GitHub Copilot vs JetBrains
GitHub Copilot scores 8.5 to JetBrains's 7.1 among the AI coding assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
GitHub Copilot wins, 8.5 to 7.1
GitHub Copilot reviews pull requests and, on its Enterprise plan, understands your whole codebase; JetBrains does neither. Both charge $10 a month for their cheapest paid plan. JetBrains commits flatly to not training on your code, while Copilot's Free, Pro and Pro+ plans train on it unless you opt out. Copilot also reaches more editors, including VS Code, Neovim and Xcode, alongside JetBrains and the CLI.
Pick GitHub Copilot if you want pull request review and full codebase understanding.
Pick JetBrains if privacy matters most and you want no training by default.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Understands your whole codebase: GitHub Copilot yes, JetBrains no
- Reviews pull requests: GitHub Copilot yes, JetBrains no
- Runs models on your own machine: JetBrains yes, GitHub Copilot no
- Option to keep no copy of your code: GitHub Copilot yes, JetBrains no
- Legal cover for generated code: GitHub Copilot yes, JetBrains no
- Editors and terminals it works in: Cli, vscode, jetbrains, visual_studio, neovim, xcode against Cli, jetbrains
- But JetBrains leads on runs on your own servers or cloud: JetBrains yes, GitHub Copilot no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI coding assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. GitHub Copilot leads on 3 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (7)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
GitHub Copilot
JetBrains
For everything else about each tool, read the full GitHub Copilot review and JetBrains review.
GitHub Copilot vs JetBrains: common questions
Which is better, GitHub Copilot or JetBrains?
GitHub Copilot scores 8.5 and JetBrains 7.1 out of 10 among the AI coding assistants we rate. GitHub Copilot is ahead on agents and your codebase, privacy and security and where it works. JetBrains is ahead on model freedom.
Is GitHub Copilot or JetBrains cheaper?
GitHub Copilot's cheapest paid plan is Free (GitHub Copilot Free, 2,000 completions a month) and JetBrains's is $10/mo (AI Pro). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do GitHub Copilot and JetBrains have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can GitHub Copilot do that JetBrains cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: understands your whole codebase, reviews pull requests, option to keep no copy of your code and legal cover for generated code.
What can JetBrains do that GitHub Copilot cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: runs models on your own machine and runs on your own servers or cloud.
