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Amazon CodeWhisperer Amazon Q Developer

Generative AI-powered software development assistant for IDE code generation, inline chat, CLI completions, AWS architectural guidance, and autonomous coding workflows.

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  1. Amazon CodeWhisperer

    · AWS re:MARS 2022 Preview (GA Apr 13, 2023)

    Announced in preview at AWS re:MARS 2022 and reached general availability on April 13, 2023 with Individual and Professional tiers.

  2. Amazon Q DeveloperCurrent name

    · Amazon Q GA & CodeWhisperer Merge

    Amazon CodeWhisperer merged into Amazon Q Developer (following the November 28, 2023 Amazon Q preview and March 29, 2024 user guide rename).

What is Amazon CodeWhisperer called now?

Amazon CodeWhisperer is now called Amazon Q Developer, with the latest change on 30 April 2024 (Amazon Q GA & CodeWhisperer Merge). Generative AI-powered software development assistant for IDE code generation, inline chat, CLI completions, AWS architectural guidance, and autonomous coding workflows. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • CodeWhisperer
  • Amazon CodeWhisperer Professional
  • Amazon Q Developer Pro
  • Kiro CLI

Technical identifiers

Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.

AWS Service APIs / SDKsq codewhisperer
AWS CLI Commandsaws q qct
IAM Actions & Policiesq:* codewhisperer:* qdeveloper:* user-subscriptions:* AmazonQDeveloperAccess AmazonQFullAccess
Terraform Resources (aws_*)aws_codewhisperer_customization

The codewhisperer:* IAM action prefix and VPC endpoint namespace remain active alongside q:* and qdeveloper:* permissions.

Notes & disambiguation

  • On April 30, 2024, Amazon CodeWhisperer merged into and was rebranded as Amazon Q Developer at general availability, expanding from an IDE/CLI coding companion into a full lifecycle developer assistant across IDEs, the AWS Management Console, and chat tools.
  • Legacy IAM actions under the codewhisperer:* prefix (such as codewhisperer:GenerateRecommendations, codewhisperer:CreateCustomization, and codewhisperer:StartCodeAnalysis) remain active alongside newer q:* and qdeveloper:* permissions for backward compatibility; VPC interface endpoints require both q and codewhisperer endpoints.
  • In December 2025, the Amazon Q Developer CLI was rebranded to Kiro CLI, and AWS announced that Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins will reach end of support on April 30, 2027 as IDE agentic coding transitions to Kiro.
  • In December 2025, the Amazon Q Developer CLI was rebranded to Kiro CLI, and on April 30, 2026 AWS announced that Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins and paid subscriptions will reach end of support on April 30, 2027 (with new signups blocked starting May 15, 2026) as IDE agentic coding transitions to Kiro, while Amazon Q Developer in the AWS Management Console and chat applications continue.

Sources & official documentation

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