Refact.ai
refact.ai
What it is
Refact.ai is a free, open-source autonomous AI coding agent for software development. It provides real-time code completion, in-IDE chat and agent workflows that can plan, execute and deploy coding tasks while letting users preview and control the process. Chat supports natural-language questions, editing, debugging and code generation. Repository analysis, retrieval-augmented generation and codebase indexing provide project-aware context, and terminal access is available. The maker says it supports more than 25 programming languages. Plugins are listed for VS Code and JetBrains, with Visual Studio, Neovim and Sublime Text marked beta. Platforms include Windows, macOS, Linux, API, extension and self-hosted deployment. Local use can connect to configured providers or runtimes such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Ollama, LM Studio and vLLM. The Free plan costs nothing for personal and hobby projects. Pro costs $10 a month for professional use. Hosted accounts and cloud features are being retired.
Spec sheet
- Product
- Refact describes itself as an open-source autonomous AI coding agent for software development.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Audience
- The Free plan is presented for personal and hobby projects, Pro for professional use, and Enterprise for engineering teams.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Deployment
- Enterprise deployment options include on-premise, SaaS, and AWS; on-premise deployment is described as keeping code on the customer’s servers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Free plan
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
- Integrations
- The maker lists GitHub, GitLab, Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, databases, CI/CD pipelines, and MCP among its integrations and tools.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Security
- The privacy policy says transmitted data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is controlled, and role-based access controls and multi-factor authentication are used.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Support
- The enterprise offering includes dedicated assistance from engineers, priority support, and onboarding.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Company
- The about page identifies Small Magellanic Cloud AI Ltd. and says Refact.ai was founded by a former OpenAI team member.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Agent workflows
- The agent can plan, execute, and deploy coding tasks, and users can preview and control its process.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Chat assistance
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
- Cloud status
- Refact announced that hosted accounts, managed inference, credits, subscriptions, cloud billing, and team cloud features are being retired; it says there will be no paid hosted service after the transition.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Code completion
- Refact.ai predicts code in real time and says its completion uses Qwen2.5-Coder and retrieval-augmented generation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Code context
- The product uses repository analysis and retrieval-augmented generation to provide project-aware suggestions and completions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Codebase indexing
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
- Coding agent
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
- Data collection
- The privacy policy states that Refact.ai does not collect data on the server side.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Enterprise
- The enterprise page describes on-premise deployment and company-specific fine-tuning, and advertises dedicated support from setup through fine-tuning.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- IDE availability
- The site lists plugins for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio beta, Neovim beta, and Sublime Text beta.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- IDE support
- The download page lists plugins for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, with Visual Studio, Neovim, and Sublime Text marked beta.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- In-IDE chat
- Its in-IDE chat supports natural-language code questions, editing, debugging, and generation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- In-IDE tools
- Refact offers in-IDE chat for asking questions, editing, debugging, and generating code, plus real-time code completions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Languages
- The site says Refact.ai supports more than 25 programming languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Local data flow
- The maker says the current local-first product sends requests only to the providers, local runtimes, and integrations users configure.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Model choice
- Refact’s cloud-shutdown notice says its local product supports configured providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, Groq, xAI, and custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints, as well as Ollama, LM Studio, and vLLM runtimes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Models
- The site lists Claude 4, GPT-4o, Grok, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Mistral among model options, and says users can bring their own API key.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Privacy policy
- The privacy policy says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is controlled and monitored, and role-based access controls and multifactor authentication are used.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Security limitation
- The privacy policy states that it does not collect data on the server side.Read 11 Oct 2026 · refact.ai
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code,JetBrains,Visual Studio,Neovim,Sublime TextRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
- Terminal access
- YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · refact.ai
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Free plan costs nothing
- Agent can plan, execute and deploy coding tasks
- Supports VS Code and JetBrains plugins
- Local product uses configured providers and runtimes
- Codebase indexing and terminal access included
Limits
- Visual Studio, Neovim and Sublime Text are beta
- Hosted accounts and cloud features are being retired
- Pro costs $10 a month
Who it suits
Refact.ai suits individual developers and hobbyists using supported editors, as well as professional teams needing configurable local or on-premise deployment. Its plans distinguish personal, professional and enterprise use.
Verdict
Refact.ai combines coding assistance with an autonomous agent across several operating systems and editors. The free plan covers personal and hobby projects, while professional use has a listed monthly price and hosted services are being retired.
Where Specifiction places it
- AI Coding Assistants#5 of 1029.3
- AI Code Generators#16 of 548.8