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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 pair programmer and coding agent that works in your editor, terminal and on GitHub itself.
Problem it solvesDevelopers on AWS need help writing, upgrading and troubleshooting code and cloud resources.Writing, reviewing and fixing code takes a lot of repetitive effort. Copilot automates routine coding and review work inside the tools developers already use.
Free planYesYes
Developer APINoNo
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsVS Code, JetBrains IDEs, CLI, AWS Management ConsoleVS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Terminal (Copilot CLI), github.com
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		Copilot Free costs nothing with limited usage. Individual plans are Pro at $10, Pro+ at $39 and Max at $100 per month, each with a monthly AI credit allowance (1 credit = $0.01). Business is $19 and Enterprise $39 per seat per month.
Checked 2026-10-19
Strengths
  • AWS integration
  • Code transformation tooling
  • IP indemnity on Pro
  • Deep GitHub integration
  • Wide editor support
  • Multi-model choice on all plans
  • Low entry price
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
  • Chat and agent work draws from a credit allowance that varies by model
  • Free tier is limited to 2,000 completions and limited chat/agent use
  • Enterprise controls such as SAML SSO and IP indemnity require Business or Enterprise