JetBrains AI Assistant brings coding agents, model flexibility, and review controls into JetBrains IDE workflows.
Editorial score
Broad in-IDE coding coverage, from completion and explanations to tests, documentation, and multi-file agent tasks.
The primary IDE experience is JetBrains-specific, limiting fit for teams centered on other editors.
JetBrains AI Assistant is an AI feature and coding-agent layer for JetBrains IDE users. Its strongest appeal is the combination of context-aware coding help, multi-file agent work, model flexibility, and controls for reviewing proposed changes. The trade-offs are a JetBrains-centered environment and a credit model whose consumption changes with use.
JetBrains AI Assistant is a collection of AI-powered features and coding agents integrated into JetBrains IDEs. It uses relevant project context, including the current file, selected code, recent changes, and attached material, to support coding work. JetBrains AI is the service layer connecting users to models; AI Assistant is the product feature layer.
The AI Assistant supports cloud completion, next-edit suggestions, code generation and updates, explanations, refactoring help, tests, documentation, commit messages, and pull-request summaries. Its coding agents can plan multi-step tasks, modify multiple files, run commands and tests, use external tools, and report progress. Feature availability varies by provider, model, IDE, and configuration.
Junie requests permission by default before it runs commands, changes files, performs file operations, or uses external tools. Users can inspect proposed diffs and completed commands, then roll back changes to a file or across multiple changed files. Brave mode removes per-action confirmation and carries potential data loss or security risks; an in-IDE request log is also available.
The product is centered on JetBrains IDEs and supports a Junie CLI for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Teams can choose from subscription, BYOK, local, and OpenAI-compatible model options; configure MCP servers; and use external ACP-compatible agents. It also supports version control assistance, database workflows, centralized AI access, and shared credit administration.
JetBrains AI Assistant is best suited to developers and teams already working in JetBrains IDEs, especially when they want integrated completion, agent-based multi-file work, provider flexibility, and approval controls. It is less compelling for developers who primarily use non-JetBrains editors. Heavy users should plan for variable credit usage, and teams with strict code-handling requirements should assess context and configuration choices carefully.
Where the product fits — and where to be careful
Strong fit
Good fit with configuration review
AI Assistant spans listed JetBrains IDEs, a cross-platform Junie CLI, subscription and custom/local model choices, MCP and ACP connectivity, and centralized access controls. Its IDE connection remains JetBrains-only.
The feature set combines completion, next-edit suggestions, generation, explanations, refactoring support, routine artifact generation, and agents that can coordinate multi-file tasks and run tests.
Junie uses default approvals for sensitive actions, exposes diffs and commands for inspection, supports rejection or persistent allowance choices, and provides rollback. Brave mode is an explicit tradeoff.
User-review evidence was insufficient: the available aggregate is not publishable.
JetBrains offers Free, Pro, Ultimate, and Enterprise AI plans using AI Credits; consumption varies with token usage, context length, model cost, and agent use.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
AI Free | $0 per 30 days | Includes 3 AI Credits per 30 days. |
AI Pro | $10 per user per month or $100 per user per year monthly or yearly | Includes 10 AI Credits per 30 days. |
AI Ultimate | $30 per user per month or $300 per user per year monthly or yearly | Includes 35 AI Credits per 30 days. |
AI Enterprise | $60 per user per month annual billing | Organization-only plan billed annually; the captured plan details do not state an exact quota. |
Public pricing example
A 30-day AI Pro trial is available.
Documented connections and access methods for JetBrains AI Assistant.
Recent product and company updates
Copilot agent is now available in JetBrains AI Assistant
GitHub Copilot became a first-class option in the JetBrains AI Assistant agent picker.
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