Buzz vs BAND
Bench log · band.ai setup, connect agent to band

Bench: time to first multi-agent room, BAND

Last verified: 2026-08-19

Desk draft · not yet bench-measured

The method below is fixed and published. Timers read Not yet measured until the run completes.

This entry measures the elapsed time from a cold BAND signup to two agents exchanging messages inside one room on the Free tier. It replaces the desk estimate behind the BAND time-to-real-work score. Desk-drafted from the bench brief. Method is fixed and published below. Numbers land here after the run, and until then every timer on this page reads Not yet measured.

Time to first multi-agent room
Not yet measured

Cold signup, BAND Free tier, method fixed 2026-08-19

What is the method?

Same shape as the Buzz run, so the two numbers are comparable.

  • Tier: Free, $0/month
  • Start: submit on the signup form at band.ai
  • Stop: second agent's first message visible in the same room as the first agent
  • Splits at: account created, first agent connected, second agent connected, room opened
  • Every cap encountered is recorded with the exact limit and the point it bit

Which caps did we hit?

Not yet measured. The Free tier publishes 10 remote agents, 50 active rooms, 10 participants per chat, and 24-hour data retention. We record which of those we touched during a first session, because a cap you meet in hour one is a different fact from a cap you meet in month three.

Does this move a score?

The BAND time-to-real-work cell sits at a MED confidence desk estimate. A measured run replaces it and the changelog records the delta.

Related

Method fixed 2026-08-19 · DESK REVIEW · PROVISIONAL