Junie by JetBrains
Pulse Score
51 / 100
Rank #36 of 157
Downloads, last 7 days
318
down 58.6% vs previous week
Downloads, last 30 days
2,499
— vs previous 30 days
GitHub stars
469
about +1 a day
Latest release
3651.1
yesterday
Price
Free + $10/mo
checked Oct 5, 2026
Overview
JetBrains' LLM-agnostic coding agent, available inside JetBrains IDEs, as a terminal CLI, in JetBrains Air and in CI through GitHub and GitLab integrations. It supports bring-your-own-key models and a free Junie Lite tier.
Junie was downloaded 318 times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, down 58.6% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Sep 5, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 469 stars, 43 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 3651.1, published Oct 5, 2026. It was mentioned in 14 Hacker News posts and comments over the last 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-03: Junie CLI released in beta as an LLM-agnostic agent.
- 2026-06: Junie left beta (general availability).
Junie usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: junie.csv
Install Junie
| npm | npm install -g @jetbrains/junie |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | JetBrains |
|---|---|
| Type | IDE plugin and CLI coding agent |
| License | Proprietary |
| Interfaces | IDE plugin, CLI, Web, GitHub, GitLab |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Models | LLM-agnostic: Claude Opus/Sonnet 5.5, Gemini 3.1 Pro and 3.8 Flash, GPT-6 models and Grok 4.7 among 10+ models via bring-your-own-key, plus a free Junie Lite model. |
| Local models | Junie CLI with LM Studio or Ollama (docs) |
| Bring your own API key | Yes |
| Main language | Shell |
| Open issues and PRs | 5 |
| JetBrains plugin downloads | 35,116,003 |
Pricing
Junie Lite is free and bring-your-own-key is billed at provider rates with no markup; hosted usage comes with JetBrains AI Pro at $10/mo ($100/yr, 10 AI credits per 30 days) or AI Ultimate at $30/mo ($300/yr, 35 credits).
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption89
Community0
Attention16
Momentum55
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
What changed: recent Junie releases
Junie alternatives
| # | Agent | Pulse | Downloads 7d | 7d | 30d | VS Code installs | Stars | Latest release | Price | Last 90 days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
CursorAnysphere (owned by SpaceX) |
71 | — | — | — | — | 33.3K+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 9 |
GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft) |
70 | — | — | — | 78.6M | — | — | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 19 |
ZedZed Industries |
59 | — | — | — | — | 91.3K+54/day | 1.22.06d ago | Free + $10/mo | ||
| 28 |
WarpWarp |
54 | — | — | — | — | 65.4K+25/day | 0.2026.06.03.…4mo ago | Free + $20/mo | ||
| 44 |
Amazon Q DeveloperAmazon Web Services |
49 | — | — | — | 1.9M | 51 | 2.8.05d ago | Free + $19/mo | ||
| 45 |
KiroAmazon Web Services |
48 | — | — | — | — | 4,353+3/day | — | Free + $20/mo | ||
| No agents match that filter. | |||||||||||
Head to head: Junie vs Cursor · Junie vs GitHub Copilot · Junie vs Zed · Junie vs Warp
Junie FAQ
How much does Junie cost?
Junie Lite is free and bring-your-own-key is billed at provider rates with no markup; hosted usage comes with JetBrains AI Pro at $10/mo ($100/yr, 10 AI credits per 30 days) or AI Ultimate at $30/mo ($300/yr, 35 credits).
Is Junie open source?
No. Junie is a proprietary product from JetBrains.
How popular is Junie?
Junie was downloaded 318 times from npm in the week ending Oct 4, 2026, down 58.6% on the week before. Its download count moved to a different level overnight on Sep 5, 2026. A jump like that comes from automated installs switching on or off or from a change in how the registry counts, so growth rates across that date are not shown. The GitHub repository has 469 stars, 43 of them added in the last 30 days.
What is the latest version of Junie?
The latest stable release we track is 3651.1, published on Oct 5, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Junie?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Zed, Warp.
Where these numbers come from
npm: @jetbrains/junie. GitHub: JetBrains/junie. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: junie.jetbrains.com, blog.jetbrains.com, github.com, jetbrains.com, registry.npmjs.org, plugins.jetbrains.com.