product · May 18, 2026
Amazon Q Developer Is Shutting Down What Developers Need to Know About the Shift to Kiro
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Amazon is ending support for its Q Developer AI coding assistant and replacing it with Kiro a radically different approach to AI-assisted development that requires writing detailed specifications before code generation begins. New signups for Q Developer closed on May 15 2026 with full end-of-support coming April 30 2027. Q Developer Pro provided roughly 1,000 requests per month at $20 while Kiro Pro provides approximately 350 mixed requests at the same price with spec-mode requests costing $0.20 per credit. AWS is offering a $20 first-upgrade credit to soften the transition and existing Q Developer subscriptions can continue adding new users until the April 2027 deadline.
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