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AI · May 11, 2026

Code Bench

Code with AI on your terms. Local-first, BYO model

What it does

You're already paying Anthropic or OpenAI. Then paying your editor a subscription to call that same key on your behalf. Code Bench removes the middleman. It's a native Mac app — open source, MIT licensed — that opens your local repo, runs an agent loop on your machine, and talks directly to whichever model you already pay for. Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, a local Ollama, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Your keys go straight into the macOS keychain. There is no Code Bench server.

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