agent · ai-coding-agents
Blackbox AI vs Refact.ai
55 fields both were evaluated on, 28 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 27 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Audit trail· | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Explainability· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Permission scopes· | “SSO sign-in across every surface One commit covers the full organization”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Evaluation coverage· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed on NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Autonomous AI agent Delegate your coding tasks end-to-end Just describe what you need — Refact.ai Agent plans, executes, and deploys.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “It works like another developer in your IDE, integrating with your codebase and stack, while letting you preview and control the process.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | |
| Action space· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Refact.ai Agent accesses your resources and handles related operations autonomously, mimicking your workflow.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Runs inside the developer's IDE, working against their codebase and stack “It works like another developer in your IDE, integrating with your codebase and stack, while letting you preview and control the process.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Third-party evaluations· | “Independent measurements, not claims. Artificial Analysis independently measured our output speed”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Data handling· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | On-premise deployment offered as the data-control option; no retention, training-use or deletion terms published on the page checked “On-premise deployment keeps your code private and fully under your control. It provides maximum security and complete data ownership.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | Per-token Enterprise commits “Per-token Enterprise commits · rates improve with spend”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Price point· | $1.40, $1.90, $0.74, $0.32, $0.60 “zai glm-5.2 Text 1M $1.40 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code-highspeed Code 262K $1.90 DEPLOY moonshotai kimi-k2.7-code Code 262K $0.74 DEPLOY nvidia nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY alibaba qwen3.7-plus Text 1M $0.32 DEPLOY minimax minimax-m3 Text 1M $0.60”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Availability· | Hosted service being discontinued - the homepage carries a banner stating Refact Cloud is shutting down soon “Refact Cloud is shutting down soon”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Integrations· | “The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Support model· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | "Priority support and onboarding" named as a paid-tier feature; no response times or remedies published “Priority support and onboarding”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Powered by Qwen2.5-Coder model and Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model provider· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Use Claude 4, GPT-4o, or GPT-4o mini with AI Agent or for chat queries. Bring your own key Connect your API key and use any LLM: Gemini, Grok, OpenAI, Deepseek, and others.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Bring your own key Connect your API key and use any LLM: Gemini, Grok, OpenAI, Deepseek, and others.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Open weights· | open-weight model “Enterprise Inference runs the open-weight model that you choose”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Fine-tuning· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | “Fine-tune LLMs Train AI on your stack to customize its behavior.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | “Agents & tooling The Agents API, the VS Code extension, and the CLI.”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | “Refact.ai Agent accesses your resources and handles related operations autonomously, mimicking your workflow.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Self-described as open source in the homepage headline; no licence named on the page checked “Your Open-Source, Autonomous AI Agent”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 | Plugins published for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, IntelliJ, CLion), Visual Studio, Neovim and Sublime Text; several marked beta “Download Refact.ai plugins: VS Code JetBrains Visual Studio beta Neovim beta Sublime Text beta PyCharm WebStorm GoLand IntelliJ CLion”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Blackbox AI | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | |
| Deployment scale· | 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies “5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies, build with BLACKBOX.AI”blackbox.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 17, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Blackbox AI and Refact.ai publish nothing on these 27 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 27 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Initiative
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Deployment options
- Supported regions
- Context window
- Multi-agent
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Tamper-evident log
- Runtime governance
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
Questions
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on operating environment?
- Blackbox AI: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: Runs inside the developer's IDE, working against their codebase and stack.
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on deployment scale?
- Blackbox AI: 5M+ developers, including engineers at the world's largest companies. Refact.ai: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on target sectors?
- Blackbox AI: ENTERPRISE. Refact.ai: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on pricing model?
- Blackbox AI: Per-token Enterprise commits. Refact.ai: no public information disclosed.
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on support model?
- Blackbox AI: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: "Priority support and onboarding" named as a paid-tier feature; no response times or remedies published.
- How do Blackbox AI and Refact.ai compare on open weights?
- Blackbox AI: open-weight model. Refact.ai: no public information disclosed.