{
  "slug": "amazon-q-developer",
  "name": "Amazon Q Developer",
  "domain": "aws.amazon.com",
  "category": "ai-coding-tools",
  "categoryName": "AI coding tools",
  "description": "AWS coding assistant for IDEs, command lines and AWS development workflows.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel Amazon Q Developer from the Amazon Q Developer console: open Subscriptions, choose the Builder ID users tab, select the subscription and click Unsubscribe. It takes about 4 minutes and Pro access ends immediately. AWS bills the final month in full and does not prorate it.",
  "price": "$19 / user / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 19,
  "planName": "Pro",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "pro",
      "name": "Pro",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 19
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$19 per user per month",
      "sourceUrl": "https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 5.1,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "invoice"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-admin-setup-unsubscribe.html",
  "cancellationTime": "~4 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 240,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open the Amazon Q Developer console",
        "body": "Sign in to the linked AWS account, select US East (N. Virginia), then open Subscriptions."
      },
      {
        "title": "Open Builder ID users",
        "body": "Choose the Builder ID users tab and select your subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Click Unsubscribe",
        "body": "Confirm the warning. The subscription status changes to Canceled immediately."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": [
      {
        "title": "Open the provider subscription list",
        "body": "An administrator opens the Amazon Q Developer console and selects Users or Groups for the identity provider."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select the assigned users or groups",
        "body": "Choose the subscriptions that should end."
      },
      {
        "title": "Choose More actions > Unsubscribe",
        "body": "Confirm the change for the selected users or groups."
      }
    ]
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "First confirm where the subscription is billed."
    },
    "team": {
      "note": "Shared plans require an authorized owner, administrator or billing contact."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "AWS charges the full monthly fee for the final month and does not prorate the month when a Pro user is unsubscribed.",
  "pauseInfo": "No pause option is documented. Administrators can unsubscribe and later subscribe the user again.",
  "downgradeInfo": "The user loses Pro access immediately and can continue with the Amazon Q Developer Free tier, subject to its limits.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Deleting a Builder ID, Amazon Q profile or Kiro profile is not a substitute for unsubscribing. IDE chat history is stored locally per workspace and can be deleted or exported separately.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "Full final month"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No proration"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Pro access ends immediately, but the final month is billed in full."
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, Free"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "How do I cancel Amazon Q Developer?",
      "answer": "Open the Amazon Q Developer console, Open Builder ID users, Click Unsubscribe. Pro access ends immediately, but the final month is billed in full."
    },
    {
      "question": "Do I get a refund after cancelling Amazon Q Developer?",
      "answer": "AWS charges the full monthly fee for the final month and does not prorate the month when a Pro user is unsubscribed."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Amazon Q Developer instead?",
      "answer": "No pause option is documented. Administrators can unsubscribe and later subscribe the user again."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data after cancelling Amazon Q Developer?",
      "answer": "Deleting a Builder ID, Amazon Q profile or Kiro profile is not a substitute for unsubscribing. IDE chat history is stored locally per workspace and can be deleted or exported separately."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Unsubscribe from Amazon Q Developer Pro - AWS Docs",
      "url": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-admin-setup-unsubscribe.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon Q Developer pricing - AWS",
      "url": "https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Working with chat conversations - AWS Docs",
      "url": "https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/ide-chat-conversation.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alternative: JetBrains AI - AI licensing and subscriptions - JetBrains",
      "url": "https://www.jetbrains.com/help/ai-assistant/licensing-and-subscriptions.html",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alternative: JetBrains AI - Cancel a personal subscription - JetBrains",
      "url": "https://sales.jetbrains.com/hc/en-gb/articles/16269809436690-Cancel-a-personal-subscription",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alternative: Zed - Zed plans and usage",
      "url": "https://zed.dev/docs/ai/plans-and-usage",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alternative: Zed - Zed Terms of Service",
      "url": "https://zed.dev/terms",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-06"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-06",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-05",
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    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/amazon-q-developer",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/amazon-q-developer.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/amazon-q-developer.md"
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