Inference Cooperative vs ActionBox

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Inference Cooperative compared with ActionBox
Detail	Inference Cooperative	ActionBox
What it does	Member-governed cooperative for AI inference	Human approval infrastructure for AI agents and automation workflows
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Dues: sliding scale starting at $5/month. All members receive $15/month credit for chat and API. Additional credits available for purchase; credits never expire and carry over month to month.	Developer: Free forever with 250 Actions/month, 3 Sources, 3 Watches, 7-day history. Pro: $10/month ($120/year, save 17%) with 1,000 Actions/month, unlimited Sources, 20 Watches, 30-day history, additional Actions at $8 per 1,000-pack. Team: $49.17/month ($590/year, save 17%) with 5,000 Actions/mont
Key features	Web search built into chat File uploads and document support OpenAI-compatible developer API Personal API keys Encrypted enclave privacy option 100% renewable energy option Member governance participation Shared monthly credit allowance Publicly developed models	Typed decisions (Boolean, choice, text, number, rating, structured forms) Heartbeat Watches for silent-work detection Action Controls for safe follow-up operations Multi-surface inboxes (web, mobile, Slack, CLI, MCP) Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration Signed receipts and durable decision history Mobile app for iOS (15+) with push alerts Slack approval integration (Beta) CLI with bounded long-poll waiting Integration guides for GitHub Actions, n8n, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK
What makes it different	Member-governed cooperative structure where users help decide the direction and choices Equal membership with sliding-scale pricing based on ability to pay Choice of AI models by values including privacy and renewable energy No data lock-in; members own their data and can cancel anytime Credits never expire and carry over month to month	Durable decision records that survive client disconnections and restarts Reduces median approval time significantly in production environments Unified API across multiple approval surfaces without building custom dashboards Source-scoped identity for independent credential rotation across runners Built-in monitoring for stalled background work with heartbeat watches
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	12 −2 (down) since last check	5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	6	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	15	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	22	42

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