Blackbox AI

Key facts: Blackbox AI is a coding assistant for developers: chat with AI about your code, get autocomplete suggestions, search across code and the web, and generate or fix code from a prompt, in VS Code, JetBrains and other editors as well as the browser.

Plans: Blackbox AI has a free plan with limited features, and paid plans that raise limits and add more models and agent features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

Best for: developers who want a chat-first coding assistant alongside their editor. Watch out: AI-generated code needs tests and review, especially for security-sensitive logic, before it ships.

Pros

• Chat with AI about your code, with autocomplete suggestions and search across code and the web.
• Generates or fixes code from a prompt.
• Works in VS Code, JetBrains and other editors as well as the browser.
• A free plan lets you try it before paying.

Watch out for

• AI-generated code needs tests and review, especially for security-sensitive logic, before it ships.
• The free plan limits features, with more models and agent features on paid plans.
• Code quality varies by task, so verify anything non-trivial.

Best for

Developers who want a chat-first coding assistant alongside their editor. Who should skip it: developers who only want silent autocomplete and never chat about code.

Pricing

Blackbox AI has a free plan with limited features, and paid plans that raise limits and add more models and agent features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

FAQs

What does Blackbox AI do? It chats about code, autocompletes, searches code and the web, and generates or fixes code.

Which editors does it support? VS Code, JetBrains and other editors, plus the browser.

Is there a free plan? Yes, with limited features and paid plans raising limits.

Can I ship its code without review? No, test and review it first, especially security-sensitive logic.