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Copilot vs Amazon Q Developer: terms compared

Both tools start free and add a paid plan per user. They meter usage differently and differ on IP indemnity. This comparison uses the two vendors' official plan pages only; we have not tested either tool.

By Give AI Tool · Research methodology

Researched comparison, not hands-on tested · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026 · Open in the comparison tool

The decision this helps with: Which free tier fits your editor, and which paid plan gives the IP terms your team needs?

Side by side

 GitHub CopilotAmazon Q Developer
Good forGet help codingGet help coding
Entry priceFrom $10/mo, billing frequency not statedFrom $19/user/mo (currency not named), billed monthly
Billing commitmentThe price is listed per month. Whether billing is monthly or annual is not stated.Monthly billing. An annual option is not stated.
CurrencyUSDShown as "$"; currency not named
Pricing modelFlat tiers, Usage-basedPer seat or user, Usage-based
Free planYesYes
Free-plan limits2,000 inline completions and 50 chat requests a month; limited agent usage50 agentic requests a month; 1,000 lines of code a month for Java upgrades; no admin dashboard; no IP indemnity
What it does
  • Suggests code as you type (inline completions) and answers questions in chat.
  • Offers agent mode in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse and Xcode.
  • Works in editors and IDEs, the CLI, and on GitHub.com and GitHub Mobile.
  • Answers questions and does agentic coding in IDE plugins and the CLI.
  • Transforms Java and .NET code (Java upgrades on the free tier).
  • Provides general Q&A and common-error diagnosis in the AWS Console.
Commercial useNot verifiedThe pricing page lists IP indemnity as included on Pro and not included on the Free Tier.
Main tradeoffHeavier use draws down AI credits at $0.01 each, and the page lists no IP indemnity on individual plans.Free usage is capped at 50 agentic requests a month, and the exact Pro limits are not stated.
Choose it ifConsider it if you work in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse or Xcode and want completions and chat in the editor.Consider it if you build on AWS and want a free tier now with a paid plan that includes IP indemnity later.
Research statusResearched overview, last checked 21 Oct 2026Researched overview, last checked 21 Oct 2026

Prices marked "billed annually" are shown per month but are paid once a year. They are not month-to-month prices.

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What actually differs

Free-tier limits

GitHub Copilot Free lists 2,000 inline completions and 50 chat requests a month. Amazon Q Developer's Free Tier lists 50 agentic requests a month in the IDE or CLI, and 1,000 lines of code a month for Java upgrades.

First paid plan

Copilot Pro is $10 a month and adds unlimited inline completions plus $15 of monthly AI credits. Amazon Q Developer Pro is $19 per user a month, charged when a user activates it, with 4,000 transformed lines a month per user pooled at the payer account.

IP indemnity

GitHub's plan table lists IP indemnity as not included on Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max. Amazon's page lists it as included on Pro and not on the Free Tier.

Data use

GitHub says it may use interactions from Copilot Free, Pro and Pro+ to train models unless you opt out, and that Business and Enterprise data is not used. Amazon lists data collection as opt-out on the Free Tier and opted out automatically on Pro.

Where they run

Copilot lists VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Eclipse, Xcode, the CLI, GitHub.com and GitHub Mobile. Amazon Q Developer lists IDE plugins, the CLI and the AWS Console.

Which one to choose

Choose GitHub Copilot if…

You want free completions across many editors with stated monthly limits, and do not need IP indemnity on an individual plan.

Choose Amazon Q Developer if…

You build on AWS, want a free tier of agentic requests now, and want IP indemnity stated on the paid plan.

When either could work, and when neither will

  • Either could work: A trial on one small repository you may share. Both have a free tier for individual developers: Copilot lists 2,000 completions and 50 chat requests a month, Amazon Q Developer lists 50 agentic requests a month.
  • Look elsewhere if: Your code must stay inside an environment neither plan documents (we have not verified data handling), or you need an editor neither page lists.

A fair way to decide

Pick one small repository and one defined task, such as adding a unit test for a documented bug. For each tool, record whether the project's tests pass afterwards, whether the change stayed within the task, how many requests it used and how long the review took.

We have not run this test. Exact Amazon Q Developer Pro limits and both tools' data handling are not verified.

Not yet verified

Gaps in our research, not claims about either product.

  • GitHub Copilot: Annual pricing and any trial terms; Business and Enterprise prices; Whether Max interactions are used for training; Credits per model.
  • Amazon Q Developer: Currency code and tax treatment; Exact Pro agentic request limits; Trial period for Pro; Annual or volume pricing.

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