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JetBrains AI vs LM Studio
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
J
Choose JetBrains AI if…
- you want the lower entry price ($10/mo vs $20/mo)
- you work on Web, JetBrains
- you're in its core audience: software developers, jetbrains ide users
L
Choose LM Studio if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: developers, privacy-conscious professionals
Side by side
Feature JetBrains AI LM Studio
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$10/mo$20/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Prompts and responses not retained; cloud requests processed transiently (Zero Data Retention)
Security and compliance—GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—7
Agent mode—
CLI / terminal—
Cloud agents—
AI PR review—
Bring your own key—
MCP support—
PlatformsWeb, JetBrains—
CategoryCode AssistantsLocal & Open Models
Rank in its category#7 of 12—
CompanyJetBrains s.r.o.Element Labs, Inc.
Based inCzech RepublicUnited States
Founded——
Part of——
What you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | JetBrains AI | LM Studio |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $60 AI Enterprise | $20 Bionic+ |
| 5 people | $60 AI Enterprise | $20 Bionic+ |
| 20 people | $60 AI Enterprise | $20 Bionic+ |
Work it out for your team
- LM StudioBionic+$20/mo
- JetBrains AIAI Enterprise$60/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
What the free plans include
JetBrains AI
Free plan limits aren't published.
LM Studio
- LM Link for up to 5 devices
- Limited web search
Key features
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
L LM Studio
- Bionic agent creates and edits documents, slides and PDFs
- Coding, automation and computer control tasks
- In-app download of local LLMs
- Runtime powered by MLX and llama.cpp
- Real-time on-device voice transcription in multiple languages
- Optional US-hosted open frontier models with zero data retention
- LM Link connects up to 5 devices on Free
- JavaScript and Python SDKs plus the lms CLI
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
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
LM Studio
Free$0
Bionic+$20 USD/month
Pro$100 USD/month
Strengths and limitations
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
LM Studio
- Free plan includes the agent, local models and offline transcription
- Voice data is processed locally
- Cloud services are stated to use Zero Data Retention
- SDKs for JavaScript and Python plus a CLI
- Hosted frontier models require a paid plan starting at $20/month
- Free plan has only limited web search
- Team subscription plans are not yet available
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