blaxel vs blink
blaxel is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by blaxel-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, Community GitHub marketplaces). blink is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by blink-new. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-16. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  blaxel |  blink |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | blaxel | blink |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 4 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 (worse) | 3 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (api.blaxel.ai/v0/mcp) | On your machine (@blinkdotnew/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 20 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/blaxel-ai/agent-skills | github.com/blink-new/blink-plugin |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | not checked yet | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
blaxel
Blaxel is the perpetual sandbox platform. It lets you keep infinite, secure sandboxes on automatic standby, while co-hosting your agents and context for near instant latency. The Blaxel agent skill lets your agent create cloud sandboxes (microVMs) to run code, start dev servers, and generate live preview URLs.
blink
Blink is serverless cloud infrastructure for agentic coding. Build and host full-stack apps from your editor with managed SQL databases, authentication, file storage, serverless backends (Hono), task queues, custom domains, AI gateway, real-time WebSockets, RAG knowledge bases, 38 OAuth connectors, and production hosting — all zero-config. 62 MCP tools for full platform control. 14 skills that teach agents how to use every feature. 4 specialized subagents (full-stack builder, frontend, backend, verifier). Persistent coding rules for correct SDK usage. Works with React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Astro, and Expo. Authenticate with a workspace API key from blink.new/settings.
How to run each
blaxel As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install blaxel@claude-communityblink As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install blink@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of blaxel publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: blaxel · What it can do: blink · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.