BLACKBOX AI
To accelerate innovation and business success by enabling engineers to harness the power of AI, empowering the global developer community to grow, and revolutionizing the software development industry.
At a Glance
- Individual developers and software engineers
- Small teams and professionals
- Growing businesses and startups
- Large-scale development teams
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AI Tools by BLACKBOX AI
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BLACKBOX
AI Coding Agents for Full Stack
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Latest News
Sameer Batra appointed Chief Business Officer (Note: may refer to Black Box Corporation, not BLACKBOX AI)
Black Friday 2025 promotion launched: 20% off annual plans and new era of human-like coding agents
Launch of CyberCoder autonomous coding agent with multi-file editing capabilities
Strategic partnership with Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute to revolutionize coding experience
Products & Services
AI-powered coding assistant that helps developers solve complex programming challenges with real-time code generation, intelligent suggestions, and contextual support throughout the coding workflow, including planning, debugging, and deployment
Autonomous coding agent for asynchronous task execution, testing, and multi-file editing capabilities
Visual Studio Code extension with over 4.2 million installs, providing deep integration with Microsoft's popular editor
Standalone integrated development environment with AI-powered features
Market Position
BLACKBOX AI positions itself as one of the leading AI coding assistants, competing with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine, Codeium, and Amazon CodeWhisperer. Key differentiators include: (1) Multi-model architecture integrating 300+ AI models including GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini Pro, and LLaMA 3.1; (2) Comprehensive platform support across 35+ IDEs, web, desktop, mobile, CLI, and browser extensions; (3) Autonomous coding agent (CyberCoder) for multi-file editing and asynchronous task execution; (4) Ranked #1 in SWE-bench industry benchmark; (5) Strong adoption with 12M+ developers (10% of global developer population) and 4.2M+ VS Code extension installs; (6) Competitive pricing with free tier and plans starting at $10/month; (7) Voice coding and screen sharing capabilities; (8) Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption and flexible deployment options.
Leadership
Founders
Richard Rizk
Co-Founder and CTO of BLACKBOX AI. Educated at McGill University.
Robert Rizk
Co-Founder and CEO/COO of BLACKBOX AI (sources vary on exact title).
Roger Rizk
Co-Founder and COO of BLACKBOX AI. Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnique Montréal (2008-2013). Previously worked as Manager, Supply Chain and Operations - Advisory Services at EY (2018-2020), Senior Consultant at EY (2017-2018), Business Analyst at Siemens (2016-2017), and Application Consultant at Dassault Systèmes (2011-2016).
Executive Team
Richard Rizk
Co-Founder & CTO
Educated at McGill University. Leads technology development at BLACKBOX AI.
Robert Rizk
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founded BLACKBOX AI in 2019.
Founding Story
BLACKBOX AI was founded in 2019 by three co-founders: Richard Rizk (CTO), Robert Rizk (CEO), and Roger Rizk (COO). The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with presence in San Francisco. The founding team came together with a vision to revolutionize the software development industry by enabling engineers to harness the power of AI. Roger Rizk brought operational expertise from his background at EY, Siemens, and Dassault Systèmes, while Richard Rizk led the technical development with his education from McGill University. The company started with minimal external funding (seed round of $38.3K in January 2020) and has largely been self-sustained, growing to serve over 12 million developers globally by 2025.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based SaaS model with tiered pricing (Free, Pro, Pro Plus, Pro Max, Enterprise) based on API usage, credits for premium AI models, and feature access. Additional revenue from enterprise contracts with custom deployment and support.
Pricing Tiers
Limited credits with DeepSeek models, basic AI coding assistance
$30 of Claude-Sonnet-4.5, ChatGPT-5.1, Gemini-3, GroK-4 credits; Access to all Chat/Image/Video models; Voice Agent; Screen Share Agent; For individuals working on projects
$50 of Claude-Sonnet-4.5, ChatGPT-5.1, Gemini-3, GroK-4 credits; Multi-Agent Execution; App Builder; Coding Agent (35+ IDEs, Web, Terminal); Remote Agent for Data Analysis; Priority access during peak times; Slack Integration; Auto-Refill; Everything in PRO; For small teams and professionals
$100 of Claude-Sonnet-4.5, ChatGPT-5.1, Gemini-3, GroK-4 credits; Unlimited Agent Requests; Team Collaboration Features; Centralized Billing and Management; Advanced Security Controls; SAML SSO; Priority Support; Usage Analytics and Reporting; Everything in PRO PLUS; For growing businesses
Training opt-out by default; SAML SSO; Priority access and zero wait time; Dedicated customer support; Custom SLAs; On-premise deployment options; For large companies requiring additional security
Target Markets
- Individual developers and software engineers
- Small teams and professionals
- Growing businesses and startups
- Large-scale development teams
- Fortune 500 companies
- Technology and software companies
- Accelerating development cycles
- Real-time code generation
- Automated code reviews
- Automated testing and documentation
- Legacy code modernization
- Reducing technical debt
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