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Cursor vs Refraction AI vs Spellbox

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

	Cursor	Refraction AI	Spellbox
What it is	AI-first code editor built for speed with intelligent auto-completion and codebase understanding.	Refactor code, generate documentation, create unit tests and more. Simply paste a block of code, choose your language or framework, then hit "Generate" to…	SpellBox uses artificial intelligence to create the code you need from simple prompts. Solve your toughest programming problems with AI in seconds!
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Freemium · $20/mo	Paid · $8/mo	Paid
How it bills	Flat monthly	Flat monthly	Not published
Free tier	Yes	No	No
Rating	4.8 from 4,500 reviews	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	AI-native editor Codebase understanding Multi-file editing (Composer) Inline generation (Cmd+K) Multiple AI models Tab completion Bug detection Natural language editing	—	—
What works	Best AI code editor Understands full codebase VS Code compatibility Multiple model support Incredibly fast	Publishes its price openly — $8/mo Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Sits in Code Assistant, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare
What does not	Subscription required for full features Can be resource-intensive Newer with some bugs Limited free completions	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 97 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 45 tools in the same category have a free tier

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