Comparing AI-Powered Code Assistants for Secure Coding (2025): GitHub Copilot vs Amazon CodeWhisperer (now Amazon Q Developer) By CyberDudeBivash • September 21, 2025 (IST)

TL;DR — Which one should you pick? You live on GitHub and already use CodeQL/Advanced Security: GitHub Copilot + code scanning (CodeQL) with Copilot Autofix is the tightest path to secure-by-default PRs. Autofix suggests remediations for many CodeQL findings and is free for public repos; private repos require GitHub code scanning (part of GHAS). The GitHub Blog +2 The GitHub Blog +2 You’re an AWS-first shop or you need built-in license attribution: Amazon CodeWhisperer is now part of Amazon Q Developer . It ships IDE security scans and reference tracking (shows OSS license context) out of the box; Pro adds IP indemnity and centralized controls. AWS Documentation +1 Individuals & small teams: Copilot Pro is $10/user/mo , Business $19 , Enterprise $39 ; Amazon Q Developer Pro is $19/user/mo . Free tiers exist on both, with limits. Pick based on where your repos live and which security workflows you want “on rails.” GitHub Docs Amazon Web Services, Inc. What...