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Amazon Q Developer: what’s new and our verdict

AWS's AI coding assistant for IDEs and the CLI, with a free tier and a $19 Pro tier; IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027.

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Release Ruler for Amazon Q Developer: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
AI coding agents

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing on 2026-10-25. Extra lines of code at $0.003 per line on Pro. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AWS's AI coding assistant for IDEs and the CLI, with a free tier and a $19 Pro tier; IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027.

Good for

  • AWS-centric teams already using Q Developer
  • Teams that need IP indemnity (Pro)

Skip if

  • You are starting a new project: AWS says IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027 and points to Kiro
  • You want an open-source tool

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Amazon Q Developer is AWS's coding assistant for your editor. Its page states that on April 30, 2027 AWS will discontinue support for the Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and points to Kiro for similar capabilities. A free tier and a Pro tier at $19 per user per month are listed.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: IDE plugins and CLI; also general Q&A in the AWS Console
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free tier: 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month (Java upgrades)
  • Paid plans: Pro $19 per user per month: 4,000 lines of code per month per user pooled, IP indemnity, admin controls
  • How to start: Install the Amazon Q Developer plugin for your IDE and sign in with an AWS Builder ID for the free tier.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Amazon Q Developer

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Amazon Q Developer.

  1. Get access

    Install the Amazon Q Developer plugin for your IDE and sign in with an AWS Builder ID for the free tier.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free tier: 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month (Java upgrades) Paid: Pro $19 per user per month: 4,000 lines of code per month per user pooled, IP indemnity, admin controls. Read from aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing on 2026-10-25. Extra lines of code at $0.003 per line on Pro.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Perpetual free tier
  • IP indemnity on Pro
  • Console Q&A included

Cons

  • IDE plugins scheduled to be discontinued on April 30, 2027
  • Free tier is 50 agentic requests a month
  • Free-tier IDE limits apply to Builder ID users only

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Kiro: AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI.
  • GitHub Copilot: GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app.
  • Cursor: AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin).
  • Augment Code: Coding agent and 'Cosmos' platform with a Context Engine, CLI and cloud agents; plans are flat team prices with usage included.

FAQ

What is Amazon Q Developer?

Amazon Q Developer is AWS's coding assistant for your editor. Its page states that on April 30, 2027 AWS will discontinue support for the Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and points to Kiro for similar capabilities. A free tier and a Pro tier at $19 per user per month are listed.

Is Amazon Q Developer free?

Free tier: 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month (Java upgrades) Paid: Pro $19 per user per month: 4,000 lines of code per month per user pooled, IP indemnity, admin controls. Read from aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing on 2026-10-25. Extra lines of code at $0.003 per line on Pro. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Amazon Q Developer under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Quality of suggestions (not tested)
  • Future of the CLI after the plugin retirement

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Augment Code: Coding agent and 'Cosmos' platform with a Context Engine, CLI and cloud agents; plans are flat team prices with usage included.
  • Devin: Cognition's autonomous software engineer: a cloud coding agent that tests in its own browser and aims to hand back a mergeable pull request.
  • Kiro: AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Amazon Q Developer: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/amazon-q-developer

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