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# Sweep AI

The fastest AI copilot for JetBrains — discontinued April 2026.

Sweep (YC S23, discontinued April 2026)

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Since 2023

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Sweep was a JetBrains-native AI coding assistant that automated PR generation from GitHub issues and natural language prompts. It offered next-edit autocomplete, an integrated AI agent, Privacy Mode, and MCP support across all JetBrains IDEs. Sweep discontinued its service in April 2026 without prior notice, citing insufficient market size.

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Pros
- Top-rated JetBrains AI plugin with 4.9 stars and 40k+ installs, consistently ranking #1 on the JetBrains Marketplace for AI plugins.
- Custom next-edit autocomplete model that predicted your next intent (not just next token), achieving sub-100ms latency with syntax highlighting across all JetBrains IDEs.
- Full autonomous agent deeply integrated with JetBrains' PSI, enabling codebase search, code editing, test execution, and linter error checking using the IDE's own static analysis tools.
- Privacy-first architecture with SOC 2 compliance, zero data retention, and full Privacy Mode — operated its own LLM infrastructure so no customer code was ever sent to third-party API providers.
- Comprehensive enterprise feature set including AI Code Review, MCP Server support with OAuth 2.0/2.1, BYOK, inline editing, AI commit messages, and multi-editor support across JetBrains, VS Code, and Zed.

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Cons
- Discontinued as of April 2026 — the service was shut down, leaving existing users without ongoing support, updates, or cloud infrastructure.
- Initially limited to JetBrains IDEs only — narrowed its addressable market compared to cross-IDE competitors like GitHub Copilot or Cursor.
- Complex API-credit pricing model created unpredictable costs for heavy agent users — paid plans included credits consumed by chat and code generation with overage charges.
- Deep dependency on proprietary JetBrains PSI internals caused occasional compatibility breakage on IDE updates and memory leak issues in early releases.

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Pricing

### Free

$0/mo

Basic features (discontinued)

### Basic

$10/mo

Enhanced features (discontinued)

### Pro

$20/mo

Full features (discontinued)

### Ultra

$60/mo

Maximum usage (discontinued)

Sweep was an AI coding assistant purpose-built for JetBrains IDEs, offering what many considered the fastest next-edit autocomplete in the JetBrains ecosystem alongside a GitHub-integrated PR automation agent. Founded by two Roblox veterans and backed by Y Combinator (S23), Replit CEO Amjad Masad, and Goat Capital with $2M at a $25M post-money valuation, Sweep distinguished itself with Privacy Mode (zero data retention), self-hostable deployment, and seamless JetBrains-native integration.

The platform's GitHub PR automation agent was its signature feature: developers could prefix a GitHub issue title with 'Sweep:' and the agent would autonomously read the codebase, plan the changes, write the code across multiple files, and open a pull request — with follow-up iteration based on PR review comments. Version 1.27 (December 2025) added full OAuth 2.0/2.1 remote MCP server support; earlier releases added AI code review (v1.25), web search (v1.24), and autocomplete syntax highlighting across all JetBrains IDEs.

In April 2026, Sweep announced the discontinuation of its service without prior notice, citing insufficient market size for its target audience of senior engineers. Users discovered the shutdown via a brief announcement posted to the Sweep Discord server. The open-source core of Sweep remains available on GitHub. Developers looking for JetBrains-native alternatives may consider Continue (open-source, multi-IDE) or Augment Code's Intent workspace.

## Key Features (Historical)

• ⚠️ Service discontinued April 2026 (open-source core remains on GitHub)
• Next-edit autocomplete: instantaneous, context-aware predictions across all JetBrains IDEs
• GitHub PR automation: 'Sweep:' prefix in issue title triggers autonomous PR generation
• Integrated AI agent: multi-file code changes, refactoring, dead code removal
• Privacy Mode: zero data retention, no code leaves your environment
• Self-hostable: full on-premise deployment option
• AI Code Review: diff review between branches (v1.25, October 2025)
• Remote MCP servers: full OAuth 2.0/2.1 support (v1.27, December 2025)
• Web search & fetch: browse the web from within the agent (v1.24)
• YC S23 · $2M raised · $25M post-money valuation

## Version History

1.27.15
Jan 4, 2026
Background Bash Tool (runs without opening new terminal), improved accept/reject code blocks, import suggestions on Linux, reject-and-delete for new files.

1.27.12
Dec 28, 2025
Fixed editor already disposed issues, SSE remote MCP capabilities, improved UI for thinking blocks, fixed autocomplete double-accept bug.

1.27.9
Dec 17, 2025
Improved autoscrolling in chat window, token usage/cost indicator, reduced flickering, autocomplete import suggestions for large files.

1.27.7
Dec 11, 2025
Import Chat History across IDE version upgrades, improved autocomplete import suggestions for large files, race condition fixes.

Best for Was best suited for JetBrains developers wanting autonomous PR generation from GitHub issues and next-edit autocomplete with Privacy Mode

Capability Next-edit autocomplete, JetBrains-native, GitHub PR automation, Privacy Mode, MCP support, self-hostable

Runs on JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, GoLand, Android Studio) + GitHub

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`Before discontinuation: open a GitHub issue titled 'Sweep: add rate limiting to the /api/auth endpoint'. Sweep reads the codebase, plans the implementation, writes the code across the relevant files, and opens a pull request — all without leaving GitHub.`
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