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GAI coding assistant and agents for editors, terminal, desktop and GitHub
Free, from $10/mo
Aider vs JetBrains AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
A
Choose Aider if…
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you're in its core audience: software developers, command-line users
J
Choose JetBrains AI if…
- you work on Web, JetBrains
- you're in its core audience: software developers, jetbrains ide users
Side by side
Feature Aider JetBrains AI
Pricing modelFreeFreemium
Starting priceFree$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Agent mode—
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
Bring your own key
Local / self-hosted models—
MCP support—
Platforms—Web, JetBrains
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
Rank in its category#12 of 12#7 of 12
Company—JetBrains s.r.o.
Based in—Czech Republic
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | Aider | JetBrains AI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | no published plan | $60 AI Enterprise |
| 5 people | no published plan | $60 AI Enterprise |
| 20 people | no published plan | $60 AI Enterprise |
Key features
A Aider
- Terminal-based AI pair programming
- Works with cloud and local LLMs
- Map of the whole codebase for larger projects
- Supports 100+ programming languages
- Auto-commits changes to git with descriptive messages
- Runs linters and tests, then fixes problems they find
- Uses images and web pages as context
- Voice requests and in-IDE code comments
J JetBrains AI
- Run multiple coding agents in parallel across projects
- Supports Claude Agent, Codex, Junie, Copilot and OpenCode
- Connect other agents through the Agent Client Protocol (ACP)
- Review agent diffs and comment on specific lines
- Event-triggered automations for PRs, merges, issues and commits
- Bring your own provider subscription or API keys
- Shared cloud environments with team-wide MCP servers
- Admin controls over which models and agents people can use
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Aider
Free. Plan details aren't published.
JetBrains AI
AI FreeFree
AI TrialFree
AI Pro$10 or $20 (two figures listed)
AI Ultimate$30 or $60 (two figures listed)
AI Enterprise$60
Strengths and limitations
Aider
- Code is public on GitHub
- Works with many LLMs, including local models
- Every edit is committed to git, so changes are easy to review or undo
- Runs linters and tests automatically
- Terminal-only interface with no GUI app listed
- You supply your own model API key
- Installed through Python and pip
JetBrains AI
- Free tier includes 3 AI credits every 30 days
- Works with several third-party agents, not only JetBrains' own
- Accepts your own API keys or provider subscriptions
- Purchased credits stay valid for 12 months
- The free tier does not allow buying extra credits
- The IDE plugin for Air is in alpha
- Mobile app is listed as coming soon
- AI Free is not available in Android Studio or the Community editions of PyCharm and IntelliJ IDEA
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