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About Amazon CodeWhisperer
Amazon CodeWhisperer is an AI-powered code companion optimized for AWS development. It provides code suggestions for Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Kotlin, C, C++, Shell scripting, SQL, and Scala — with deep optimization for AWS APIs like Lambda and S3. Built-in security scanning detects vulnerabilities and suggests fixes automatically. Free for all developers, not just AWS customers.
Updated 6/24/2026
Key Features
- AWS-Optimized Code Generation — Highest quality code suggestions for AWS APIs like Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and more
- Multi-Language Support — Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, Kotlin, C, C++, Shell, SQL, Scala
- Built-In Security Scanning — Automatically detects code vulnerabilities and suggests remediation
- IDE Integration — Works with VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and AWS Cloud9
- Free for Everyone — No AWS account required; sign up with just an email address
- Professional Tier — SSO, IAM integration, policy controls, and higher security scanning limits
- Code Transformation — AI-assisted Java upgrades and code modernization
- Reference Tracking — Tracks and attributes open source code references in suggestions
- Customization — Organization policies for code suggestion behavior and reference filtering
- Chat Interface — Natural language chat for code explanation and debugging help
Pricing Structure
- Individual — Free — Unlimited code completions, security scanning, all languages, all IDEs. No AWS account required.
- Professional — $19/user/month — Everything in Individual plus SSO, IAM integration, policy controls, higher security scanning limits, admin dashboard.
Why People Use It
Amazon CodeWhisperer is the only AI coding assistant that is both free for everyone and optimized for AWS development. Its built-in security scanning sets it apart — automatically detecting vulnerabilities and suggesting fixes as you code. For teams building on AWS, CodeWhisperer's deep API knowledge means more accurate suggestions for Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and hundreds of other AWS services. And unlike competitors, you do not need an AWS account to use it.
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