# Amazon Q Developer: what's new, verdict & setup Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/amazon-q-developer · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Amazon Web Services · Official site: https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/ > 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. ## 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. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves. Pricing: Official page, dated. 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) ## Best for - [Best AI tool for AI coding agents](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/ai-coding-agents) (#-): AWS coding assistant with IDE plugins and a CLI; plugins being retired. ## 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 - [Kiro](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kiro): AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI. - [GitHub Copilot](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/github-copilot): GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app. - [Cursor](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/cursor): AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin). - [Augment Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/augment-code): Coding agent and 'Cosmos' platform with a Context Engine, CLI and cloud agents; plans are flat team prices with usage included. - [Devin](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/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. - [Qodo](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/qodo): AI code review platform with 15+ agentic workflows for IDEs, pull requests and security, priced by team credits. - [Warp](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/warp): Warp's terminal and agent platform; it now pitches 'open infrastructure for cloud software factories' defined as code, with any model. - [Zed](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/zed): High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, open source with AI optional. - [Claude Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/claude-code): Anthropic's agentic coding tool for your terminal, IDE and GitHub. - [Codex CLI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/codex-cli): OpenAI's open-source coding agent that runs in your terminal. - [goose](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/goose): Open-source, extensible AI agent that installs, runs, edits and tests code with the LLM of your choice. - [Kilo Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kilo-code): Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and Cloud, with 500+ models at zero markup or your own keys. ## 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 - [Amazon Q Developer](https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/) (fetched 2026-10-25) - [Amazon Q Developer pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/) (fetched 2026-10-25) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Amazon Q Developer: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/amazon-q-developer Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.