BLACKBOX AI

Blackbox is an AI-powered extension for Visual Studio Code designed to enhance coding productivity. It offers features like Code Chat, Autocomplete, AI Commit, Code Generation, and DIFF View. It supports over 20 programming languages, providing real-time code completion, documentation, and debugging suggestions. Blackbox integrates seamlessly into the developer’s workflow, aiming to speed up the coding process with AI-based suggestions, commit messages, and code generation with simple steps for activation and use within Visual Studio Code..

Pros:

Ability to enhance coding productivity through features like real-time code completion, documentation, debugging suggestions, and support for over 20 programming languages. It streamlines development tasks with AI-powered code generation, commit messages, and integration within Visual Studio Code, aiming to speed up the coding process.

Cons:

A potential reliance on AI suggestions that may not always align with best coding practices, the learning curve associated with leveraging AI capabilities fully, and possible privacy concerns related to code analysis and generation

Pricing

Blackbox AI offers two pricing plans with a free trial. The free trial allows users to explore the platform without entering their credit card information. The pricing plans are as follows:

• Good developer – $0.58 per week – 1000 code searches per month; 200+ languages; 1000 code autocompletes per month.
• Awesome developer – $0.96 per week; – Unlimited code search per month; 200+ languages; Unlimited code autocompletes per month.