Blackbox AI CLI vs. Standard Code

Feature	Blackbox AI CLI	Standard Code

Tagline	Feature-rich AI coding agent in your terminal	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://www.blackbox.ai/cli	https://standardcode.ai
Language	typescript	typescript
Release Date	September 20, 2025	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	August 19, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	Independent	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	Yes	No
IDE Integration	35+ IDE integrations including VS Code, JetBrains	None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	Yes	No
Context Window	Model-dependent
Supported Models	400+ models including Opus, GPT, Gemini, Qwen, GLM, Grok, Minimax (free), Mimo, Llama, Kimi, Mistral, DeepSeek	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free (BYOK) / $10-40/mo	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Open Source (GPL-3.0)	Proprietary Software
Source Code	https://github.com/blackboxaicode/cli	N/A
Development State	active	active