Free Bandicot core
Available nowSolo is free with every capability for one profile. Bring a provider key, a local model, or both; a provider's own bill stays yours.
Paid plans add profiles to an account. Bandicot does not resell model tokens.
For people who try every model
Any model. One project. Honest numbers.
Bring hosted providers and local models into the same project. Bandicot keeps the context, records each model's tokens and cost, and shows the habits behind them.
- Any model, one project
- Local models in one click
- See what every turn spent
Solo is free for one profile · providers bill you directly
The problem
Every new model means a new app, a new chat and a cold start, and no way to compare how each one actually did on your work.
The promise
Switch the model, keep the project. The ledger shows what each one spent.
The picture
Any model, one project, and a clear view of how each one behaves on your work.
- Why it holds
- Provider adapters keep model choice apart from project state.
- How soon
- Add a key or install a local model, then pick it per session.
- What it saves you
- No new project setup for every new model release.
The plan
What does the work, and what is still being built.
Every card names its status. Available now means you can use it today; in development and direction mean it is not shipped yet.
A trusted harness around the model
Available nowBandicot gives every agent a project, tools, a session that survives restarts, approvals, and a clear place to stop.
The native host owns execution facts. The model proposes work; it does not certify a write, spend, or success.
Projects that hold the work
Available nowKeep files, context, plans, and decisions with the project instead of losing them in a disposable chat.
A session is anchored to a project boundary so a pivot starts from an intentional context, not accidental history.
Durable work sessions
Available nowClose a client or reconnect after a pause without turning the work into a brand-new conversation.
The host records session state and clients reattach to it. A browser view does not become the source of truth.
A human gate for writes
Available nowWhen work can change files or systems, Bandicot makes the decision visible before the effect lands.
The approval boundary fails closed when an action is not allowed. The model cannot grant itself permission.
Choose the model that fits
Available nowUse a local endpoint, a private runtime, or a remote provider without rebuilding the project around one model lab.
Provider adapters keep model choice separate from project state. Remote providers receive the prompts sent to them.
One-click local installs
Available nowPick a small local model from a pinned catalog and install it in one click, checksum verified.
Eight chat models from about 1.25 to 4 GB of memory, on Apple Silicon. Small models suit private, light work; they are not frontier models.
Hardware-aware model fit
Available nowBefore a local model downloads, Bandicot checks it against your Mac's GPU memory budget and free disk.
The fit check reads the Metal working-set budget, not physical RAM, and counts weights, context cache and a stated reserve.
Every token in view
Available nowSee the tokens, cache reads and cost of every turn, per session, profile and model, and the habits behind them.
Bandicot reports what the provider or local runtime exposes. A provider that hides usage shows a dash, never a guess.
For you if
People who try every new model.
Not for you if
People loyal to one vendor.
The offer
Model Habits
Solo · free · 1 profile
- Hosted providers and local models side by side
- One-click local installs
- Tokens and cost per model
- The Habits tab per model
Free for one profile, no card required. Add profiles when someone joins.
Solo is free for one profile · providers bill you directly
Left off this page
Focus is a feature.
Bandicot does these too, but they are not why this page exists. Anything marked in development or direction is not shipped yet.
- Teams across machines
- Shared compute, intentionally routed
- Optional access controls
- Nested profiles