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Amazon Q DevelopervsGitHub Copilot
AWS's AI coding assistant with Claude-powered agent mode versus AI pair programmer from GitHub
Compare interactively in Explore →Choose Amazon Q Developer when…
- •You're building on AWS and want native IDE AI integration
- •You need automated Java or legacy code upgrade assistance
- •You want a free AI coding assistant with AWS toolchain depth
Choose GitHub Copilot when…
- •You're already deep in GitHub and VS Code
- •You want AI completions in any IDE
- •Your team uses GitHub enterprise
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Field
Amazon Q Developer
GitHub Copilot
Category
Coding Assistants
Coding Assistants
Type
Commercial
Commercial
Free Tier
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Pricing Plans
Free: FreePro: $19/user/mo
Individual: $10/moBusiness: $19/user/mo
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Amazon Q Developer
AWS's AI coding assistant and CodeWhisperer successor. The free tier covers code completions and chat; Pro adds Agent Mode for multi-file feature development, automated PR creation, and Java upgrade automation. Deep integration across the AWS toolchain.
GitHub Copilot
Inline code completions and chat across IDEs. Deeply integrated with GitHub and VS Code. Used by millions of developers.
Shared Connections1 tools both integrate with
Only Amazon Q Developer (2)
GitHub CopilotAnthropic API
Only GitHub Copilot (7)
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