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AWS amazonq documentation change

Service: amazonq · 2025-05-01 · Documentation low

File: amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-free-tier.md

Summary

Clarified Pro tier upgrade process and updated feature availability table headers

Security assessment

Changes focus on subscription workflows and terminology updates without mentioning security vulnerabilities or security controls. No evidence of security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-free-tier.md b/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-free-tier.md
index 4bc56053f..c66039588 100644
--- a//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-free-tier.md
+++ b//amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/q-free-tier.md
@@ -4,0 +5,2 @@
+Upgrading to the Pro tierFree tier features
+
@@ -15 +17,7 @@ At the Free tier, your content may be used to improve Amazon Q Developer. For mo
-To upgrade from the Free tier to the Pro tier, you must subscribe to Amazon Q Developer. For more information, see [Subscribing users to Amazon Q Developer Pro](./q-pro-tier-setting-up-access.html).
+## Upgrading to the Pro tier
+
+There is no direct upgrade path from the Free tier to the Pro tier. Users cannot continue to use their Builder ID with the Pro tier and must subscribe as new users to Amazon Q Developer Pro by following the instructions in [Subscribing users to Amazon Q Developer Pro](./q-pro-tier-setting-up-access.html).
+
+After subscribing, users must sign out and back in to Amazon Q to have their new Amazon Q Developer Pro subscription take effect. Otherwise, they'll continue to operate using their Builder ID.
+
+## Free tier features
@@ -17 +25 @@ To upgrade from the Free tier to the Pro tier, you must subscribe to Amazon Q De
-The following table describes what features of Amazon Q Developer at the Free tier are available to you, depending on your sign in or authentication method: 
+The following table describes which Amazon Q Developer features are available to you at the Free tier, depending on your sign in or authentication method: 
@@ -19 +27 @@ The following table describes what features of Amazon Q Developer at the Free ti
-| Free tier access type  
+| Signed in to Free tier as...  
@@ -21 +29 @@ The following table describes what features of Amazon Q Developer at the Free ti
-Amazon Q Developer feature | AWS Builder ID | IAM Identity Center | IAM federation/principals  
+Amazon Q Developer feature | A Builder ID user | An IAM Identity Center user | An IAM user