JetBrains IDEs Pricing & Plans

JetBrains IDEs use an annual or monthly subscription model where you pay for access to the latest version and all updates during your active subscription period. A key benefit is the Perpetual Fallback License: if you maintain an uninterrupted subscription for 12 consecutive months, you earn the right to use the latest major version available at the start of that 12-month window forever, even after cancelling — though you lose access to new updates. Starting in 2025, JetBrains added a new option for PyCharm (v2025.1+) and IntelliJ IDEA (v2025.2+): when a paid subscription ends, users can continue using the latest version restricted to a free core feature set. Renewal discounts of up to 40% are available for continuous personal subscribers.