Criterion Amazon Q DeveloperCursor
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.An AI-first code editor with local and cloud agents, now sold on a shared Cursor and Grok subscription.
Problem it solvesDevelopers on AWS need help writing, upgrading and troubleshooting code and cloud resources.Developers spend time on repetitive edits, debugging and reviews. Cursor lets agents take on those tasks inside a full editor.
Free planYesYes
Developer APINoYes — docs
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, AWS Management ConsoleWindows, macOS, Linux, Cloud agents
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		Cursor has a Free tier and paid individual tiers at $8, $30, $100 and $200 per month, with usage pools shared across Cursor and Grok products that refresh weekly. Teams starts at $30 per user per month and Enterprise is custom. Third-party models are billed separately at API list price.
Checked 2026-10-19
Strengths
  • AWS integration
  • Code transformation tooling
  • IP indemnity on Pro
  • Full editor plus cloud agents
  • Weekly usage refresh
  • Strong team admin options
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
  • Included allowance covers Grok models only; other models cost extra at API rates
  • Plus tier is limited to Grok models
  • No annual pricing shown on the pricing page