Blankline
Blankline is a research-driven technology company building safe, capable AI systems for software engineering and scientific discovery.
At a Glance
- Developers and Engineering Teams
- Scientific Researchers
- Enterprise IT and Security teams requiring self-hosted AI
AI Tools by Blankline
(1)Dropstone
Self Hosted AI Coding Agent
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Latest News
Dropstone 1.7: Technical Report released
Dropstone for Everyone: Real-world agency and proactive assistance
Dropstone Fast, Pro, and Heavy tiers are live
AI-authored astrophysics paper halted by AAS over disclosure review
Products & Services
A collaborative AI workspace and agentic coding CLI designed for entire teams. Features long-term memory, model-agnostic runtime, and real-world actions.
A benchmark providing a per-dollar comparison of coding agents, normalizing plans to a consistent 'coding-turn' definition.
A frontier model being trained in-house by Blankline, designed for the same approval-gated runtime as Dropstone.
Market Position
Proactive, memory-enabled AI assistants that work on user-owned infrastructure, prioritizing safety and radical transparency over rapid commercialization.
Leadership
Founders
Santosh Arron
Founder and CEO of Blankline. Previously a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Arcesium (D.E. Shaw & Co.).
Executive Team
Santosh Arron
Founder & CEO / Chief Architect
Technologist and entrepreneur focused on AI safety and software engineering. Formerly Senior Staff Software Engineer at Arcesium.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Founded in 2024 by researchers from leading AI labs who believed safety should be the primary constraint in AI development, rather than an afterthought.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based model for AI workspace and agentic usage.
Pricing Tiers
Limited monthly usage, access to Dropstone Fast and Pro models, CLI, and Dashboard.
8x more usage than Free, access to Dropstone Heavy, smart home device control, and Blankline Research access.
5x-10x more usage than Pro, priority routing, early access to features, and real phone calls placed on user behalf.
Target Markets
- Developers and Engineering Teams
- Scientific Researchers
- Enterprise IT and Security teams requiring self-hosted AI
- Software engineering and automated coding
- Scientific research (Astrophysics, Biology, Physics)
- Autonomous digital workforce
- Smart home and personal task automation
- Individual developers and researchers