makoda Get Makoda

Free for Mac · Apple silicon · ChatGPT plan

Test AI features
without an API bill.

Makoda turns the ChatGPT plan you already pay for into a local API for development and testing. One download, one paste into your coding agent.

curl -fsSL https://makoda.ai/install.sh | sh

Paste into Terminal. Installs the latest Makoda for Apple silicon, checks its SHA-256 and opens it. Prefer a DMG?

Uses your plan's normal limits. Not affiliated with OpenAI.

your-app · dev 
# Your app calls Makoda on your own Mac
curl http://127.0.0.1:43127/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MAKODA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d '{
    "model": "codex/gpt-5.6-luna",
    "reasoning_effort": "medium",
    "input": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Write a product tagline" }]
  }'

# Poll the job, get the answer back
{ "status": "succeeded", "provider": "codex",
  "text": "Ship faster. Pay nothing extra." }

How it works

Three steps. About two minutes.

  1. 01

    Download and open

    Makoda lives in your menu bar and connects to the ChatGPT plan you are already signed in to.

  2. 02

    Start the local API

    Click Start. Create an integration for your project and pick the model and reasoning effort.

  3. 03

    Paste into your agent

    Copy the setup prompt into Codex, Claude Code or Cursor. It wires Makoda in as a dev-only provider.

Your appdev mode
Makoda127.0.0.1 on your Mac
Your ChatGPT planalready paid for
Resultback to your app

Built for the dev loop

A real API, not a hack.

Local only

Listens on 127.0.0.1. Nothing on your network or the internet can reach it.

Model and effort

Ask for an exact model and reasoning level. Makoda reports what actually ran.

Safe retries

Idempotency keys mean a dropped connection never runs your prompt twice.

No surprise bills

API-key sign-in is refused. Makoda never falls back to paid API usage.

Per-project tokens

Every integration gets its own token. Revoke one and it stops instantly.

Activity you can read

See every job, its model, timing and outcome in the app.

Why we built it

Made while building wefx.ai.

We build WeFX, which turns a product URL into a launch film. Every test run of its pipeline was spending real API money, while the ChatGPT plan we already paid for sat idle.

So we built a small router: our dev builds call Makoda, Makoda uses our ChatGPT plan, and production keeps its real API. Makoda is that tool, cleaned up and free for every developer with the same problem.

FAQ

Straight answers.

Is Makoda free?

Yes. The app is free to download and use.

Does it use my ChatGPT plan?

Yes. Requests count against your ChatGPT plan's normal limits. Each request also carries some built-in instructions, so even a short prompt uses a few thousand tokens.

Should I use it in production?

No. Makoda is for local development and testing on your own Mac. Keep your real API provider for production.

Where do my prompts go?

From your app to Makoda on your Mac, then to OpenAI under your own ChatGPT plan. Makoda's servers never see prompts or results.

Claude, Grok or Windows?

ChatGPT plans on Apple silicon Macs come first. Other providers will be added only where their terms allow it. Windows comes after the Mac app is solid.

macOS says it can't open Makoda. Why?

The beta is not yet notarized by Apple. The install command at the top avoids the warning. If you used the DMG, open Makoda once, then go to System Settings, Privacy and Security, and click Open Anyway. Later updates install inside the app.

Stop paying to test your own code.

Free for Mac with Apple silicon. Works with your ChatGPT plan.

Download for Mac

The Mac beta is rolling out to early testers.