Serious Concerns Regarding JetBrains AI Pricing & Credit Consumption with Junie and AI Assistant

JetBrains — are you listening?

After reviewing the ongoing discussions in the community regarding Junie and the AI Assistant’s extreme credit consumption rates, it’s clear that many users are frustrated and seeking answers. Unfortunately, these concerns continue to go largely unaddressed. I recently submitted a bug report from within WebStorm after my credits were depleted with very minimal usage, and based on the community feedback, this issue is anything but new.

I have been a long-time WebStorm user and became a Junie subscriber several months ago. I intentionally moved away from Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot—canceling both subscriptions—to fully commit to Junie because it provided comparable capabilities directly in the IDE. I upgraded from the Pro plan to the Ultimate plan because it was advertised as the option designed for developers who rely on AI daily. As a small developer, I watch my expenses carefully, and this seemed like the right consolidation: one product, one environment, predictable cost.

Then JetBrains abruptly changed the credit system and the way credits are consumed.

Earlier this month, I loaded a project and used Junie to review and refactor a small section of code. Before starting, I noticed I had 28 out of 35 credits available—a new metric, since previously usage had been displayed as a percentage bar. I didn’t think much of it at the time. But after only a few hours of normal use spread over a couple of days, my credits had dropped to 10 out of 35. For the level of usage I’m accustomed to, this was shocking.

When I contacted support, I received a boilerplate response indicating that the new system is “fair.” Fair for whom? Under the new structure, I would need to spend well over $100 per month to continue using the product the way I always had. Previously, the Ultimate plan worked perfectly. Shortly after the introduction of ChatGPT 5 capabilities, credit consumption escalated dramatically—without any announcement, explanation, or transparency.

Worse, there is still no clear explanation of what a single credit actually provides. I’m told I have 35 credits, but what does that equate to in practical, real-world usage? There is no clarity. Meanwhile, competitors such as GitHub Copilot offer unlimited use in the IDE for $39/month—only $9 more than your Ultimate plan—with no fear of running out of credits.

Because of this, I canceled my JetBrains AI license (License ID: O331N8V4TJ). I cannot justify the cost under the new model, especially when competing tools offer significantly more value and predictability. This is disappointing, because I genuinely liked Junie, supported it, and preferred the integrated experience. But the new pricing and usage structure has left me—and many others—no choice but to switch.

This is not an isolated concern. Your customers have been voicing the same frustrations for weeks! People are canceling. Developers are leaving. The sentiment is loud and clear: the new system is not sustainable for professional use.

If JetBrains revisits this pricing and credit model and restores something practical and predictable, I’m open to returning. But right now, the current structure is simply unworkable.

Please listen to your customers.