Amazon Q Developer

AWS's generative-AI coding assistant across IDE, CLI and console (IDE plugins sunset April 2027 in favor of Kiro).

Vendor: AWS

Plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Paid monthly entryUSD 19 / month

Free planYes

Per-user pricingYes

Free Tier

$0 (perpetual)

50 agentic requests/month (Q&A chat + agentic coding, IDE or CLI); 1,000 lines of code/month transformation

Pro Tier

$19/mo per user

Increased agentic limits; 4,000 LOC/month transformation pooled at payer-account level, overage $0.003/LOC; IP indemnity; admin controls

Free usage: Renewing usage; sign-in required.

renewable free allowance, login-gated (Builder ID path).
Billing quirks from official FAQ: subscription activates on first use (code completion or agentic request), bills per user/month, cancel mid-month still charges the full month.
Free tier in the IDE requires an AWS Builder ID login.

More plan details

Service-region docs describe infrastructure regions, not user-country eligibility.
Not stated on the pages we checked.
On 30 April 2027, AWS ends support for the Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins. AWS points users to Kiro for similar IDE features.
IDE plugins: VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, Visual Studio (feature matrix per IDE on the docs page); plus command line (terminal; AWS docs now point to the Kiro CLI).
Builder ID path supports IDE + CLI only.

Pricing source & billing notes

Prices reflect the source and date shown, not a checkout quote. Regional prices, tax and extra usage may change your total.

agentic codingcode completionCLIAWS operationscode transformation

Task tags are taxonomy labels, not a checked or tested feature list.

Agentic coding: “agentic capabilities can autonomously perform a range of tasks - everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades”
Where it runs: “inline code suggestions, vulnerability scanning, and chat in popular integrated development environments (IDEs), including JetBrains, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio, VS Code, and Eclipse (preview)”
Sunset notice: “On April 30, 2027, AWS will discontinue support for Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins. For capabilities similar to Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins, explore Kiro”

The vendor's own wording, quoted from official pages (see Sources). Read the linked vendor pages for the full feature conditions.

Sign-in: Yes
Platforms: VS Code JetBrains IDEs Eclipse Visual Studio CLI
API available: AWS documents API operations for Amazon Q Developer (agent sessions and code transformation) and an API reference for Amazon Q Developer in Slack and Teams; everyday use is through the console, IDE plug-ins and chat apps.
Information based on: Official vendor pages

Product page checked: 2026-10-27. Features above are vendor statements, not a performance rating.