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 GitHub Copilot
Our take
Pick Amazon Q if teams already on IAM Identity Center who want the assistant bound to AWS permissions. Pick GitHub Copilot if developers already in GitHub who want completions and chat without switching to a separate AI IDE. Skip Amazon Q if developers who want a local, model-picker IDE and no AWS account (Cursor). Skip GitHub Copilot if teams that cannot send code to GitHub’s model pool, or users who want a
Best for
Amazon Q Code or internal Q&A inside AWS identity
GitHub Copilot Code in a real editor
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
GitHub Copilot $0 · limited completions and chat
Lowest paid
Amazon Q Lite $3/user/mo
GitHub Copilot Pro $10/mo
Next step up
Amazon Q Pro $19/user/mo
GitHub Copilot Pro+ $39/mo
Coding agent
Amazon Q Completions and chat in your IDE
GitHub Copilot Agent + Tab inside the editor
Runs where
Amazon Q Hosted
GitHub Copilot
Watch out
Amazon Q Q Developer Free is 50 agentic requests
GitHub Copilot Flex credits are not unlimited Agent
Last checked
Amazon Q 2026-10-22 · aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing
GitHub Copilot 2026-10-19 · github.com/features/copilot
Which one, then?
Pick GitHub Copilot if
developers already in GitHub who want completions and chat without switching to a separate AI IDE.
Read the GitHub Copilot page