CodeGeeX vs Amazon Q Developer
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
CodeGeeX
Zhipu AI's free coding plugin, now overshadowed by its GLM Coding Plan
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Amazon Q Developer
AWS's AI coding assistant, closed to new users and sunsetting in 2027
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| RECATOOLS Score | 6.4 / 10 | 6.5 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Subscription |
| Free tier | Plugin completely free for individual users, per the vendor FAQ; no usage limits published | Closed to new users since 15 May 2026; existing Builder ID users keep 50 agentic requests/mo and 1,000 lines/mo of Java upgrades |
| Paid from | Enterprise private deployment quoted on request | Pro $19/user/mo, existing subscriptions only; new sign-ups closed 15 May 2026, EOS 30 Apr 2027 |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ |
| Users | 500k+ developers | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2024 |
| Maker | Knowledge Atlas Technology (Zhipu AI) | Amazon (Amazon Web Services, Inc.) |
| Verdict | CodeGeeX is still free for individuals and still works: completion, comments, code translation, chat and, since September 2025, a basic agent in VS Code and JetBrains. Its open CodeGeeX4-ALL-9B model was strong for its s... |
Amazon Q Developer is no longer something to adopt: AWS closed it to new sign-ups in May 2026 and ends the IDE plugins and paid subscriptions on 30 April 2027, steering developers to Kiro, where the newest coding models... |
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