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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Install

Install Bandicot on an Apple Silicon Mac, sign in with a free Solo account, connect a hosted or local model, and open your first project.

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Set up the app

Bandicot is a native macOS app. Create a free Solo account on the website, then sign in from the app to link the device. The app owns your sessions and files; the website does not run your work.

A setup file can carry providers, skills and settings, so a second person lands on the same setup.

Add a model

Connect a hosted provider with your own key, or install a model from the local catalog. You can switch at any time; the project, approvals and history stay the same.

Install a local model

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

If a model does not fit, Bandicot says so before downloading anything.