Codeium vs JetBrains AI Assistant
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Codeium
Free autocomplete veteran, now Devin Desktop under Cognition
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 7.4 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Unlimited completions and chat for individual developers | AI Free: 3 credits/month + unlimited local completions (Ollama/LM Studio) |
| Paid from | $12/user/month (Teams) | AI Pro $10/mo (10 credits); AI Ultimate $30/mo (35 credits); free AI Free tier |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | 500k+ developers | Built into JetBrains IDEs (12.5M+ users); AI is opt-in via free/paid tiers |
| Founded | 2021 | 2000 |
| Maker | Varun Mohan, Douglas Chen | JetBrains |
| Verdict | The product formerly known as Codeium now lives two rebrands away: Windsurf, then Devin Desktop under Cognition since June 2026. The free plugin line survives — unlimited tab completions and chat across VS Code, JetBrain... |
JetBrains AI Assistant is the strongest AI option for developers who already live in a JetBrains IDE — its access to the type system, refactoring engine, and test runner gives it context plugins can't match. Junie, the b... |
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