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Amazon Q Developer vs Codeium vs Cody

All three are code assistant tools. Here is what separates them.

	Amazon Q Developer	Codeium	Cody
What it is	Accelerate software development with Amazon Q Developer — an AI coding assistant that writes, debugs, and refactors code natively in your IDE.	Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.	A coding assistant grounded in Sourcegraph’s code search, so it answers from your whole codebase rather than the open tab.
Category	Code Assistant	Code Assistant	Code Assistant
Pricing	Freemium · Free · Pro $19/user/mo	Free · Free	Freemium · Free · Pro $9/mo · Enterprise from $19/user/mo
How it bills	Per seat	Free	Per seat
Free tier	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	4.2 from 2,200 reviews	Not yet rated
Features	Deep AWS service knowledge Infrastructure-as-code generation and review Automated Java and .NET upgrades Security scanning Console and IDE integration	Free code completion 70+ language support All major IDE support AI chat Code search In-line suggestions Custom commands Repository context	Answers grounded in indexed repositories Cites the files it drew from Choice of underlying model VS Code, JetBrains and web Self-hosted option for enterprises
What works	Unmatched on AWS-specific work Free tier is usable Upgrade automation saves real weeks	Completely free for individuals Wide language support Supports all IDEs Fast completions No code upload	Best-in-class at "where does this happen" questions Scales to very large codebases Model choice avoids lock-in
What does not	Little advantage outside AWS Slower than dedicated coding editors Enterprise-shaped setup	Less capable than Copilot Occasional irrelevant suggestions Rebranding confusion Limited enterprise features	Requires indexing to be useful Generation quality trails dedicated editors Enterprise pricing climbs quickly

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