0]) not in matched]
+        removed_symbols = [e for e in removed_symbols if _sig_base(e[0]) not in matched]
+    return changed_symbols, new_symbols, removed_symbols
+
+
 def prepare_symbol_changes_data(
     target_symbols: dict | None, pr_symbols: dict | None
 ) -> dict | None:
@@ -200,6 +270,11 @@ def prepare_symbol_changes_data(
             delta = pr_size - target_size
             changed_symbols.append((symbol, target_size, pr_size, delta))
 
+    # Match new/removed symbols that only differ in argument types
+    changed_symbols, new_symbols, removed_symbols = _match_signature_changes(
+        changed_symbols, new_symbols, removed_symbols
+    )
+
     if not changed_symbols and not new_symbols and not removed_symbols:
         return None
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/analyze_memory/__init__.py b/tests/unit_tests/analyze_memory/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/analyze_memory/test_ci_memory_impact_comment.py b/tests/unit_tests/analyze_memory/test_ci_memory_impact_comment.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8399ac0303c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/analyze_memory/test_ci_memory_impact_comment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""Tests for script/ci_memory_impact_comment.py symbol matching."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+# Add script directory to path so we can import the module
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent / "script"))
+
+from ci_memory_impact_comment import prepare_symbol_changes_data  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def test_prepare_symbol_changes_signature_match() -> None:
+    """Symbols with same base name but different args are matched as changed."""
+    target = {
+        "Foo::bar(std::vector<unsigned char>&, int)": 300,
+        "unchanged()": 50,
+    }
+    pr = {
+        "Foo::bar(ProtoByteBuffer&, int)": 320,
+        "unchanged()": 50,
+    }
+    result = prepare_symbol_changes_data(target, pr)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert len(result["changed_symbols"]) == 1
+    assert len(result["new_symbols"]) == 0
+    assert len(result["removed_symbols"]) == 0
+    sym, t_size, p_size, delta = result["changed_symbols"][0]
+    assert sym == "Foo::bar(ProtoByteBuffer&, int)"
+    assert t_size == 300
+    assert p_size == 320
+    assert delta == 20
+
+
+def test_prepare_symbol_changes_ambiguous_overloads_not_matched() -> None:
+    """Multiple overloads with same base name stay as new/removed."""
+    target = {
+        "Foo::bar(int)": 100,
+        "Foo::bar(float)": 200,
+    }
+    pr = {
+        "Foo::bar(double)": 150,
+        "Foo::bar(long)": 250,
+    }
+    result = prepare_symbol_changes_data(target, pr)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert len(result["changed_symbols"]) == 0
+    assert len(result["new_symbols"]) == 2
+    assert len(result["removed_symbols"]) == 2
+
+
+def test_prepare_symbol_changes_no_parens_not_matched() -> None:
+    """Symbols without parens (variables) are not fuzzy-matched."""
+    target = {"my_global_var": 100}
+    pr = {"my_global_var_v2": 120}
+    result = prepare_symbol_changes_data(target, pr)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert len(result["changed_symbols"]) == 0
+    assert len(result["new_symbols"]) == 1
+    assert len(result["removed_symbols"]) == 1
+
+
+def test_prepare_symbol_changes_nested_symbols_matched_separately() -> None:
+    """Nested symbols like ::__pstr__ don't collide with parent function."""
+    target = {
+        "Foo::bar(std::vector<unsigned char>&, int)": 300,
+        "Foo::bar(std::vector<unsigned char>&, int)::__pstr__": 19,
+    }
+    pr = {
+        "Foo::bar(ProtoByteBuffer&, int)": 320,
+        "Foo::bar(ProtoByteBuffer&, int)::__pstr__": 19,
+    }
+    result = prepare_symbol_changes_data(target, pr)
+    assert result is not None
+    # Both the function and its nested __pstr__ should be matched (not new/removed)
+    assert len(result["new_symbols"]) == 0
+    assert len(result["removed_symbols"]) == 0
+    # __pstr__ has delta=0 so it's silently dropped, only the function shows
+    assert len(result["changed_symbols"]) == 1
+    sym, t_size, p_size, delta = result["changed_symbols"][0]
+    assert sym == "Foo::bar(ProtoByteBuffer&, int)"
+    assert delta == 20
+
+
+def test_prepare_symbol_changes_exact_match_preferred() -> None:
+    """Exact name matches are found before fuzzy matching runs."""
+    target = {
+        "Foo::bar(int)": 100,
+    }
+    pr = {
+        "Foo::bar(int)": 120,
+    }
+    result = prepare_symbol_changes_data(target, pr)
+    assert result is not None
+    assert len(result["changed_symbols"]) == 1
+    assert len(result["new_symbols"]) == 0
+    assert len(result["removed_symbols"]) == 0
+    sym, t_size, p_size, delta = result["changed_symbols"][0]
+    assert sym == "Foo::bar(int)"
+    assert delta == 20