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Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Q Developer from AWS: freemium coding tool for software developers, with a free tier and a Pro plan at USD 19 per user per month billed monthly.
- Free plan
- Plugin or MCP · Mobile
- by Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Verified 16 Oct 2026
What Amazon Q Developer does
Built for
- software developers
Key features
- Real-time code suggestions from snippets to full functions
- Unit test writing, code optimization and vulnerability scanning
- Agentic coding that reads and writes files and runs shell commands
- Expert assistance on AWS including cost optimization and architecture guidance
- Secure connection to private repositories for more relevant recommendations
- Java and .NET application transformation
Pros and cons
Pros
- The Free Tier costs nothing, and signup is self-serve.
- Real-time code suggestions range from snippets to full functions.
- Agentic coding can read and write files and run shell commands.
- Expert AWS guidance covers cost optimization and architecture.
- A secure connection to private repositories can make recommendations more relevant.
Cons
- The Free Tier allows 50 agentic requests per month and 1,000 lines of code per month for Java transformation.
- Higher agentic request limits and a 4,000-line monthly allowance per user are on the Pro plan, which costs USD 19 per user per month when billed monthly.
- The Pro plan's 4,000-line allowance is shared across the whole account rather than assigned to each user separately.
Where Amazon Q Developer is listed
Amazon Q Developer is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.
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