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title: "CodeBuddy vs JetBrains AI"
description: "CodeBuddy is a terminal agent, JetBrains AI is an editor extension. JetBrains AI runs CodeBuddy on the login you already have for it."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/codebuddy-vs-jetbrains-ai"
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# CodeBuddy vs JetBrains AI

> CodeBuddy is a terminal agent by Tencent Cloud. JetBrains AI is an editor extension by JetBrains. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | CodeBuddy | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | Terminal agent, AI-native IDE, Editor extension | Editor extension |
| Vendor | Tencent Cloud | JetBrains |
| Website | [codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview](https://www.codebuddy.ai/docs/cli/overview) | [jetbrains.com/ai](https://www.jetbrains.com/ai/) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | CodeBuddy | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $10/mo | $30/mo |
| Team plan | $40/user/mo | $20/user/mo |
| Included usage | 2,000 credits/mo (Pro) | 10 credits/mo (AI Pro, worth about $10) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | CodeBuddy | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Vendor models, DeepSeek | Vendor models, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI |
| Bring your own key | BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | Yes | Yes |

## Features

|  | CodeBuddy | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | Yes | No |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP client | No | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | No |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | No |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | CodeBuddy | JetBrains AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | Augment Code, Claude Code, Cline, CodeBuddy, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Cursor, Devin, Factory, Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, goose, Grok Build, Junie CLI, Kilo Code, Kimi Code CLI, Mistral Vibe, OpenCode, Qoder |
| Runs inside | JetBrains AI, Zed | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-18 |

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