Amazon Q Developer
byAmazon Web Serviceslisted Jun 3, 2026
Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI coding assistant, deeply integrated with the AWS ecosystem for building, deploying, and operating cloud applications. It can explain and generate Infrastructure-as-Code, answer questions about AWS services, and perform automated code transformations across the AWS SDK. Q Developer is the natural choice for teams already running workloads on AWS who want AI assistance without leaving their cloud.
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- Free tier (limited); Pro $19/user/mo; included in some AWS plans
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- Proprietary (Amazon)
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- Easy setup
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