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Amazon Q Developer vs Google Antigravity
Short answer: Pick Amazon Q Developer if you want AI-assisted coding across the SDLC; pick Google Antigravity if you want agent-first development environment. Amazon Q Developer has a free plan, paid from $19/month per user; Google Antigravity has a free plan.
Amazon Q DeveloperAWS's AI assistant for building and operating software
Google AntigravityGoogle's agent-first IDEWhich to pick
Pick Amazon Q Developer if you want…
- AI-assisted coding across the SDLC
- AWS AI developer assistant
- Integrations with JetBrains, VS Code or Visual Studio (on Amazon Q Developer's list, not Google Antigravity's)
Pick Google Antigravity if you want…
- Agent-first development environment
- Integrations with Python, Google Cloud or Gemini models (on Google Antigravity's list, not Amazon Q Developer's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Amazon Q Developer:Amazon Q Developer is an AI coding assistant that writes, debugs, refactors, and transforms code directly in IDEs, CLI, and chat apps.
- Google Antigravity:Google Antigravity is an agent-first development platform offering an app, CLI, IDE and SDK to build and run AI agents.
- Best for
- Amazon Q Developer:AI-assisted coding across the SDLC
- Google Antigravity:Agent-first development environment
- Who it’s for
- Amazon Q Developer:Software developers and DevOps engineers using AWS services
- Google Antigravity:Full-stack, frontend and enterprise developers building agentic applications.
- Pricing
- Amazon Q Developer:Freemium
- Google Antigravity:Freemium
- Starting price
- Amazon Q Developer:$19/month per user (Pro)
- Google Antigravity:—
- Free plan or trial
- Amazon Q Developer:Free plan (Free Tier)
- Google Antigravity:Free plan (Individuals)
- Plans
- Amazon Q Developer:Free Tier $0 · Pro $19 per month per user
- Google Antigravity:Individuals $0/month per month · Business (Google Cloud) Starting at $30 USD per seat p per month
- Works with
- Amazon Q Developer:JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Management Console, Microsoft Teams, Slack, GitLab
- Google Antigravity:Python, Google Cloud, Gemini models, API
Amazon Q Developer features
- Real-time code suggestions. Generates snippets to full functions from comments and existing code in supported IDEs and CLI.
- Agentic coding tasks. Automates multi-step tasks like testing, documentation, and code reviews by reading/writing files and running commands.
- Vulnerability scanning. Analyzes code for security issues and suggests remediations, outperforming public benchmark tools.
- AWS expertise. Provides guidance on cloud costs, architecture best practices, and operational troubleshooting within AWS console and chat apps.
- Code transformation. Accelerates Java and .NET upgrades, converting up to 1,000 LOC/month for free and 4,000 LOC/month on Pro.
- Secure private repo access. Connects to private repositories for context-aware recommendations while keeping proprietary content private.
Google Antigravity features
- Antigravity App. Command center to manage multiple local agents, group conversations into projects and schedule tasks.
- Antigravity CLI. Lightweight terminal-first interface to run autonomous coding agents, execute shell commands and manage background subagents.
- Antigravity IDE. Fully-featured agentic IDE with agent manager, artifacts and deep code-base understanding.
- Antigravity SDK. Python SDK to prototype custom agents with minimal code for software-engineering automation.
- Agent-first surface. Orchestrates multiple sub-agents across environments, running complex workflows in the background.
- Scheduled automation. Automates routine tasks with scheduled messages across workspaces.
Amazon Q Developer vs Google Antigravity FAQ
What is the difference between Amazon Q Developer and Google Antigravity?+
Amazon Q Developer: AWS-hosted AI assistant integrated with Amazon services, whereas Antigravity is Google-centric.
Should I use Amazon Q Developer or Google Antigravity?+
Pick Amazon Q Developer if you want AI-assisted coding across the SDLC, AWS AI developer assistant or integrations with JetBrains, VS Code or Visual Studio (on Amazon Q Developer's list, not Google Antigravity's). Pick Google Antigravity if you want agent-first development environment or integrations with Python, Google Cloud or Gemini models (on Google Antigravity's list, not Amazon Q Developer's).
Is Amazon Q Developer or Google Antigravity free?+
Amazon Q Developer has a free plan (Free Tier); paid plans start at $19/month per user (Pro). Google Antigravity has a free plan (Individuals) and paid plans.
Do Amazon Q Developer and Google Antigravity integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Amazon Q Developer lists JetBrains, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse and 6 more; Google Antigravity lists Python, Google Cloud, Gemini models and API.
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