AI coding assistants · RankedAmazon Q Developer
Amazon Q Developer is a coding assistant from AWS, formerly known as CodeWhisperer · amazon.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
GitHub Copilot is first at 73%.
GitHub Copilot is first at 80%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
GitHub Copilot is first at 86%.
Why models recommend it
“Choose Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) if: You're already heavily invested in AWS infrastructure”Kimi K2 · Paraphrase question · alternative
“followed by Tabnine and Amazon Q Developer (formerly Amazon CodeWhisperer) for their respective strengths”Muse Glimmer 30B · Direct question · alternative
“best if you are heavily on AWS and want tight cloud/workflow integration plus security scanning”GPT-5.4 mini · Direct question · alternative
“Stick with Amazon Q or Gemini only if you're heavily invested in AWS or Google Cloud”Grok 4.20 · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“Shut down and folded into Amazon Q Developer in 2024... Avoid entirely: Discontinued tools (CodeWhisperer, Kite, Builder.ai)”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Documented cases of leaking valid secrets (similar to Copilot). AWS integration can amplify risks”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“Similar credential memorization issues as Copilot ... still generates vulnerable code”Kimi K2 · Negative question · warning
“Amazon Q Developer's free tier uses your code for training by default.”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Amazon Q Developer, over the 129 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 85 | View → | |
| 100 | 12 | View → | |
| 87 | 4 | View → | |
| 49 | 2 | View → | |
| 40 | 5 | View → | |
| 30 | 0 | View → | |
| 30 | 0 | View → | |
| 20 | 0 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → | |
| 13 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Amazon Q Developer →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Amazon Q Developer's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Price stated
- 专业销售账户的费用为 $39.99/月 + 销售费用。
- Starting price
- 39.99
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 109 of the 129 answers that named Amazon Q Developer and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
190 of the 235 domain citations in answers naming Amazon Q Developer came from a third party's page. Twenty-six were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |