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CGitHub Copilot vs JetBrains AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose GitHub Copilot if…
- you work on macOS, VS Code, iOS
- you're in its core audience: software developers, students and open source maintainers
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Choose JetBrains AI if…
- you're in its core audience: software developers, jetbrains ide users
Side by side
Feature GitHub Copilot JetBrains AI
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10/mo$10/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Agent mode
Tab completion—
CLI / terminal
Cloud agents
AI PR review
Bring your own key—
MCP support
PlatformsWeb, macOS, VS Code, JetBrains, iOS, AndroidWeb, JetBrains
CategoryCode AssistantsCode Assistants
CompanyGitHub, Inc.JetBrains s.r.o.
Based inUnited StatesCzech Republic
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
G GitHub Copilot
- Inline code completion and next edit suggestions
- Chat assistance in the IDE and on GitHub.com
- Agent mode for proposing and validating edits
- Cloud agents that work on issues in the background
- Third-party agents including Claude Code and Codex
- Choice of multiple LLMs
- AI code review on pull requests
- MCP server allow lists and audit logs
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.
GitHub Copilot
Free$0
Pro$10
Pro+$39
Max$100
Business$19
Enterprise$39
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
GitHub Copilot
- Free plan with 2,000 completions a month, no credit card required
- Works in many editors plus the CLI, a desktop app and GitHub
- Supports third-party agents such as Claude Code and Codex
- Business plans include IP indemnity and governance controls
- Chat is only available in VS Code, JetBrains and Visual Studio, per the FAQ
- Free, Pro and Pro+ interactions may be used for model training unless you opt out
- Premium models such as Opus require the $39 Pro+ plan or higher
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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