Bandicot is a native Mac workspace where people and AI agents work on the same projects. Agents ask before they write, every change becomes a version, and every turn shows the tokens and cost it spent.

Yes, for one person: Solo is free with every capability for one profile. Team is $8.99 a month for up to 3 profiles, Family $14.99 for up to 6, Business $49.99 for up to 25, and Enterprise starts at $50 for 26 profiles plus $1.92 per seat.

Does Bandicot reduce token costs?

It is built to, and it shows you every token either way. A frozen prompt prefix keeps caches warm, history is append-only, compaction runs only at thresholds and skills load on demand. No whole-task saving is claimed until the fixed-corpus measurement is published.

Can several people use Bandicot together?

Yes, on one Mac today: profiles keep each person's projects and memory apart, and a team roster puts agents next to people. Syncing a team across machines is in development.

Does the AI change files without asking?

No. Writes, commands and spend outside your permissions file wait for approval, and every file change is recorded so it can be restored.

Which models does Bandicot work with?

Hosted providers you connect, and local models. A pinned catalog of 8 small chat models for Apple Silicon Macs, from Gemma 3 270M to SmolLM3 3B, each checked against the Mac's GPU memory budget before download. Larger work goes to a hosted provider you connect. Remote providers receive the prompts sent to them.

Does Bandicot run automations?

Yes. Automations are agents that run on a schedule or on request inside a project, on your Mac while Bandicot is open, under the same approvals as a chat.

Does Bandicot claim SOC 2 or GDPR credentials?

No external certification is claimed. Read the privacy and security docs for the actual boundaries.

Is Bandicot the same as Bandicoot?

Yes. The brand is Bandicot, one o. Bandicoot is a common misspelling.

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Short answers about what Bandicot is, what it costs, which models it runs and what is still in development.

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What is Bandicot?

Bandicot is a native Mac workspace where people and AI agents work on the same projects: approvals before writes, a version for every change, and the tokens and cost of every turn in view.

It is not a model and not a hosted agent runtime. It works with the model you choose.

What does free include?

Solo includes one profile and the core harness, with no card. Provider usage, hardware, storage and electricity are outside it.

Can I run a local model?

Yes. The local catalog holds 8 small chat models, from Gemma 3 270M to SmolLM3 3B, each needing about 1.25 to 4 GB of memory and checked against the Mac's GPU memory budget before download. It runs on Apple Silicon Macs.

Small models suit private, light work. For harder tasks, switch to a hosted provider in the same project.

Does it save tokens?

The prompt prefix is frozen, history is append-only, compaction runs at thresholds and skills load on demand. We do not yet claim a whole-task saving; that waits for a measurement on a fixed corpus. You can read the tokens and cost of every turn today.

Can a team share a project across machines?

Not yet. An agent crew runs from one roster on one Mac. Teams across machines are in development.

Do you hold SOC 2 or GDPR certification?

No. We do not claim SOC 2 or GDPR certification. A hosted provider receives the prompts you send it.