agent · ai-coding-agents
Amazon Q Developer vs OpenCode
55 fields both were evaluated on, 27 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 28 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime governance· | “Enterprise-grade access controls Amazon Q provides familiar security and access controls and can understand and respect your existing AWS IAM Identity Center governance identities, roles, and permissions to personalize its interactions.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Permission scopes· | “Enterprise-grade access controls Amazon Q provides familiar security and access controls and can understand and respect your existing AWS IAM Identity Center governance identities, roles, and permissions to personalize its interactions.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Compliance certifications· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 compliant “SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant SOC 2 Type 1 Compliant”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Evaluation coverage· | “Amazon Q Developer agentic capabilities have achieved the highest scores on the SWE-Bench Leaderboard and Leaderboard Lite.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades “Amazon Q Developer agentic capabilities can autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | while incorporating your feedback and providing real-time updates along the way “The agentic coding experience can intelligently perform tasks on your behalf by automatically reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands, while incorporating your feedback and providing real-time updates along the way.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | complex multistep tasks such as unit testing, documentation, and code reviews “Amazon Q Developer agentic coding experience eliminates much of the work involved in complex multistep tasks such as unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Action space· | reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands “The agentic coding experience can intelligently perform tasks on your behalf by automatically reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | terminal, IDE, or desktop “OpenCode is an open source agent that helps you write code in your terminal, IDE, or desktop.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Initiative· | autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades “Amazon Q Developer agentic capabilities can autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Red teaming· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Third-party penetration test conducted, report available in trust center “Anomaly Penetration Test Report.pdf”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Incident reporting· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Formal policy covers incident response and breach notification “Incident Response & Breach Notification”trust.opencode.ai · checked Sep 21, 2026 |
| Data handling· | “When you use Amazon Q Developer Pro , your proprietary content is not used for service improvement.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Built for privacy first [*] OpenCode does not store any of your code or context data”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model· | The Amazon Q Developer perpetual Free Tier gives you 50 agentic chat interactions per month. You can also transform up to 1,000 lines of code per month “Try Amazon Q Developer at no cost with the AWS Free Tier . The Amazon Q Developer perpetual Free Tier gives you 50 agentic chat interactions per month. You can also transform up to 1,000 lines of code per month. To learn about pricing and the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier, visit Amazon Q Developer pricing .”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Price point· | “Try Amazon Q Developer at no cost with the AWS Free Tier . The Amazon Q Developer perpetual Free Tier gives you 50 agentic chat interactions per month. You can also transform up to 1,000 lines of code per month.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Availability· | available for use in your code editor. Download a plugin or extension below and get started on the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier in a few minutes “Amazon Q Developer is available for use in your code editor. Download a plugin or extension below and get started on the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier in a few minutes.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Desktop app is offered as a beta download; no availability status is stated for the CLI “Download the desktop beta now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Deployment options· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | macOS, Windows, and Linux “Available on macOS, Windows, and Linux . Download now”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Integrations· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Models.dev “Any model 75+ LLM providers through Models.dev, including local models”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model provider· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini “connect any model from any provider, including Claude, GPT, Gemini and more.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols supported· | agentic coding, chat and MCP support “For capabilities similar to Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins, explore Kiro to access the latest models and features, including agentic coding, chat and MCP support.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Tool use· | automatically reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands “The agentic coding experience can intelligently perform tasks on your behalf by automatically reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project “Multi-session Start multiple agents in parallel on the same project”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Amazon Q Developer | OpenCode |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | no public information aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Reports 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors and 13,000+ commits alongside 16M monthly developers. The repository counts are checkable on GitHub; the 16M developer figure is the vendor's own, with no counter named “With over 195,000 GitHub stars, 950 contributors, and over 13,000 commits, OpenCode is used and trusted by over 16M developers every month.”opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 Not in our latest capture. We captured this page again on Sep 23, 2026 and this quote was not there. How we re-check citations |
| Deployment scale· | available for use in your code editor. Download a plugin or extension below and get started on the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier in a few minutes “Amazon Q Developer is available for use in your code editor. Download a plugin or extension below and get started on the Amazon Q Developer Free Tier in a few minutes.”aws.amazon.com · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information opencode.ai · checked Aug 7, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode publish nothing on these 28 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 28 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- Target sectors
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Supported regions
- Support model
- Open weights
- Fine-tuning
- Context window
- API access
- Marketplace presence
- Safety evaluations
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Explainability
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
Questions
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on autonomy level?
- Amazon Q Developer: autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on human oversight?
- Amazon Q Developer: while incorporating your feedback and providing real-time updates along the way. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on goal complexity?
- Amazon Q Developer: complex multistep tasks such as unit testing, documentation, and code reviews. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on action space?
- Amazon Q Developer: reading and writing files, generating code diffs, and running shell commands. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on operating environment?
- Amazon Q Developer: no public information disclosed. OpenCode: terminal, IDE, or desktop.
- How do Amazon Q Developer and OpenCode compare on initiative?
- Amazon Q Developer: autonomously perform a range of tasks–everything from implementing features, documenting, testing, reviewing, and refactoring code, to performing software upgrades. OpenCode: no public information disclosed.