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Amazon Q Developer vs JetBrains AI Assistant

Amazon Q Developer and JetBrains AI Assistant side by side, from the same structured data our advisor scores against. Where we have no verified information the table says so.

Tool	Amazon Q Developer	JetBrains AI Assistant
Price	From $19/month	From $10/month$100/year billed annually
Free plan	Free plan	Free trial
Best for	Teams building on AWS who want an assistant that understands AWS services and APIs Security-conscious teams who want automated vulnerability scanning Developers using VS Code or JetBrains who want a free completions tier	Teams already on JetBrains IDEs who want AI without switching tools Java, Kotlin, Python and web developers on the JetBrains platform Developers who want AI tied to the IDE's own refactoring and inspections
Ease of use	Takes some experience	Takes some experience
Key features	Inline code completions Agentic task implementation from written instructions Automated security vulnerability scanning Deep AWS service knowledge CLI and AWS Console integration	Inline code completions Context-aware chat panel Test and documentation generation Integration with IDE refactoring and inspections Commit message and changelog generation
Integrations	VS Code, JetBrains, AWS Console, AWS CLI, GitHub, GitLab	JetBrains IDEs, GitHub, GitLab, Jira
API	Available	Not on record
Skill level	Intermediate, Advanced	Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms	IDE plug-in, Command line, Web	IDE plug-in
Main advantages	Free tier includes unlimited basic code completions Built-in security scanning for code vulnerabilities Strong knowledge of AWS services and SDK patterns	Deeply integrated with JetBrains IDE features and inspections No editor switch needed for teams already on the JetBrains platform Supports all major JetBrains languages out of the box
Main disadvantages	AWS-specific knowledge is less useful for non-AWS projects Pro tier is priced per user, which adds up for larger teams	Only available inside JetBrains IDEs No option to choose a different underlying model
Data checked	Checked October 4, 2026	Checked October 4, 2026
	Try Amazon Q Developer	Try JetBrains AI Assistant

Which one to choose

Choose Amazon Q Developer if

Teams building on AWS who want an assistant that understands AWS services and APIs
Security-conscious teams who want automated vulnerability scanning
Developers using VS Code or JetBrains who want a free completions tier

Choose JetBrains AI Assistant if

Teams already on JetBrains IDEs who want AI without switching tools
Java, Kotlin, Python and web developers on the JetBrains platform
Developers who want AI tied to the IDE's own refactoring and inspections