JetBrains shares how their internal AI development costs grew 10x in six months as developers adopted multiple AI tools simultaneously. After failed attempts with manual spreadsheets and internal dashboards, they repurposed a developer's personal CLI debugging tool into the JetBrains Central CLI — a solution that routes all AI traffic through their platform, enabling token budgeting, granular usage limits per developer or team, and consolidated reporting across third-party tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Over 1,000 JetBrains developers adopted it within weeks of internal launch. The tool is now in early access for teams with heavy API-based AI usage.
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