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Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs Gemini Code Assist

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Amazon Q Developer74
Gemini Code Assist38
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Q Developer74 / 100medium · 74%
Gemini Code Assist38 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✓
Model
Amazon Q Developerfreemium
Gemini Code Assistfreemium
Price level
Amazon Q Developermid
Gemini Code Assistlow
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Gemini Code Assist–
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✗
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer21
Gemini Code Assist6
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Fedramp
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Gdpr
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Hipaa
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Iso27001
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Pci
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Soc2
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist–
Market
Availability
Amazon Q DeveloperAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · HQ US
Gemini Code Assist–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent
Gemini Code AssistCLI agent
Autonomy level
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous
Gemini Code AssistAutonomous
Surface
Editor / surface support
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,
Gemini Code AssistVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Android Studio
AI
Model source
Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor
Gemini Code AssistSingle-vendor
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Amazon Q Developer✗
Gemini Code Assist✗
Context
Codebase context
Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing
Gemini Code AssistRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist-
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist-
Security
Enterprise controls
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist-
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages
Gemini Code Assistmany popular languages
Commercial
Pricing model
Amazon Q Developer-
Gemini Code AssistFree
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
Gemini Code AssistOpen-core

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

Amazon Q Developer accelerates software development through real-time code generation, vulnerability detection, unit testing, and agentic automation. It integrates with popular IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse), CLIs, AWS Console, and collaboration platforms like Teams and Slack, with a free tier offering 50 monthly agentic chat interactions and up to 1,000 lines of code transformation.

Independently observed

Gemini Code Assist

Gemini Code Assist helps developers throughout the software lifecycle through IDE integration and a command-line agent. It provides code completions, function generation, unit tests, debugging assistance, and autonomous task execution using reasoning loops with built-in tools and MCP servers.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
from $19/user/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with 50 agentic chats and 1,000 LOC transformation, or Pro at $19/user/month with 4,000 LOC and overage charges at $0.003/LOC

  • Free TierFree
    • 50 agentic chat interactions per month
    • 1,000 lines of code transformation per month
    • Code generation and inline suggestions
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • AWS Console access
    • +1 more
  • Pro Tier$19/user/month plus $0.003 per extra line of code (includes 4,000 LOC)
    • 4,000 lines of code transformation per month per user (pooled at account level)
    • Unlimited agentic chat interactions
    • Java and .NET app transformation capabilities
    • Pay-as-you-go overage: $0.003 per line of code above included allocation
    • Full code generation, testing, and security features
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Gemini Code Assist

HybridFree tier
  • FreeFree
  • Standard-
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✗
iOS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✗
Android
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✗
macOS
Amazon Q Developer✗
Gemini Code Assist✓
Windows
Amazon Q Developer✗
Gemini Code Assist✓
Linux
Amazon Q Developer✗
Gemini Code Assist✓
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Gemini Code Assist✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • VS Code

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
23 total - 22 not shared
  • JetBrains
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Visual Studio
  • Eclipse
  • AWS Console
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS CLI
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud
  • Asana
  • 1Password
  • Tailscale
  • Brave Search API
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Vanta
  • Cast AI
  • Orca Security
  • TrendMicro Vision One
  • Aurora Endpoint Defense
Independently observed

Gemini Code Assist

6 total - 5 not shared
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Android Studio
  • Google Cloud
  • MCP Servers
  • Gemini API
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.