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Amazon Q Developer

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Agentic AWS-aware coding assistant with IDE, CLI, and console coverage

Amazon Q Developer (formerly CodeWhisperer) is AWS’s generative AI assistant for coding, application upgrades, and cloud operations. It provides agentic chat in IDEs, the AWS Console, chat apps, and the CLI (upgradeable to the Kiro CLI) to accelerate coding, run secure code scans and tests, and transform Java/.NET applications with guided upgrade workflows. The perpetual Free tier includes 50 agentic requests and 1,000 lines of code transformations per month; Pro is $19/user/month with higher limits, pooled upgrade quotas, admin controls, and IP indemnity.

Amazon CodeWhisperer

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Superseded by Amazon Q Developer for code generation, chat, and security scans

CodeWhisperer is no longer offered as a standalone product. AWS merged its completions, chat, and security scanning into Amazon Q Developer for VS Code, JetBrains, and CLI. New users should install Amazon Q Developer (Free or Pro), which now carries the CodeWhisperer functionality and billing.

Amp (formerly Cody)

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Agentic coding by Sourcegraph with CLI and VS Code extension

Amp (formerly Cody) is Sourcegraph’s agentic coding tool. It runs as a VS Code extension or CLI, uses frontier models, and focuses on autonomous reasoning, multi-step edits, and shareable threads. Built for teams, it offers enterprise security/compliance options and uses Sourcegraph context to reason across codebases. Public pricing is not listed; teams start with free credits and then talk to sales.

Continue

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Open-source, model-agnostic AI coding assistant for VS Code and JetBrains

Continue is an open-source coding assistant that lets developers use their own models (OpenAI, Anthropic, local via Ollama/LM Studio) with custom prompts and workflows. It runs as a VS Code and JetBrains extension, supports chat and completions, and can be self-hosted or run fully local for privacy.

GitHub Copilot

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AI pair programmer built into GitHub and popular IDEs

GitHub Copilot delivers inline code completions, chat, and pull request assistance powered by OpenAI GPT-4-class models with GitHub-native context. It works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Neovim, GitHub.com, and the Copilot CLI. Individuals get a 30-day free trial, and verified students, teachers, and maintainers can use Copilot for free; paid plans cover individuals, businesses, and enterprises.

Gemini Code Assist

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Google Cloud's AI coding assistant with 1M-context and terminal agent

Gemini Code Assist (formerly Duet AI) is Google Cloud's AI coding assistant for teams. Standard and Enterprise licenses bring Gemini models with a 1M-token context window to IDEs and the terminal, plus optional agent mode. Enterprise adds private code customization, expanded Google Cloud integrations, and preview access to new Gemini models via release channels.

Stenography

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AI code explanation via VS Code and Chrome extensions

Stenography explains code snippets in plain English from VS Code and Chrome. A passthrough API option minimizes code storage. Pricing on the public site is not listed as of this update; users sign in to access current limits and plans.

Supermaven

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Fast AI code completions with 1M-token context on Pro/Team

Supermaven delivers fast code completions and chat across VS Code, JetBrains, and Neovim. The Pro and Team tiers unlock a 1 million token context window, larger models, and monthly chat credits; Free includes core completions. Teams get centralized billing and user management.

Tabnine

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Agentic AI coding platform with private deployment and org-native context

Tabnine is an enterprise AI coding platform that delivers completions, chat, and workflow agents with strict privacy. It supports SaaS, VPC, on-prem, and air-gapped deployments, plugs into MCP tools (Git, tests, Jira, Confluence, databases), and can run customer-selected LLMs. Pricing is $59/user/month on annual contracts, with Tabnine-provided LLM usage billed at provider rates plus a 5% handling fee.