Amazon Q Developer vs Devin
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12
Amazon Q Developer edges out Devin overall, scoring 9 versus 6, and appears in 12 of 89 answers against Devin's 16. Amazon Q Developer shows up most for "best AI coding assistants" and "best alternatives to GitHub Copilot" questions, while Devin leads on "alternatives to Cursor" and is named in all 3 of 3 answers for "best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase." Each has blind spots too: Amazon Q Developer is never named for Cursor or Windsurf alternative questions, and Devin never shows up for Python or free assistant questions. Head-to-head, Amazon Q Developer leads in 8 questions, Devin in 7, with 10 ties.
Head to head
| metric | Amazon Q Developer | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| score | 9 | 6 |
| questions won | 10 | 9 |
By assistant
Amazon Q Developer
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 12 | 20% of answers | #5.8 |
| Gemini | 16 | 18% of answers | #14.0 |
| Perplexity | 10 | 16% of answers | #6.0 |
Devin
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 10 | 10% of answers | #4.5 |
| Claude | 5 | 15% of answers | #11.7 |
| Gemini | 5 | 9% of answers | #5.0 |
| Perplexity | 5 | 11% of answers | #5.5 |
Where they differ
Only Amazon Q Developer gets named for
- What are the best AI coding assistants?
- What are the best free AI coding assistants?
- Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money?
- What's the best AI coding assistant for Python?
- Which AI coding assistant is best for large codebases?
- Which AI coding assistant is best for professional developers?
- What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code?
Only Devin gets named for
- What are the best AI coding agents that can work across a whole codebase?
- What are the best alternatives to Cursor?
- What are the best alternatives to Windsurf?
- What's the best AI code editor right now?
- Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code?
- What are the best alternatives to Aider?
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