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Amazon Q Developer cost: what you actually pay
Pro looks like a flat $19/user/month, but agentic-request limits are pooled at the account level rather than fixed per seat, and AWS still bills the full month even if a subscription is canceled mid-cycle.
Public pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | monthly | 50 agentic requests/mo, 1,000 lines/mo Java code transformation, latest Claude models in IDE/CLI |
| Pro | $19 / user/mo | monthly | Expanded agentic requests and 4,000 lines/mo code transformation, both pooled at account level; IAM Identity Center admin dashboard; IP indemnity |
AWS does not publish an exact numeric cap for Pro-tier agentic requests; it describes them only as 'expanded' and pooled org-wide. Pro requires an AWS Builder ID or IAM Identity Center identity - plain IAM-credential-only setups are stuck on Free.
Last updated: 2026-07-22. Sourced from AWS Q Developer Pricing ↗, Tiers of service for Q Developer ↗.
Where the real Amazon Q Developer cost hides
The sticker is the smallest part of the story. For Amazon Q Developer, these are the line items that quietly inflate the bill:
- Code transformation overage is $0.003/line beyond the pooled 4,000 lines/month, which adds up fast on large legacy (Java/.NET) migrations.
- Agentic request limits are pooled at the account level, not per seat, so a few heavy users can throttle the whole org without a clear line-item cause.
- Subscriptions bill the full month on cancellation - offboarded developers' Pro seats are not prorated mid-cycle.
- Pro tier is gated behind Builder ID or IAM Identity Center setup, so orgs on plain IAM credentials can't even buy up to Pro without an identity migration project first.
What an audit finds on Amazon Q Developer
Auditors typically find Pro seats assigned during a rollout that are never opened again in the IDE/CLI, still billing $19/user/month with no automatic idle-seat detection.
Amazon Q Developer pricing FAQ
How much does Amazon Q Developer cost?
Free tier is $0 with limited agentic requests; Pro is $19/user/month with expanded, account-pooled limits and admin controls.
Does Amazon Q Developer bill idle seats?
Yes - Pro is a flat per-user monthly charge regardless of usage, and canceling mid-month still incurs the full month's charge.
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