Selecting a model for Amazon Q chat in IDEs
You can select the model you want Amazon Q to use while chatting in the IDE. The model you select persists across all future chat sessions.
The following table describes the models that are available for Amazon Q chat in the IDE and their context windows.
| Model | Context window |
|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 3.7 | 200k |
| Claude Sonnet 4 (default) | 200k |
Select the model used for chatting in the IDE
To select the model Amazon Q uses when you chat in your IDE:
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Open the Amazon Q chat panel in your IDE.
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At the bottom of the text box, choose the model menu dropdown. Select the model you want to use from the available options.
The model you select persists until you change it.
Context windows
The context window is the amount of context, including your conversation history and any explicit or automatic context, that Amazon Q can use to process and respond to your requests. Context is measured in tokens, which includes text and code.
For more information about context, see Adding context to the chat.
