Junie

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  1. About
  2. Pricing
  3. What people are saying

About Junie

Junie is an autonomous AI coding agent designed for complex engineering workflows within JetBrains IDEs. Beyond simple completions, it utilizes an advanced Plan mode to generate structured requirements, technical designs, and testing strategies before writing code.

By accessing IDE-native static analysis, symbol searches, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, Junie navigates project structures and external documentation. It currently ranks as a top-tier agent on independent benchmarks like SWE-Rebench. As of August 2026, it uses Gemini 3.7 Flash as its default model for improved token efficiency. Whether debugging multi-file issues or implementing new features, Junie operates as an engineering partner that bridges the gap between high-level requirements and production-ready implementation.

Pricing

  • $0/mo: Junie Free (BYOK) plan where you pay model providers directly.
  • $0/mo: AI Free plan with 3 monthly credits and unlimited local completions.
  • $10/mo: AI Pro plan for individuals including 10 credits.
  • $30/mo: AI Ultimate plan for individuals including 35 credits.
  • (New) Tasks using the default Gemini 3.7 Flash model consume 40% fewer credits.
  • View the full breakdown on the official pricing page.

What people are saying

The community praises Junie for its impressive BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) flexibility and cost efficiency, though some users continue to experience unpredictable credit depletion and struggle with multi-folder project integration.

  • "What's incredible is just how bad it works. I nearly always work with projects that mount multiple folders, and the IDE's MCP doesn't support that. So it doesn't understand what folders are open..." — Hacker News User (August 2026)
  • "It's not that good... Junie is not very good and uses credits in a very unpredictable manner. I hope that this year Jetbrains does something disruptive and announces they are going to prioritize other features and functionality not related to AI." — Anonymous Developer (July 2026)
  • "Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, my credits started disappearing incredibly fast. A simple chat question about a 50-line file could cost me 0.20 credits... I also noticed that Junie (using Gemini Flash High) became much less reliable." — gquittet (July 2026)