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Comparing as AI Code Generation & Autocomplete
Sweep AI vs JetBrains AI Assistant

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Pricing
FreemiumSweep uses a usage-based credit model. The free tier gives limited Sweep API Credits for testing all features. All paid individual plans (starting at $20/month) grant the plan cost as included API credits plus unlimited Tab autocomplete suggestions. Unused credits roll over for 30 days. Agent usage is charged at the underlying LLM provider cost plus a 5% Sweep markup: Sweep-0.1 (fastest, ~$0.02/message), Claude Opus 4.5 or GPT-5.2 (~$0.25/message), Sonnet 4.5 (~$0.15/message), Gemini 3 Flash (~$0.035/message), and GLM 4.6 (~$0.028/message). Sweep Next-Edit Tab autocomplete is included at no per-message cost on all paid plans. Team plans include $40 in Sweep API credits per seat with pay-as-you-go overages billed to the organization. Team plans add SSO, team-wide usage visibility, and the ability to enforce Privacy Mode org-wide. Contact team@sweep.dev for volume discounts on larger teams. BYOK (bring your own key) is available to route all model calls through your own API accounts at zero markup.
FreemiumJetBrains AI offers four tiers. AI Free is $0/month with 3 AI credits every 30 days, unlimited code completion via JetBrains' Mellum model, and local model support via Ollama or LM Studio, but excludes frontier models and Junie for sustained agentic work. AI Pro is $10/month (Individual) or $20/month (Business), with 10 AI credits per month. AI Ultimate is $30/month (Individual) or $60/month (Business), with 35 AI credits per month, including a $5 bonus over the plan price. AI Enterprise is custom-priced at roughly $60/user/month billed annually, adding organization-wide credit pooling and enterprise controls. Each AI Credit equals $1 USD, and unused top-up credits (purchased separately at $1 each) remain valid for 12 months, while unused monthly plan credits do not roll over. A 30-day AI Pro trial is available for new users. AI Pro is also bundled into JetBrains' All Products Pack and dotUltimate subscriptions.
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AI Coding Assistants
Summary
The fastest AI coding assistant built for JetBrains — Tab, Agent, Review
AI coding assistance built natively into every JetBrains IDE
Sweep AI

Sweep AI Pros & Cons

Pros

  • #1 AI plugin on JetBrains Marketplace with 4.9 stars and 40K+ installs — purpose-built JetBrains experience vs. other tools ported from VS Code
  • Proprietary 1.5B parameter Sweep Next-Edit model delivers millisecond-latency Tab autocomplete — fastest JetBrains autocomplete available
  • Zero data retention by default — no code stored by Sweep or LLM providers, with SOC 2 compliance and BYOK for full control
  • Model flexibility — choose Sweep-0.1, Claude Opus, GPT-5, Gemini, GLM, or Grok per task with transparent per-message pricing
  • Remote MCP with full OAuth 2.0/2.1, web search, bash tooling, and AI code review built in as of late 2025
  • Small, focused team (YC S23, ex-Roblox) that uses Sweep themselves daily — fast iteration and direct founder responsiveness

Cons

  • JetBrains-only — no VS Code, Neovim, or standalone IDE support, which excludes a large portion of the developer market
  • Small team (~4-5 people, YC-backed seed stage) with limited resources compared to GitHub Copilot or Cursor
  • Agent credit usage can grow quickly with complex multi-file tasks — heavy users may need to add pay-as-you-go credits beyond their plan
  • Free tier has limited credits and model access — meaningful use requires a paid plan starting at $20/month
  • VS Code extension exists but is labeled experimental — JetBrains IDEs receive the full, polished Sweep experience
JetBrains AI Assistant

JetBrains AI Assistant Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Deep semantic project understanding via IntelliJ's existing static-analysis engine, not just open-file context
  • Junie autonomous agent handles multi-file planning, implementation, and self-correction, including a dedicated Debug mode
  • Works across a single subscription spanning 20+ JetBrains IDEs
  • Supports local models via Ollama and LM Studio at zero credit cost
  • Strong enterprise trust features including zero-data-retention policies and .aiignore support

Cons

  • Locked into the JetBrains IDE ecosystem, so it offers no value for developers using VS Code or other editors
  • Credit-based quota system can be confusing, and heavy Junie or Claude Agent use can exhaust monthly credits well before the billing period ends
  • AI Pro's 10 monthly credits are reportedly consumed within about a week under heavy agentic use, pushing users toward costly top-ups ($1 per credit)
  • Best suited to JVM languages (Java, Kotlin); completion quality is reportedly less consistent for other languages
  • AI Free tier excludes frontier models and the Junie agent, limiting it mostly to a demo of completion features