Amazon CodeWhisperer is an AI-driven code generation tool from Amazon Web Services (AWS) designed to help developers write code more efficiently. Using machine learning models trained on billions of lines of code, it provides real-time code suggestions ranging from single lines to full functions, based on the context of existing code and natural language comments within Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).

Key Features:

  • Code Suggestions: Generates real-time, context-aware code snippets or entire functions tailored to the developer’s intent.
  • Language Support: Supports 15 programming languages, including Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, Ruby, SQL, and more.
  • IDE Integration: Compatible with popular IDEs such as Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, AWS Cloud9, JupyterLab, and Amazon SageMaker Studio.
  • AWS Optimization: Provides optimized suggestions for AWS APIs like Amazon S3 and AWS Lambda.
  • Security Scans: Includes built-in tools to detect vulnerabilities in Java, Python, and JavaScript projects and offers remediation suggestions.
  • Reference Tracking: Flags suggestions resembling open-source training data with annotations for licensing review.

Pricing Tiers:

  • Individual Tier: Free for personal use; includes unlimited code suggestions, reference tracking, and up to 50 security scans per month.
  • Professional Tier: Costs $19 per user/month; designed for organizations with additional features like centralized license and policy management.

Amazon CodeWhisperer is particularly beneficial for accelerating development tasks, improving security practices, and simplifying work with unfamiliar APIs or AWS services. It has become a valuable tool for individual developers and teams aiming to enhance productivity while maintaining secure coding standards.