JetBrains releases local AI coding assistant using Qwen3.6 27B

JetBrains has shipped a local AI coding assistant for its IDE lineup, selecting Qwen3.6 27B as the underlying model after evaluating both Qwen3.6 and Qwen3.8, finding the earlier version's reasoning characteristics better suited the coding assistant use case. The integration offers a local, privacy-preserving alternative to cloud AI assistants inside professional development environments. JetBrains is one of the largest IDE vendors to ship a bundled local model solution.