AI coding assistants · Comparison
GitHub Copilot vs JetBrains AI
2 products compared side by side: what you pay for with each one first, then the five access facts, entry prices, recorded plan limits and the bottom line of each review. The evidence note under the table says how each product was checked.
Side by side
| Metric | GitHub Copilot | JetBrains AI |
|---|---|---|
| What you're paying for | Compliance includedUnlimited completions plus chat and agents on models from several providers, with no training on your code and IP indemnity from $19 a user. | Worth the priceAI completion, chat and agents inside JetBrains IDEs, with usage at API rates and no surcharge, and free governance for organizations. |
| Overall score | 8.3Best | 5.3 |
| Free option | Free plan | Free plan |
| Card to start | –Not measured | Card required |
| Getting access | Self-serve | Self-serve |
| Starter priceCheapest paid plan | $10/mo | $10/mo |
| Pricing model | Seat + usage | Seat + usage |
| Pricing page | Public prices | Public prices |
| Billing unit | Per user per month; chat and agent usage in AI credits ($0.01 each) | AI credits ($1 of use each); individual plans per month; governance per seat |
| Free option | Copilot Free: 2,000 completions a month, limited chat and agent usage | AI Free with a JetBrains IDE licence; 30-day AI Pro trial, card needed |
| Reference scenario (5 developers) | $95/mo on Business ($19 × 5, billed monthly), computed | Not priced: no organization plan includes usage (credits bought separately) |
| Included usage (organization plan) | 1,900 AI credits ($19) per user a month, pooled; completions unlimited | None; pooled prepaid credits, 20 per seat with All Products Pack |
| Usage beyond the plan | Per-token rates in AI credits; on by default for organizations, budgets available | Prepaid credits at API rates, no surcharge; per-user limits |
| Models | Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Microsoft and Moonshot models on Business | Anthropic, OpenAI and Google models; JetBrains Mellum for completion |
| Training on your code | Not on Business and Enterprise; Free to Max train unless you opt out | Not without your agreement (terms), on every tier |
| Data retention | IDE prompts not retained; other surfaces 28 days (Business) | Not persisted unless detailed data collection is on; provider retention not stated |
| IP indemnity | Business and Enterprise, unmodified suggestions with the filter on | Not offered |
| SSO / SCIM / audit log | SAML SSO and audit log listed for Business; SCIM through managed users in an enterprise account | SSO listed on Basic; SAML in IDE Services; SCIM coming soon; console audit page |
| SOC 2 / ISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 cover Copilot Business and Enterprise | SOC 2 Type II covers JetBrains AI; ISO 27001 not listed |
| Editors and surfaces | VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Eclipse, Neovim, Zed, CLI, github.com | JetBrains IDEs, Android Studio, JetBrains Air app and web |
| Bottom line | From its public pages, Copilot Business puts unlimited completions, $19 of pooled usage per user, a wide model choice and the main enterprise controls on a $19 seat. Set budgets early: extra usage is on by default for organizations. | From its public pages, JetBrains AI suits teams in JetBrains IDEs that want unlimited completion and usage at API rates with per-user limits. There is no IP indemnity, no seat with usage included, and several governance features are still coming. |
Evidence: GitHub Copilot: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run; JetBrains AI: facts checked 2026-10-16 from its public sign-up and pricing pages, no completed hands-on run. Prices in USD as listed, excluding tax. "–" means not recorded.
When to pick each
In the words of each review, with the date its facts were checked.
From our GitHub Copilot review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick GitHub Copilot when
- Your team uses several editors and wants an organization seat with usage included.
- Pick JetBrains AI when
- Your team works in JetBrains IDEs and wants prepaid credits at API rates with no surcharge.
From our JetBrains AI review
Checked Oct 16, 2026- Pick JetBrains AI when
- Your team works in JetBrains IDEs and wants usage at API rates with per-user limits and no seat fee on Basic.
- Pick GitHub Copilot when
- You want an organization seat with usage included, IP indemnity and support for many editors.
Entry price
Baseline: each product's cheapest paid plan, per month. Included usage differs, so read the line under each price.
- GitHub CopilotPro$10/moIndividuals; 1,500 AI credits ($15) a month, of which 500 are a flex allotment that may change
- Unlimited completions and next edit suggestions
- Cloud agent and pull request code review
- Most models; some premium models excluded
- JetBrains AIAI Pro$10/mo$100 a year billed yearly; 30-day trial, card needed
- 10 AI credits every 30 days
- Junie, Claude Agent, Codex and Gemini agents
- Top-up credits at API rates
Prices as listed on each pricing page, in USD per month, excluding tax. Observed: GitHub Copilot 2026-10-16, JetBrains AI 2026-10-16.
Which one fits
- If you need to start today without a sales call
- GitHub CopilotSelf-serve sign-up; the highest score of the 2 self-serve products here (8.3/10).
- Lowest starter price
- GitHub Copilot and JetBrains AI$10/mo for the Pro (individual) plan each.
- Highest overall score
- GitHub Copilot8.3/10 (Excellent). The review shows the score breakdown and the run behind it.
Picked by fixed rules from the table above, not by hand. How we score
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