Pick Amazon Q if
teams already on IAM Identity Center who want the assistant bound to AWS permissions.
Read the Amazon Q pageAmazon Q vs Cursor
Our take
Pick Amazon Q if teams already on IAM Identity Center who want the assistant bound to AWS permissions. Pick Cursor if software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor. Skip Amazon Q if developers who want a local, model-picker IDE and no AWS account (Cursor). Skip Cursor if non-developers, or teams that cannot send code to a third-party model API.
Best for
Amazon Q Code or internal Q&A inside AWS identity
Cursor Changing a real repo
Free plan
Amazon Q $0 · 50 agentic requests / month (IDE + CLI). 1,000 LOC / month Java upgrades. IAM user or Builder ID. No IP indemnity. Console Q&A and error diagnose included
Cursor $0 · limited Agent and Chat requests
Lowest paid
Amazon Q Lite $3/user/mo
Cursor Plus $8/mo · Grok models only
Next step up
Amazon Q Pro $19/user/mo
Cursor Premium $30/mo · other models at API price
Coding agent
Amazon Q Completions and chat in your IDE
Cursor Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
Amazon Q Hosted
Cursor Desktop editor; models hosted
Watch out
Amazon Q Q Developer Free is 50 agentic requests
Cursor Plus is Grok-only
Last checked
Amazon Q 2026-10-22 · aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing
Cursor 2026-10-19 · cursor.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Cursor if
software engineers already in git who want an agent in the editor.
Read the Cursor page