Is JetBrains AI Assistant free?

JetBrains AI Assistant free tier — is it worth it?

JetBrains AI Assistant free vs paid

How long does JetBrains AI Assistant free tier last?

JetBrains AI Assistant free tier limits 2026

JetBrains AI Assistant free tier is moderate. AI Free tier: unlimited code completion (Mellum model) + unlimited local model support (Ollama, LM Studio) + small cloud quota for AI chat and Junie agent. 30-day AI Pro trial included on first activation. AI Pro is $10/mo ($8/mo annually). Best for JetBrains IDE users already paying for a JetBrains subscription. Unlimited completions and local model support are genuinely free. Cloud quota is nearly unusable for real work — the real value is AI Pro at $10/month (or free via All Products Pack).

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JetBrains AI Assistant

Native AI for JetBrains IDEs — free tier with unlimited completions + small cloud quota

7.5
Overall / 10
Free Tier: Moderate
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8Power
8Useful
8Feedback
6Free Tier

Data as of

April 2026

JetBrains AI Assistant is the native AI subscription for all JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, etc.). Includes AI Assistant (chat + completions) and Junie (coding agent). AI Free tier: unlimited code completion + local model support (Ollama/LM Studio) + a small cloud quota for chat and Junie. Paid plans: AI Pro ($10/mo), AI Ultimate ($30/mo).

Free Tier

Moderate

Best for JetBrains IDE users already paying for a JetBrains subscription. Unlimited completions and local model support are genuinely free. Cloud quota is nearly unusable for real work — the real value is AI Pro at $10/month (or free via All Products Pack).

AI Free tier: unlimited code completion (Mellum model) + unlimited local model support (Ollama, LM Studio) + small cloud quota for AI chat and Junie agent. 30-day AI Pro trial included on first activation. AI Pro is $10/mo ($8/mo annually).

What's included

Code completion (Mellum model)

JetBrains' proprietary Mellum model for completions is truly unlimited and never consumes cloud quota.

Unlimited on free tier

Local model support (Ollama, LM Studio)

Connect any local model via Ollama for free, unlimited AI chat. Requires hardware.

Unlimited — free and offline

Cloud quota (chat + Junie agent)

1 AI Credit = $1 USD of AI usage. Tiny quota for cloud-based chat and Junie.

Very small free quota — approximately 3 AI Credits ($3 equivalent) per 30 days

BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)

Connect your own API keys for chat and agents without consuming JetBrains quota.

Supported — use your own Anthropic/OpenAI keys

30-day AI Pro trial

New activations automatically get AI Pro (extended cloud quota) for 30 days.

One-time on first activation

How long until you run out?

Real-world estimates for typical developer usage.

Code completions (Mellum, unlimited)

Never runs out

Mellum completions are genuinely unlimited on the free tier.

Cloud quota (~3 AI Credits/month)

~1–3 cloud chat sessions before exhausted

The free cloud quota is minimal — only useful for occasional chat. Use local models (Ollama) or BYOK for sustained use.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • +Deep native IDE integration across all JetBrains products
  • +Unlimited code completions (Mellum model) — free forever
  • +Local model support (Ollama, LM Studio) for free offline AI
  • +BYOK supported — use your own Anthropic/OpenAI keys in the IDE
  • +AI Pro included free in All Products Pack ($28.90/mo) subscription
  • +Junie coding agent for autonomous task delegation (AI Pro/Ultimate)

Cons

  • −Cloud quota on free is extremely small (~3 AI Credits/month)
  • −Junie agent is severely limited on free tier cloud quota
  • −Not useful for VS Code users — JetBrains IDEs only
  • −AI Pro ($10/mo) effectively required for real cloud chat use

Scores

Powerfulness
8/10
Usefulness
8/10
User Feedback
8/10
Free Tier
6/10

Best for

JetBrains IDE users (Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, PHP) wanting native AIDevelopers on the All Products Pack (AI Pro included free)Privacy-conscious developers wanting offline AI via local modelsTeams wanting Junie for autonomous coding delegation in JetBrains
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