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Code Bench
Code with AI on your terms. Local-first, BYO model
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.
hey Product Hunt —
I'm Malith, the solo dev behind Code Bench and BenchLabs.
i started this because of a specific frustration: i was paying Anthropic for an API key, and paying Cursor a monthly sub to call that key on my behalf. two bills, one model. it felt wrong.
the second thing that bothered me was that i didn't actually know what was happening to my code between my editor and the model. somewhere in there was a SaaS i hadn't thought much about.
so i spent three months building what i wished existed. a native Mac app, no backend, no account. you paste your own key — or point it at a local Ollama — and the agent loop runs on your machine and calls your provider directly.
the part i'm proudest of is git. i kept running into agents that would edit five files and then hand me a wall of diffs with no way to pick through them. Code Bench shows every edit in a per-file diff panel — accept or reject, file by file — and the git state updates inline. commit and create-PR dialogs are built in.
it's MIT licensed and public beta. mac only for now — i'd rather ship one platform well than three half-working ones.
a few things i'd love your honest take on today:
- does the "stop paying twice" framing land, or is the BYOK story not interesting to this audience?
- mac-only as a starting point — fair tradeoff or dealbreaker?
- what's the next bench you'd want: Chat Bench, Dev Bench, or Design Bench?
find me on X at @mkappworks — i'll be here all day answering
everything.
→ [Code Bench](https://benchlabs.app/code-bench)
About Code Bench on Product Hunt
“Code with AI on your terms. Local-first, BYO model”
Code Bench was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #145 on the daily leaderboard. 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.
On the analytics side, Code Bench competes within Open Source, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence and GitHub — topics that collectively have 1.1M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Code Bench performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Code Bench?
Code Bench was hunted by Malith Kuruppu. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Code Bench including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Malith Kuruppu