Amazon Q

️ 🖼Tool Name:
Amazon Q

🔖 Tool Category:
Generative AI Assistant for businesses and developers, integrated into AWS services.

️ ✏What does this tool offer?

• For developers:
  - Code writing and debugging.
  - Check code security and find bugs.
  - Optimize performance and turn CLI commands into ready-made scripts.

• For Business:
  - Analyze data and create reports.
  - Answer employee queries from company documents and policies.
  - Create simpleQ Apps with plain language.

• Built on AWS Bedrock, automatically selects the most appropriate model (Titan, Anthropic, Cohere).

• Strong focus on security and privacy: Prevents unauthorized access.

⭐ What does the tool actually deliver based on user experience?

• Amazon Q Developer:
  - Available within IDEs (e.g. VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse), or via CLI and Slack/Teams.
  - Generates code, provides reviews and suggestions, and finds security vulnerabilities.

• Amazon Q Business:
  - Handles company data and reports.
  - Provides quick and accurate answers to employee questions.
  - Creates Q Apps without code.

• Experiments: Developers found the responses to be accurate and fast, while some users sometimes described it as simple or as an "internal search engine".

🤖 Does it include automation?
Yes ✅

• Automatic code generation and debugging.

• Convert CLI commands into executable scripts.

• Build Dashboards and Q Apps from text commands.

• Significant reduction in repetitive manual labor.

💰 Pricing Model:

• Amazon Q Business:
  - Lite: About $3/user/month (basic functionality).
  - Pro: About $20/user/month (full-featured).

• Amazon Q Developer:
  - Free Tier: 50 conversations + 1,000 lines of code for free per month.
  - Pro: About $19/user per month.

🆓 Free Plan Details:

• Developer Free Tier: 50 interactions per month + 1,000 lines of code converted.

• Business: There is no real Free Plan, but the Lite plan is available for a nominal price ($3).

💳 Paid Plan Details:

• Q Business Pro: $20/user/month - includes all features.

• Q Developer Pro: $19/user/month - Full developer support.

🧭 Access Method:

• Developer: via AWS Console, IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Eclipse), CLI, Slack/Teams.

• Business & Q Apps: From AWS Console by connecting to corporate data and using text commands, or via API/CLI for direct control.

🔗 Experience Link:
https://aws.amazon.com/q/?ref=