We track pricing and signup status for 11 AI coding tools. Amazon Q Developer and Cursor are both in the news for reasons that have nothing to do with which one writes better code.
Amazon Q Developer — closed to new signups since 15 May 2026. Existing subscriptions can still add seats and the free tier still works for accounts that already have it, but a developer starting today cannot sign up. Support ends 30 April 2027; AWS's own announcement points new users toward Kiro instead. If that's you, treat this less as a comparison and more as a migration note.
Cursor — $30/mo for the cheapest tier with third-party frontier models (Premium; Plus is $8/mo but Grok-only). That's up from $20 after October's SpaceX-era plan rebuild. And as of today, 12 November 2026, there's a second change worth knowing about: OpenAI's contracted model-access deal with Cursor is winding down, per OpenAI's own announcement and corroborating reporting. This affects only OpenAI-model routing inside Cursor — Cursor's CEO has put that at roughly 5% of Cursor's traffic. Grok, Composer, Claude and Gemini models inside Cursor are unaffected, and Cursor itself remains fully purchasable. If you specifically rely on GPT models through Cursor's own billing rather than your own OpenAI key, that's the one thing to watch this week.
Where the two differ, of the 15 dimensions we track:
| Amazon Q Developer | Cursor | |
|---|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Good | Excellent |
| Codebase context | Workspace | Full project |
| Custom models | No | Yes |
| Runs in JetBrains | Yes | No |
| Works alongside any editor | Yes | No |
| Usage model | Existing accounts only | Usage-metered tiers |
The practical read: if you already have Amazon Q access, nothing forces your hand yet. If you're starting fresh, Cursor is the only one of the two you can sign up for today — budget $30/mo, not the $20 a lot of older reviews still quote, and don't assume every model inside it is billed the same way it was last week.
Full pricing history, the complete table, and our separate reviews (Amazon Q 3.5/5, Cursor 4.5/5) are here: https://devtoolsreview.com/comparisons/amazon-q-vs-cursor-2026/
Prices and the OpenAI-routing change re-verified against the vendor's own pages and OpenAI's announcement as of today. No affiliate relationship with either vendor.
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