Which model fits the memory you actually have?
Models opens on a short list for each job, picked for your Mac's memory. Bandicot reads the model's file header and checks free disk before it downloads anything, so the first model you try is a realistic one.
Now
A model name says nothing about whether it fits. You wait out a large download and find out afterwards.
With Bandicot
The fit is checked before the download. Small local models will not match a frontier hosted model, and the picker does not pretend they will.
From this to this
Now
A model name says nothing about whether it fits. You wait out a large download and find out afterwards.
With Bandicot
The fit is checked before the download. Small local models will not match a frontier hosted model, and the picker does not pretend they will.
Where the hours go now
No guessing from a model name whether the download is sensible.
Early
The job lands
A model name says nothing about whether it fits. You wait out a large download and find out afterwards.
Before noon
You hand it over
The fit is checked before the download. Small local models will not match a frontier hosted model, and the picker does not pretend they will.
Mid-afternoon
A trusted harness around the model
Bandicot gives every agent a project, tools, a session that survives restarts, approvals, and a clear place to stop.
Last thing
You read what changed
A realistic local starting point for your Mac.
Start in three moves
Open the picker on the models that fit your machine.
Name the folder and the job
Start local inference from hardware-aware choices rather than model hype.
fit-first/It asks before it writes
When work can change files or systems, Bandicot makes the decision visible before the effect lands.
Keep it, or put it back
Every changed file is recorded, and undoing a run puts its files back with one click.
Is this for you?
Made for
Apple Silicon Mac owners who want a realistic local starting point.
Mac owners with limited memory choosing their first local model
Not yet for
People expecting small local models to match frontier hosted capability.
What a session leaves behind
The picker checks GPU memory and free disk before download, and hosted models stay available as an alternative.
bandicot
- Asked
- Start local inference from hardware-aware choices rather than model hype
- Before it wrote
- It asked, and waited for your answer
- Files kept
- modelsversion kept
- projectversion kept
- sessionsversion kept
- Stands behind
- An added model’s fingerprint is checked before every load
- Before downloading a model, Bandicot checks memory needs and disk space
- Browse can add a single-file GGUF model from Hugging Face
- Paid to Bandicot
- Free
- Model bill
- from your provider
A realistic local starting point for your Mac.
The fit is checked before the download. Small local models will not match a frontier hosted model, and the picker does not pretend they will.
The Fit First Picker
Every line below is already in the plan. Nothing here is an extra you pay for.
- A shortlist for each job, picked for your Mac's memoryincluded
- A memory and disk check before any downloadincluded
- A pinned local catalogincluded
- A fingerprint check before each loadincluded
- Hosted models as an alternativeincluded
Free for one person on your Mac, no card. Your model provider bills you directly.
No contract. Cancel any time from your account and keep the plan until the end of the period you paid for.
What people ask first
Does fit guarantee a fast model?
No. Fit checks memory and download constraints, not a speed guarantee. Model size, context and your machine still affect the experience.
Where do my prompts go?
A local model runs on your Mac. A hosted provider receives the prompts you send it and bills you directly. Choose the route the work permits.
Do I need a paid plan?
The free plan has every capability for one profile. Paid plans add profiles, and hosted providers bill you separately.
Which model fits the memory you actually have?
Free for one person on your Mac, no card. Your model provider bills you directly.