JetBrains AI Assistant - AI for IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm

Features

• Ask context-aware questions about code and project structure in AI Chat
• Delegate multi-file, multi-step development tasks to coding agents
• Generate or update code from natural-language prompts
• Provide inline code completion and next-edit suggestions
• Explain code, suggest improvements, and assist with refactoring
• Generate documentation, unit tests, commit messages, and pull request summaries
• Use local models through Ollama or LM Studio, including offline workflows
• Connect external tools and data sources through MCP servers

Use cases

• Generate implementation code from a natural-language description
• Explain unfamiliar code, runtime errors, SQL queries, or regular expressions
• Refactor code and apply changes across multiple project files
• Create unit tests, documentation, and commit messages
• Delegate larger coding tasks to an integrated development agent
• Use local or provider-owned models when cloud access is unsuitable

Pros

Cons

Latest updates

• 2026-10-27 The Terminal in JetBrains IDEs Now Runs on libghostty (2026.3)

  Starting with 2026.3, the built-in terminal in JetBrains IDEs runs on libghostty.

• 2026-10-22 Air Governance: Manage AI Agents, Access, and Spend Throughout Your Organization

  JetBrains Air Governance is generally available to organizational customers for managing AI agents, models, providers, spending limits, and usage.

• 2026-10-08 Mellum2.1 Gets to Work: A Fast Open Model for Coding Agents (Mellum2.1)

  Released Mellum2.1, an open 12B mixture-of-experts model for coding agents under the Apache 2.0 license.

• 2026-10-01 A New Agentic Experience: JetBrains Air in IDEs – EAP Now Open (2026.3 EAP)

  JetBrains Air entered EAP for JetBrains IDEs as a Marketplace plugin and in 2026.3 EAP builds, with free Junie Lite runs.

• 2026-08-19 New in Air: Multiproject View, a New Markdown Editor, and IME on Windows

  Air adds multiproject agent runs, formatted Markdown editing, Windows IME support, and a first-run screen for keymap, theme, and accent color.

Capabilities

• Agent that edits files — “On it — I’ll add a dark-mode toggle to the site header and persist the choice so it survives reloads.” source
• Knows the whole codebase — “Agents start with an understanding of your project instead of scanning the entire codebase.” source
• Reviews pull requests — “Set up automations for code review, release notes, fixes, and more.” source
• JetBrains IDEs — “Cloud runs are already available for some customers in JetBrains IDEs and the browser.” source
• Command line — “Choose where you work: JetBrains IDEs Web CLI Mobile” source
• Choice of models — “Give developers access to the models and agents they need.” source
• Builds agents and workflows — “JetBrains Air: One system for building software with agents” source
• Search over your data — “Air Context’s semantic indexing speeds up execution and lowers the cost of working in production-scale repositories.” source

Get it

• JetBrains plugin

Security

• SOC 2 Type II — “The new SOC2 Type II report for products below is now available here” source
• SOC 2 — “The new SOC2 Type II report for products below is now available here” source
• GDPR — “GDPR audit report summary” source

Pricing

Starting price

$8.33/mo

Prices checked

2026-10-24

JetBrains AI Assistant

• $8.33/month billed annually
• $100.00 per year
• $10.00 monthly