JetBrains' AI coding agent that integrates deeply with their IDEs, featuring transparent task planning, MCP support, remote development capabilities, and industry-leading SWE-bench performance.
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| Core Competency | JetBrains IDE Users, Enterprise Development, Transparent AI Workflows, JVM & PHP Projects, Remote Teams |
|---|---|
| AI Architecture | Proprietary: Custom-trained models |
| Context Window | IDE-integrated context with deep project understanding via JetBrains indexing. |
| Deployment | Enterprise: Cloud, On-premise, Air-gapped |
| Offline Support | Yes - Local operation supported |
| IDE Integration | All JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLion, Rider, etc. |
| Company Maturity | NaN years |
| Pricing Model | Freemium - Basic features |
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Junie represents JetBrains' strategic push into agentic AI, leveraging their deep IDE integration and static analysis capabilities. The 60.8% SWE-bench score (up from 20% in early prototypes) demonstrates rapid improvement. What differentiates Junie is transparency: the two-column interface shows both high-level reasoning and specific execution steps, addressing developer concerns about AI black boxes. The unified AI chat (merging Junie with JetBrains AI Assistant) creates a seamless experience, while MCP support enables powerful external tool integrations. BYOK support means enterprises can use their own API keys or local models.
Junie offers solid AI development capabilities with specific technical strengths. Its multi-model architecture leveraging both Anthropic and OpenAI technologies provides exceptional versatility. Flexible deployment options address diverse enterprise security and compliance requirements. Best suited for developers requiring advanced AI assistance in their primary development workflow.
**Experienced developers** working in specialized domains or with specific technical requirements. Particularly suited for **security-conscious organizations** in finance, healthcare, or government sectors requiring on-premise deployments.
Status: Private (JetBrains s.r.o.)
Founded: JetBrains: 2000. Junie: Launched December 2023, GA April 2025
Backing: JetBrains is self-funded with no external investors—grown organically to profitability.
JetBrains proprietary Mellum model plus third-party models (Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, GPT-4.1). BYOK support for custom models.
Junie supports All JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, CLion, Rider, etc..
Yes, Junie supports offline mode. Yes, via local models (Ollama, LM Studio). Some features like multi-file edits require cloud in current version.
Junie scores 84/100 versus Claude Code's 98/100. Junie excels at JetBrains IDE Users and Enterprise Development, while Claude Code is known for Agentic Coding and Complex Refactoring.
Junie is best suited for JetBrains IDE Users, Enterprise Development, Transparent AI Workflows, JVM & PHP Projects, Remote Teams. Enterprise development with transparent audit trails showing exactly how AI reached each decision
IDE-integrated context with deep project understanding via JetBrains indexing.
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