AI coding & IDEs · B tier

Amazon Q Developer, B tier

71/100

Teams building on AWS who want the assistant close to those APIs.

AWS coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI, with extra help on AWS APIs.

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Best for

Teams building on AWS who want the assistant close to those APIs.

What it is

Amazon Q Developer is AWS’s coding assistant for VS Code, JetBrains, and the command line. It grew out of CodeWhisperer and adds help around AWS APIs and account context. It matters most if the stack is already on AWS.

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Score breakdown

Capability 40%72
Ease 25%66
Value 20%80
Momentum 15%64

Weights: capability 40, ease 25, value 20, momentum 15. Momentum is the editor’s judgment. How the score works.

Pricing

Freemium

Starting price: check site

A free individual tier and paid professional tier have been offered. Confirm limits on the AWS page.

Dates

Released 2023 (year precision).

Added to StackPick 14 Oct 2026.

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Questions

What is Amazon Q Developer best for?

Teams building on AWS who want the assistant close to those APIs.

How much does Amazon Q Developer cost?

Freemium. Starting price: check site. A free individual tier and paid professional tier have been offered. Confirm limits on the AWS page.

What are alternatives to Amazon Q Developer?

GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, JetBrains AI Assistant are the alternatives we file next to it. Open a comparison when one exists.