Criterion Amazon Q Developer Claude Code
CategoryAI Coding AssistantsAI Coding Assistants
In one sentenceAWS's AI coding assistant, whose IDE plugins reach end of support on April 30, 2027 with Kiro as the recommended replacement.Anthropic's agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop or browser.
Problem it solvesDevelopers on AWS need help writing, upgrading and troubleshooting code and cloud resources.Multi-step engineering tasks such as fixing bugs, writing tests or updating dependencies take many manual steps. Claude Code carries out those steps and reports back for review.
Free planYesNo
Developer APINoYes — docs
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, AWS Management ConsolemacOS, Windows, Linux/WSL, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Desktop app, Web, iOS/Android (via Claude app), Slack
Pricing (summary)Free tier costs $0 with 50 agentic requests and 1,000 transformation lines per month. Pro is $19 per user per month with higher limits, admin dashboard and IP indemnity. AWS recommends Kiro for IDE use ahead of the April 30, 2027 plugin end of support.
Checked 2026-10-19		Claude Code is included in Claude Pro ($20/month, or $17/month billed annually), Max (from $100/month), Team and Enterprise plans. It can also be used pay-as-you-go with an Anthropic API key at standard token rates.
Checked 2026-10-19
Strengths
  • AWS integration
  • Code transformation tooling
  • IP indemnity on Pro
  • Many surfaces sharing one configuration
  • Strong extensibility (MCP, skills, hooks, SDK)
  • Choice of subscription or API billing
Limitations
  • IDE plugins being retired April 30, 2027
  • Free tier limited to 50 agentic requests a month
  • Cancelling mid-month still charges the full month
  • Not included in the free Claude plan
  • Usage on subscriptions is limited per 5-hour session
  • Changes still need human review