Amazon Q
FreeAWS-native AI developer tool
About Amazon Q
Amazon's coding assistant with native AWS integration — inline completions, conversational debugging, and security scanning across your codebase. Most valuable for teams building on AWS infrastructure who want an AI that understands the services they're already using rather than producing generic suggestions that need to be adapted.
Pricing plans
- Basic completions
- AWS-aware suggestions
- VS Code + JetBrains
- Unlimited chat
- Security scanning
- Architecture diagrams
How Amazon Q compares
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| Rating | 4.1 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 380 | 36 | 190 | 207 |
| Price | Free / $19/mo Pro | From $20/mo | From $20/mo | From $20/mo |
| Free tier | Free | $5 credits/mo | Free tier available | 5 credits/day |
| API access | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Watermark | No | No | No | No |
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