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Cursor: AI-native IDE with built-in agent capabilities
Overview
Refact is an open-source autonomous AI agent for software development that operates directly in your IDE. The agent analyzes your entire codebase, integrates with GitHub, databases, and CI/CD pipelines, and executes development tasks through planning and iterative execution. Developers describe tasks in natural language and Refact plans, codes, tests, and deploys solutions autonomously. The platform supports 25+ programming languages, offers on-premise deployment for data control, and provides flexibility through support for multiple LLMs including Claude and GPT-4.
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Cursor: AI-native IDE with built-in agent capabilities


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Pricing
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Free
Free
Pro
$10 /mo
Enterprise
On request
Capabilities
Autonomous agent workflows
End-to-end task execution with planning and iteration
IDE chat
Context-aware in-IDE assistance
Real-time code completions
Powered by Qwen2.5-Coder
GitHub integration
Full GitHub workflow integration
Database integration
Connect to databases for context
On-premise deployment
Self-hosted deployment option
Multi-LLM support
Works with Claude, GPT-4, and other models
25+ language support
Supports all major programming languages
Answered, with sources
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Refact supports 25+ programming languages including Python, JavaScript, Go, Rust, Java, C++, and many others.
SourceYes. Refact offers on-premise deployment options for organizations requiring complete data control and privacy.
SourceRefact works with multiple LLMs including Claude, GPT-4, and open-source models, giving you flexibility in model selection.
SourceBehind it
Keep looking
Code editing. Redefined.
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Fast, disk space efficient package manager
High-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monorepos
AI pair programmer for developers
Open source design and prototyping platform
Open-source identity and access management server.
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Software development environments and toolchains for Ada, C/C++ and Rust
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Microcontroller Development Kit for Arm-based devices
Next generation frontend tooling
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Engineering guardrails for the AI era
Cloud-based builds and CI runs 55x faster with less cost
2x faster GitHub Actions with 60% cost savings
Monorepo build system and version manager platform
Fast, scalable build system with intelligent defaults for Python and more
Distributed CI and remote caching for monorepo teams
The dev platform for the next 100 billion commits