Amazon CodeWhisperer is an AI coding assistant trained on AWS codebases that excels at generating cloud and AWS-specific code securely.
✓ Pros
- Free tier with unlimited code suggestions for individual developers
- Best-in-class AWS service and SDK code generation
- Built-in security vulnerability scanning powered by Amazon CodeGuru
- Reference tracking to flag suggestions that resemble open-source code
✗ Cons
- Less capable than GitHub Copilot for non-AWS workloads
- Smaller model and fewer IDE integrations than top competitors
- Chat and multi-file editing capabilities are behind Copilot and Cursor
| Free tier | ✓ Free tier |
| Pricing model | subscription |
| Price (Professional) | $19 USD |
| Features | |
| API | ✗ Not available |
| Pricing Plans | Individual (Free)$0/moUnlimited code suggestions, 50 security scans/mo Professional$19/user/moOrganizational policies, SSO, audit logs, higher scan limits |
| Platforms | |
| Integrations | VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, AWS Cloud9, AWS Lambda, AWS CDK, Amazon SageMaker, Visual Studio, AWS CLI, JupyterLab, Amazon CodeCatalyst |
| Homepage | https://aws.amazon.com/codewhisperer/ |
AI Commentary
Amazon CodeWhisperer (now part of Amazon Q Developer) is purpose-built for AWS development, with deep knowledge of AWS SDKs, CloudFormation, and service APIs. Its security scanning feature proactively detects vulnerabilities such as OWASP Top 10 issues as you type. CodeWhisperer tracks code provenance and flags suggestions that closely match open-source code, reducing intellectual property risk. It has been integrated into Amazon Q Developer as part of AWS's broader AI developer experience strategy.