Last updated March 25, 2026
Amazon CodeWhisperer (Q Developer)
FeaturedEnterpriseAWS AI coding assistant with code completion, security scanning, and deep AWS integration
Best for: AWS developers who want AI code assistance with built-in security scanning and AWS service integration
Target Audience
AWS developers, cloud engineers
Overview
Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS AI coding assistant that provides code completion, security vulnerability scanning, and deep integration with AWS services. It is free for individual developers.
Key Features
Integrations
Pros
- Free for individuals unlimited
- Built-in security scanning
- Deep AWS integration
- Good for AWS developers
Cons
- Less capable than Copilot for general coding
- AWS-focused suggestions
- Smaller training data
- Less community adoption
Quick Facts
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Starting Price
- Free (Individual) / $19/user/month (Business)
- Category
- Ai Code Assistants
Pricing Details
Individual tier completely free with unlimited suggestions. Business $19/user/mo with admin controls and SSO.
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