Amazon's agentic coding assistant integrated into IDEs (VS Code) and CLI. Can run bash commands, generate code, modify files, and interact with AWS APIs while respecting IAM policies.

Amazon Q Developer

Automatic detection of security vulnerabilities in code

Security Scanning

Run bash commands and manage AWS resources from terminal

CLI Agent

Respects your existing AWS Identity and Access Management policies

IAM Aware

Amazon Q Developer - Agentic IDE + CLI

The leading open-source AI code assistant. Bring your own model (Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic) and use it inside VS Code or JetBrains. Fully customizable and free.

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Auditable, customizable, and free forever

Open Source

Connects easily to Ollama, LM Studio, etc.

Local LLMs

Configure every aspect of your AI experience

Feature	Amazon Q Developer	Continue
Pricing	Free tier available, Pro $19/month per user	Free (Open Source)
Primary Category	Developer IDEs & Agents	Developer IDEs & Agents
Best For	AWS Developers	Open Source Lovers
Key Strength	Deep AWS integration	Fully open source
AI Model	Integrated	Integrated

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