JetBrains Air alternatives
JetBrains Air runs agents for building software. These 5 tools do the same job or overlap with it (see all AI coding agents).
Compared at a glance
| Tool | Pricing | Platforms | Standout |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains Air | Pricing: see official site | Web app, Plugin or MCP | Runs agents for building software |
| Claude Code | Paid plans: see official pricing | Web app, Desktop, Mobile, Plugin or MCP | Edits files and runs commands |
| GitHub Copilot | Free plan · Paid from $10/user/mo | Desktop, Mobile, Plugin or MCP | Cloud agent runs assigned tasks in the background |
| Cursor | Paid plans: see official pricing | Desktop | Runs in the terminal, Slack and GitHub |
| Amazon Q Developer | Free plan · Paid from $19/user/mo | Plugin or MCP, Mobile | Java and .NET application transformation |
| OpenHands | Free plan · Paid plans: see official pricing | Web app, API | Plans and applies code changes |
The alternatives
Claude Code: Anthropic's agentic coding tool that edits files, runs commands, and turns issues into pull requests, for developers.
GitHub Copilot is also an autonomous coding agent that runs assigned tasks in the background, and it covers the editor, the command line and GitHub. It adds a free plan.
Choose GitHub Copilot if you want a free plan with 2,000 completions a month, or a Business or Enterprise plan for an organization
Cursor is an AI coding agent that turns ideas into code and takes on handed-off tasks for software teams. It also works in the terminal, Slack and GitHub pull request reviews.
Choose Cursor if you are on a software team that wants pooled team plans with SSO and centralized billing and administration
Amazon Q Developer offers agentic coding that reads and writes files and runs shell commands, for software developers. It adds AWS expert guidance and Java and .NET transformation.
Choose Amazon Q Developer if you work on AWS and want expert help with cost optimization and architecture guidance
OpenHands is an open source AI agent platform that plans, writes, and applies code changes across codebases, for software engineering teams and individual developers.
