Free Tier
Entry-level access to Amazon Q Developer, referenced on the product and pricing pages.
- Get started in a few minutes
- Available for use in supported code editors
AI Coding Assistant
- Introduction
- Generative AI assistant for software development, with agentic coding, AWS operations help, and application transformation.
- Added on
- 10/16/2026
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Official links
- Website, company & support ↗
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
What is Amazon Q Developer?
Amazon Q Developer is a generative AI-powered assistant for software development from AWS. It works in code editors such as JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, and Eclipse, and from the command line. Its agentic capabilities can implement features, document, test, review, and refactor code, and perform software upgrades. It also helps operate on AWS inside the AWS Management Console and in Microsoft Teams and Slack, offering guidance on cloud costs, architecture best practices, incident investigation, and networking issues. Transformation agents accelerate .NET porting from Windows to Linux and Java upgrades. A Free Tier is available, and IDE plugin support is scheduled to end on April 30, 2027.
How to use Amazon Q Developer
- 1
Install an IDE plugin or extension
Download the Amazon Q Developer plugin for JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, or Eclipse, or install the command line tool.
- 2
Start on the Free Tier
Get started on the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier to begin using the assistant in your editor.
- 3
Use agentic coding tasks
Ask the agent to implement features, document, test, review, refactor code, or perform software upgrades.
- 4
Operate on AWS
Use Amazon Q Developer in the AWS Management Console, Microsoft Teams, or Slack for cost, architecture, incident, and networking guidance.
Amazon Q Developer Features
Agentic coding tasks including feature implementation, documentation, testing, review, and refactoring
Software upgrades and application transformation, including .NET porting and Java upgrades
AWS operations guidance in the AWS Management Console, Microsoft Teams, and Slack
Available in JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and the command line
Free Tier access
Amazon Q Developer Use Cases
Accelerating software development across the lifecycle
Investigating operational incidents and networking issues on AWS
Optimizing cloud costs and following architectural best practices
Porting .NET applications from Windows to Linux
Upgrading Java applications
Amazon Q Developer FAQs
It is a generative AI-powered assistant for software development from AWS.
Plugins or extensions are available for JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, and Eclipse, and a command line tool is also offered.
It can implement features, document, test, review, and refactor code, and perform software upgrades.
Yes. It is available in the AWS Management Console and in Microsoft Teams and Slack to help with cloud costs, architecture guidance, incident investigation, and networking issues.
Yes. Transformation agents accelerate .NET porting from Windows to Linux and Java upgrades.
Yes, an Amazon Q Developer Free Tier is referenced on the product and pricing pages.
AWS states that on April 30, 2027, it will discontinue support for Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and points to Kiro for similar capabilities.
Amazon Q Developer Official Information
- Company
- Amazon Web Services
- Website
- https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer
- Documentation
- https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/what-is.html
Amazon Q Developer Pricing
A Free Tier is available. Specific plan prices and billing periods are not listed on the supplied pages.
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