Amazon Q Developer
AI coding assistant by AWS
Category
AI Code Completion & Copilots
Platforms
vscode, jetbrains, cli
Pricing
$0 — $19/mo/user
Open Source
No
IDE Support
VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, AWS Cloud9, CLI
What is Amazon Q Developer?
Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS's AI coding assistant. It provides code suggestions, security scanning, and is optimized for AWS services. Free for individual developers.
Who is it for? Any developer who wants faster, context-aware code suggestions inside their existing editor.
Key Features
Available on
Our Verdict
Best free AI code completion tool for AWS developers. Good security scanning. Less powerful than Copilot for general coding.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Free unlimited completions
- + Built-in security scanning
- + Great for AWS services
- + No signup for free tier
Cons
- - Less accurate than Copilot for general code
- - AWS-centric
- - Chat features limited
- - Slower suggestion speed
Pricing
Free
$0
- Unlimited code suggestions
- Security scanning
- All IDEs
Pro
$19/mo/user
- Customization
- Admin controls
- SSO
Supported Languages & IDEs
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About Amazon Web Services
Company Amazon Web Services
Founded 2022
HQ Seattle, WA
Status Active
Data updated 2025-03-10