| Price from | $0.26/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 17 | 2 |
| Spec score · AI Code Generators | 9.5 (#1) | 8.4 (#27) |
| Documentation depth | AWS provides separate Business and Developer user guides, a Business API reference and a Developer detector library. | The documentation includes installation, provider setup, chat and inline editing, agent mode, MCP, security and offline use, keyboard shortcuts, and reference material. |
| App integrations | Yes | QCoder uses MCP to connect to databases, APIs, documentation, and custom tools over stdio or HTTP. |
| What it does | Amazon Q is AWS's generative AI assistant family for enterprise information work and software development. | QCoder is a VS Code based desktop editor combining AI chat, inline edits, agent runs, MCP tools, and command sandboxing. |
