Licensing and subscriptions
The AI Assistant plugin is powered by the JetBrains AI Service. This service transparently connects you, as a product user, to different large language models (LLMs) and enables specific AI-powered features within many JetBrains products.
JetBrains AI license tiers
JetBrains AI offers several license tiers – AI Free[1], AI Pro, AI Ultimate[1], and AI Enterprise[1] – which provide access to AI Assistant features in JetBrains IDEs, including:
Unlimited code completion
Context-aware AI chat
AI workflows: edit multiple files, generate tests, refactor code
and much more
The difference lies in the quota size – higher tiers provide more AI Credits that are spent on cloud-based features.
Quota and AI Credits
Quota (also referred to as cloud credit quota or monthly quota) is a resource that regulates access to third-party LLM-powered features. Each month, you receive a certain number of AI Credits, which represent your quota. These credits are consumed when you use features that rely on external cloud models, such as AI chat or smart in-editor suggestions.
The size of the quota depends on your subscription plan – higher tiers offer more AI Credits, providing additional resources for using AI features.
The number of AI Credits included in your plan corresponds to its subscription price, with a small bonus for the AI Ultimate license tier. Each AI Credit equals $1 USD charged in your local currency.
If you run out of AI Credits included in your subscription, you can top up your balance to continue using AI features. These Top-up AI Credits are valid for 12 months and remain available until they are used or expire.
License tier | Price | Dedicated quota | Ability to top up AI Credits |
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AI Trial | Free | 10 AI Credits per trial period |
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AI Free | Free | 3 AI Credits per 30-days |
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AI Pro | $10 USD | 10 AI Credits per 30-days |
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AI Ultimate | $30 USD | 35 AI Credits per 30-days |
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License tier | Price | Dedicated quota | Ability to top up AI Credits |
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AI Trial | Free | 20 AI Credits per trial period |
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AI Pro | $20 USD | 20 AI Credits per 30-days |
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AI Ultimate | $60 USD | 70 AI Credits per 30-days |
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AI Enterprise | $60 USD | On par with AI Ultimate quota, or higher[2] |
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Here is a simplified explanation on how AI quota works:
Quota and AI Credits FAQ
- What are quotas and AI Credits?
Quota is a monthly resource measured in AI Credits, which are consumed when you use features powered by external cloud models, such as AI chat or smart in-editor suggestions.
The number of AI Credits available to you matches the price of your subscription. Each AI Credit corresponds to $1 USD charged in your local currency.
- How much usage do I get from one AI Credit?
One AI Credit roughly gives you:
- When does my quota renew?
The quota reset occurs every 30 days from the date when you first used your JetBrains AI license.
- How is quota usage calculated?
Quota usage is calculated dynamically for each interaction based on several factors, primarily the number of tokens used — units of text from both your input and the AI’s response. Since token usage can vary depending on the length, complexity, and context of a request, the quota cost may differ from one interaction to another.
- How can I track my quota usage?
Quota usage can be tracked in the
JetBrains AI widget located in the toolbar in the window header:
The monthly credits left counter shows how many AI Credits you have left out of your subscription quota. The progress bar reflects overall usage and decreases as you use cloud-based features. The date under the progress bar indicates when the monthly quota resets.
- What to do if the quota usage limit is reached?
Once the quota for the current period is exhausted, you have the following options:
Wait for the next 30-day cycle when the quota resets.
(Trial, AI Pro, AI Ultimate) Top up your AI Credits to continue using AI features beyond your monthly quota.
Use a different license if you have multiple JetBrains AI licenses.
Switch to offline mode and use local models instead of cloud-based ones.
Upgrade to a higher tier to renew the quota. This also increases the total number of AI Credits available per 30-day period.
- What can lead to high quota usage?
Several factors can increase quota consumption:
Long chat threads: Using a single chat instance for multiple topics causes context to grow exponentially, increasing token consumption and quickly using up your quota.
Expensive models: Models with higher token costs (marked with the
icon) consume quota faster.Agent mode: Extensive use of the agent mode leads to higher quota consumption.
How to reduce quota usage:
Start a new chat for each unrelated topic or task.
Switch to more cost-effective models.
For heavy agentic workloads, consider upgrading to the AI Ultimate license tier, which has a bigger monthly quota.
Top-up AI Credits FAQ
- What are Top-up AI Credits?
Top-up AI Credits are additional AI Credits you can purchase to continue using cloud-based AI features after the dedicated quota included in your license tier is exhausted.
You can top up you AI Credits balance in the settings of your JetBrains Account.
- How Top-up AI Credits are spent?
AI Assistant starts using your Top-up AI Credits only after your monthly quota is fully used. They remain in use until the monthly quota is renewed. Once the new monthly quota becomes available, AI Assistant switches back to using it. Any remaining Top-up AI Credits stay in your balance and will be used again only after the next monthly quota runs out.
- Where can I track the usage of Top-up AI Credits?
Top-up AI Credits can be tracked in the
JetBrains AI widget located in the toolbar in the window header:
The top-up credits counter shows how many Top-up AI Credits you currently have, with an option to add more, if needed.
As an alternative, you can also track Top-up AI Credits in the settings of your JetBrains Account.
In addition, a report with details of your Top-up AI Credits usage for the previous month is sent at the beginning of each month.
- Do Top-up AI Credits expire?
Top-up AI Credits stay valid for 12 months from the date they were added, unless specified or agreed differently. They remain available to you until they are used or expire.
- Can I use Top-up AI Credits in other licenses?
Top-up AI Credits can be used across all JetBrains AI licenses purchased under the same customer account. This means that any Top-up AI Credits you purchased yourself can be used only for licenses you personally bought.
Likewise, Top-up AI Credits provided by your organization can be used only for licenses assigned to you by the organization.
- How are Top-up AI Credits used in an organization?
Top-up AI Credits are shared among all JetBrains AI licenses purchased by your organization. Administrators can set the limit on how much Top-up AI Credits can be used per subscription in the settings of your organization account.
- Are there any regional limitations on using Top-up AI Credits?
Currently, Top-up AI Credits are not available for use in Mainland China.
License tiers availability
Some license tiers may be unavailable in older versions of JetBrains IDEs. For example, the AI Free license tier is only available in IDEs starting from version 2025.1 or later. The AI Ultimate[4] license tier is available in IDEs starting from version 2024.2.1; earlier versions only support AI Pro and AI Enterprise license tiers:
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IDE versions 2025.1 and later |
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IDE versions from 2024.2.1 to 2025.1 |
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In addition, these license tiers have other limitations:
The AI Free license tier is not available in Android Studio.
The AI Free license tier is not available in Community Editions of PyCharm and IntelliJ IDEA, as well as in PyCharm Unified when used for free.
The AI Pro license tier provided for free with the All Products Pack or dotUltimate subscription, as well as the AI Free license tier, cannot be activated if the IDE license is obtained via the License Server.
The AI Free and AI Ultimate license tiers are only available in the serviceable territories, with the exception of Mainland China for now.
Get JetBrains AI license
This section provides instructions on how to get a JetBrains AI license. For information on how to activate it, refer to Install AI Assistant.
Sign up for a trial
To access the JetBrains AI service, you need to acquire a license. Before acquiring one, you can sign up for a limited trial that includes 30 days of AI Pro usage. This option is available to users with paid and complimentary JetBrains IDE licenses.
To start a trial:
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Open the IDE where you want to try AI Assistant.
Install AI Assistant.
Once installed, open the
AI Chat tool window and click Start Free Trial. 
In some cases, you may be asked to link a credit card to your JetBrains Account. If prompted, in your account, navigate to Payment Methods, click Add credit card, and provide the required information.
Return to the IDE and click Card Linked.
After this, your free trial will be linked to your JetBrains Account. Once it expires, you can either switch to a paid license or you will be moved to the AI Free tier.
- List of IDE license types eligible for a trial
The trial may not be available for certain IDE license types or in older IDE versions:
IDE license type
IDE versions 2024.2.1 and later
IDE versions prior to 2024.2.1
Paid license for individual use
Organizational license assigned by your employer
[5][5]Commercial license obtained from License Vault Cloud, License Server, or IDE Services
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[7]Free educational license for students and teachers
Free classroom license for educational institutions
JetBrains IDE free trial
Community Editions of PyCharm and IntelliJ IDEA
PyCharm Unified (starting from version 2025.1)
Fleet EAP license
Early Access Program license for any other JetBrains IDE
- Why can’t I start a free trial?
If you don’t see the option to start a free trial, check the following:
Outdated IDE version
AI Assistant requires IDE version 2023.3 or later (2024.1.1 or later for Community Editions and 2025.1 or later for PyCharm Unified). Updating your IDE to the latest version may resolve the issue.
IDE license incompatibility
In IDE versions 2023.3–2024.2, only users with a paid license can start a trial. Starting from version 2024.2.1, this limitation is removed, so updating your IDE to the latest version may resolve the issue.
Users with non-paid IDE licenses (trial, students, teachers, or classrooms, open-source, Community Edition IDEs, PyCharm Unified, EAP, or non-commercial licenses for RustRover, WebStorm, Rider) may be asked to add a payment method, but the trial remains free.
No purchase history
JetBrains AI free trials are not available to users in Mainland China who have not previously purchased a JetBrains product. If you have already bought a JetBrains product, make sure you’re signed in with the correct JetBrains Account.
Organization-managed licenses
If you use IDE versions 2023.3–2024.2, and your license comes from License Vault, License Server, or IDE Services, you cannot start a personal trial. Ask your employer to request a corporate trial instead.
AI Assistant is disabled in your company
If JetBrains AI is disabled, contact your administrator to enable it. If it’s already enabled, but you still cannot use it, try refreshing your access settings.
Acquire the license
To acquire the JetBrains AI license:
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Navigate to the AI in IDEs webpage.
Select the license tier you want to acquire and proceed to checkout.
On the eStore Order Checkout page, enter all required information, and submit your order.
Once the order is processed, the purchased JetBrains AI license will be linked to your JetBrains Account.
Contact support
If you need any help regarding your license, you can contact our support team.
Manage multiple JetBrains AI licenses
If you have multiple JetBrains AI licenses, you can manage them in the AI Chat tool window.
In the AI Chat tool window, click the
Options button. 
Select the Manage License option from the list.
This opens a License pane where you can review the license details:
If you have multiple licenses, you can choose the one you want to use by selecting it from the list and clicking Activate.
To refresh the list of licenses, click Refresh license list.
Combined usage with Junie
Junie, the coding agent, also uses the JetBrains AI service license to provide AI-powered features. If you are using both AI Assistant and Junie, and have multiple JetBrains AI licenses associated with your account, these two plugins may use different licenses to operate.
Each plugin consumes the quota from the license that was selected for use.
Top-up AI Credits are shared across all JetBrains AI licenses, so they are available for both AI Assistant and Junie.
For AI Assistant, the quota usage can be tracked in the
JetBrains AI widget. For Junie, you can track the usage in the License information dialog.
Manage Top-up AI Credits
You can manage your Top-up AI Credits through the JetBrains AI widget directly in your IDE or in JetBrains Account settings.
Using the JetBrains AI widget
The JetBrains AI widget located in the window header toolbar lets you quickly purchase additional Top-up AI Credits and track your usage.
Add Top-up AI Credits
Click Buy near the top-up credits counter.
On the eStore Order Checkout page, specify the number of Top-up AI Credits you want to purchase.
Provide any other required information and submit your order.
Track Top-up AI Credits usage
The top-up credits counter shows how many Top-up AI Credits you currently have, with an option to add more, if needed.
Using JetBrains Account
In the settings of your JetBrains Account, you can purchase Top-up AI Credits and view usage information.
Add Top-up AI Credits
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Navigate to the JetBrains AI Settings section.
In the Top-up AI Credits for personal use card, click the Add AI Credits button.
Pass eStore Identification and proceed to checkout.
On the eStore Order Checkout page, specify the number of Top-up AI Credits you want to purchase.
Provide any other required information and submit your order.
Track Top-up AI Credits usage
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Navigate to the JetBrains AI Settings section.
Review the Top-up AI Credits for personal use and Top-up AI Credits for work cards. The upper card displays your personal AI Credits, while the lower one displays AI Credits assigned to you by your organization.
Add Top-up AI Credits
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Switch to your organization.
Navigate to the JetBrains AI Settings section.
In the Top-up AI Credits for your organization card, click the Add AI Credits button.
Pass eStore Identification and proceed to checkout.
On the eStore Order Checkout page, specify the number of Top-up AI Credits you want to purchase.
Provide any other required information and submit your order.
Limit the use of Top-up AI Credits
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Switch to your organization.
Navigate to the JetBrains AI Settings section.
In the Monthly limit for top-up AI Credits card, specify how many Top-up AI Credits can be used in a month per subscription.
Click Save to apply the changes.
Track Top-up AI Credits usage
Log in to your JetBrains Account.
Switch to your organization.
Navigate to the JetBrains AI Settings section.
Review the Top-up AI Credits for your organization card. It displays the number of Top-up AI Credits available to your organization.
Review Top-up AI Credits usage report
At the beginning of each month, you receive a report with details of your Top-up AI Credits usage for the previous month. The report is sent to the email address associated with your JetBrains Account.
The report provides various details, but the following fields are the most important for interpreting your Top-up AI Credits usage:
Period – the date range covered by the report.
Total – the total number of Top-up AI Credits spent during the specified period. Only purchased Top-up AI Credits are counted.
Including credits for free – the number of Top-up AI Credits spent that were obtained at no cost through discounts or promotional offers.