Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI assistant for coding, code transformation and cloud development, the successor to Amazon CodeWhisperer with expanded agentic capabilities. It has a free tier with limited monthly agentic requests, and a Pro tier at $19 per user a month with higher limits and admin controls.
Facts checked on against the sources listed at the end of this page.
- Pricing
- FreemiumPaid from $19 per user a month (Pro tier)
- Open source
- NoProprietary
A good fit for
- Developers already building on AWS who want an AI assistant integrated with AWS-specific workflows
- Teams needing automated Java or .NET version upgrades at scale
- Organizations wanting admin controls and IP indemnity for AI-assisted coding
- Developers who want to try agentic AI coding assistance for free before committing to a paid tier
Not a good fit for
- Developers outside the AWS ecosystem who don't need cloud-specific integration
- Teams wanting unlimited agentic requests without paying for the Pro tier
- Projects needing very high-volume code transformation without incurring overage charges
Amazon Q Developer pricing
The free tier includes 50 agentic requests a month and 1,000 lines of code transformation, with access to the latest Claude models. The Pro tier is $19 per user a month, removing the agentic request cap, expanding code transformation to 4,000 pooled lines a month with overage at $0.003 per additional line, and adding an admin dashboard, IP indemnity and Identity Center support.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 agentic requests/month, 1,000 lines of code transformation/month, latest Claude models. |
| Pro | $19/user/month | Unlimited agentic requests, 4,000 pooled transformation lines/month, admin dashboard, IP indemnity, Identity Center support. |
Prices in USD, checked on 27 September 2026. Current prices on aws.amazon.com.
Main features
- Agentic requests
- Multi-step AI-driven coding and cloud tasks, with monthly limits on the free tier.
- Code transformation
- Automated Java and .NET version upgrades, billed by lines of code transformed.
- IDE and CLI integration
- Works inside VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, the AWS CLI and AWS Console.
- Admin dashboard
- User and policy management for organizations, on the Pro tier.
- IP indemnity
- Intellectual property indemnification included on the Pro tier.
About Amazon Q Developer
Amazon Q Developer provides AI-generated code suggestions, chat, and agentic capabilities for tasks like code transformation and cloud infrastructure work, integrated into IDEs, the command line and the AWS Console.
It's the successor to Amazon CodeWhisperer, extending that product's code-suggestion features with more autonomous, multi-step agentic requests and deeper integration with AWS-specific development tasks like Java and .NET version upgrades.
The free tier is limited to 50 agentic requests a month and 1,000 lines of code transformation, while the Pro tier removes the agentic request limit, expands transformation capacity to 4,000 pooled lines a month, and adds an admin dashboard, IP indemnity and Identity Center support.
- Made by
- Amazon Web Services
- Free plan
- Yes: 50 agentic requests a month and 1,000 lines of code transformation a month
- Available on
- VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, AWS Console, AWS Toolkit
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Questions about Amazon Q Developer
Is Amazon Q Developer free?
Yes, the free tier includes 50 agentic requests a month and 1,000 lines of code transformation a month.
How much does Amazon Q Developer Pro cost?
$19 per user a month, which removes the agentic request cap and expands code transformation limits.
What replaced Amazon CodeWhisperer?
Amazon Q Developer is the successor to CodeWhisperer, carrying forward code suggestions and chat while adding agentic capabilities.
Does Amazon Q Developer work outside AWS-specific tools?
Yes, it integrates with general-purpose IDEs like VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, not just AWS-specific tools.
Sources and links
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