Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer is AWS's AI-powered coding assistant, deeply integrated into the AWS ecosystem. It helps developers write, debug, and transform code inside their IDE, AWS Console, documentation portal, and communication tools like Slack and Teams.

As of May 2026, Amazon Q Developer is undergoing a significant transition. The IDE plugin is being retired and replaced by Kiro — a new agentic IDE available at kiro.dev. New IDE plugin signups are blocked from May 15, 2026, and full IDE plugin support ends April 30, 2027. All other surfaces — AWS Console, documentation, mobile app, and Slack/Teams integrations — continue operating normally and are not affected by this change.

Kiro, the successor IDE, introduces two flagship concepts. Specs convert natural-language requirements into full implementation plans and working code, bridging the gap between product specs and production-ready software. Hooks are event-driven automations that trigger on developer actions such as file save or git commit, running tasks like test generation, documentation updates, or security scans automatically.

A notable capability exclusive to Kiro is access to Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's most powerful model at the time of launch. This model is not available through other AWS channels, making Kiro the only way to access it within an AWS-native workflow.

Amazon Q Developer's freemium tier covers individual developers with a generous free allowance for code completions and chat interactions. Paid tiers scale for teams and enterprises with additional security scanning, transformation features, and SLA guarantees.

Best for AWS-focused development teams who want deep cloud integration, and for early adopters ready to migrate to the new Kiro spec-driven workflow before the IDE plugin sunset in April 2027.