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Blackbox AI

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Inference and coding-agent platform: Blackbox Router, a gateway to 300+ open and closed models through one endpoint; Enterprise Inference, dedicated single-tenant GPU capacity; and an Agents API/CLI that sends coding agents to any repository over HTTP.

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HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA

StatusPrivate

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• Blackbox AI Infrastructure service Sold on its own

  Model-inference gateway (Blackbox Router: 300+ open and closed models through one endpoint, zero data retention), Enterprise Inference (dedicated single-tenant GPU capacity) and an Agents API/CLI that sends coding agents to any repository over HTTP.

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Description

Official documentation · 27 Sep 2026

Company's own homepage: positions as "the high-trust platform for frontier inference". Products named: Blackbox Router ("300+ open and closed models through one endpoint", zero data retention), Enterprise Inference (dedicated single-tenant GPU capacity, end-to-end encryption) and an Agents API/CLI ("Send coding agents to any repository over HTTP").

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