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Open-source AI coding agent with self-hosted deployment option

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Refact.ai is an open-source/on-premise oriented AI coding agent for VS Code and JetBrains that supports BYOK model routing, codebase understanding, developer-tool integrations and self-hosted deployment. Its public site now warns that Refact Cloud is shutting down soon, so teams should treat hosted availability as a migration risk and validate the current enterprise support path.

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Refact.ai is an AI coding agent for teams that want code assistance close to their own infrastructure. The current homepage still presents Refact as an open-source autonomous agent with VS Code and JetBrains support, codebase understanding, developer-tool integrations and bring-your-own-model routing across providers such as OpenAI, Gemini, Grok and DeepSeek.

The key maintenance caveat is that Refact's public site now says Refact Cloud is shutting down soon. That means older hosted-tier and coin-pricing language should not be treated as stable procurement guidance. Buyers should verify the current support channel, migration path and commercial terms before relying on Refact as a managed SaaS coding assistant.

Refact is most relevant for privacy-first engineering organizations that can operate a self-hosted or on-premise agent service and want control over model routing, repository access and data flow. It is a weaker fit for teams that need a simple, fully managed coding assistant with predictable seat pricing and minimal infrastructure ownership.

Pricing

Refact Cloud shutdown banner; self-host/on-prem and enterprise paths; BYOK/model costs apply

Platforms

VS Code, JetBrains, self-host/on-prem infrastructure, BYOK OpenAI-compatible model routes

Categories

Inline CompletionAI Coding Assistants

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Use Cases

Code GenerationRefactoring

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