Benzi · House #29,161

What it is

Calls itself “AI coding agent”.

• Calls itself: AI coding agent

“Benzi is a compiler-backed AI coding agent.”

Where it puts itself

Claims “least source”. Rules out “nothing uploaded”.

• Superlative claim: least source
• Says it will not: nothing uploaded

“Claude Code greps; Cursor embeds; Aider maps signatures; Benzi resolves -- and answers in O(1).”

“Benzi reads the least source on every bug and the gap widens as bugs get harder”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. Prices quoted: $37.33.

• Free plan: free forever
• Price: $37.33

“$37.33”

“Benzi is completely free to use.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers. Available in 6 languages.

• Sells to: developers
• Languages: 6 languages

“Headless — the same agent as VS Code, from your own terminal: pip install benzi , then benzi <repo> "your question" .”

“Java”

How it runs

A bot, command-line tool, desktop app and web app. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the npm. AI is the core of the product. You can bring your own API key.

• Kind: bot · cli · desktop · +1
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• Distributed via: npm
• AI role: core to the product
• Bring your own key: yes

“MCP — the same compiled index, exposed as tools over MCP for whatever agent you already run: Claude Code, Cursor, or your own harness.”

“Headless — the same agent as VS Code, from your own terminal: pip install benzi , then benzi <repo> "your question" .”

What it works with

Integrates with MCP. Built on tree-sitter. Names Aider, Claude Code and 3 more on its pages.

• Integrates with: MCP
• Built on: tree-sitter
• Names: Aider · Claude Code · CodeGraph · +2

“Claude Code greps; Cursor embeds; Aider maps signatures; Benzi resolves -- and answers in O(1).”

“Benzi; it uses a compiler to map out every single class/struct/variable/function in your project first.”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Claims “391 / 500”. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Number claimed: 391 / 500
• Trial asks for: nothing

“In the browser — paste any public GitHub repo at varianttech.net/demo ; no install, no signup.”

“In the browser — paste any public GitHub repo at varianttech.net/demo ; no install, no signup. Read-only: ask it questions, explore the map, nothing writes to the repo. This is the demo — click here to see what it can do.”