Amazon Q Developer

What it does

Amazon Q Developer takes in your code, comments, and natural-language questions inside supported editors and terminals, and returns code suggestions, chat answers, unit tests, documentation, code reviews, refactors, and vulnerability findings with suggested fixes. In the AWS console and chat apps, it takes in questions about AWS resources, bills, architecture, and network issues and returns guidance and diagnostics. It can also upgrade Java and port .NET applications.

People use it mainly from inside their IDE or terminal, where it offers inline suggestions, chat, and agentic tasks that read and write files, generate diffs, and run shell commands with user feedback. Connecting private repositories lets suggestions draw on company code. Its distinct focus is AWS: it is positioned as an AWS expert across the console, Microsoft Teams, and Slack.

It suits developers already working in VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse, or on AWS. A perpetual Free Tier gives 50 agentic requests and 1,000 lines of Java transformation per month, with sign-in via AWS Builder ID or an AWS account. The Pro tier costs $19 per user per month and adds higher limits and admin controls. AWS states it will discontinue IDE plugin support on April 30, 2027, pointing users to Kiro.

What it can do

• Real-time code suggestions from snippets to full functions, plus inline chat in the editor
• Agentic coding that reads and writes files, generates code diffs, and runs shell commands with user feedback
• Unit test generation, documentation, and code review assistance
• Security scanning with suggested remediations for popular programming languages
• Java version upgrades and .NET porting via agent-driven transformation
• Expert guidance on AWS architecture, cost, resources, and operational incidents

Works with

• GitLab Duo with Amazon Q (preview for GitLab Ultimate self-managed customers)
• Microsoft Teams
• Slack
• GitHub and GitHub Enterprise Cloud (preview)
• AWS Management Console

Example workflows

Writing and testing a feature in the IDE

Input: a function description in a comment plus existing source files. Steps: request inline code generation, then ask chat to write unit tests, then review the suggested changes. Output: generated function code, test code, and a summary of changes for the developer to accept or edit.

Investigating AWS costs and resources

Input: a natural-language question in the AWS console Amazon Q panel, such as which resources drive monthly spend. Steps: ask the question, review the guidance returned, and follow the suggested console actions. Output: a written answer with resource or cost guidance drawn from the user's account context.

Before you choose

• Free Tier limits in the IDE apply only to Builder ID users; IAM users get account-level limits, and some console features are governed only by Free Tier limits.
• AWS states IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027, and points users to Kiro for similar capabilities; plan accordingly for long-term IDE use.
• Java transformation usage counts only lines of code that receive suggested upgrade code back, and overage on Pro is $0.003 per line of code after the pooled 4,000-line allocation.

Listed under

• Coding
• Code review and testing
• Coding agents
• AI assistant
• AI coding assistant
• Aws
• Aws guidance
• Code generation
• Code review

Get started

Install the plugin or CLI for your environment, then sign in with AWS Builder ID or IAM Identity Center.

1. Install the Amazon Q Developer plugin for your IDE or the CLI, following the installation instructions on the getting-started page.
2. Sign in with an AWS Builder ID for individual use or with IAM Identity Center for organization-managed access.
3. Optionally connect private repositories to improve recommendations, then upgrade to the Pro tier if you need higher limits or admin dashboards.

The Free Tier is a perpetual monthly allowance, not a time-limited trial. Pro subscriptions are billed per user per month, pro-rated for the first month, and activated by using agentic coding or transformation features; cancelling mid-month still charges the full month. Transformation overage beyond 4,000 pooled lines per Pro user is $0.003 per line of code.

Source: aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing, checked 28 Oct 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 28 Oct 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Coding Assistant - Amazon Q Developer - AWS ↗aws.amazon.com
• AI for Software Development – Amazon Q Developer Pricing – AWS ↗aws.amazon.com
• AI for Software Development – Getting Started with Amazon Q Developer – AWS ↗aws.amazon.com

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