Kiro pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier

Kiro pricing as read on Oct 25, 2026: free tier: Kiro Free: $0 a month, 50 credits; paid: Pro $20, Pro+ $40, Pro Max $100, Power $200, all per user per month (credit allotments per plan not captured); add-on credits $0.04 each; Enterprise on request. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page. Reported, not Tested.

Evidence: Reported. Plan names and prices were read from Kiro's own pages on 2026-10-25 (America/Chicago). We did not buy or run any plan, so we say nothing about value or output quality. Plan details change often; confirm on the vendor's page before you pay.

Kiro plans and prices

AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI. Pricing model as listed: Freemium (credit-based).

Kiro pricing as listed by the vendor (2026-10-25)
EntryWhat the vendor lists
Free tierKiro Free: $0 a month, 50 credits
PaidPro $20, Pro+ $40, Pro Max $100, Power $200, all per user per month (credit allotments per plan not captured)
Paidadd-on credits $0.04 each
PaidEnterprise on request

Who Kiro suits, and who should skip it

  • Good for: Developers who want structured specs before code is written.
  • Good for: AWS users moving off Amazon Q Developer IDE plugins.
  • Skip if: You want an open-source tool (Kiro is proprietary).
  • Skip if: You want to avoid credit accounting.

What the pricing page does not tell you

  • Credits are consumed unevenly: simple prompts use under one credit, complex ones more.
  • Free tier limited to 50 credits.
  • Not captured: Quality of generated specs and code (not tested).
  • Not captured: Supported OS list (not read).
  • Plans are not like-for-like across vendors (credits, seats, usage caps and models differ), so this page does not rank Kiro against others on price.

Compare Kiro and find alternatives

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  • Kiro vs Amazon Q Developer: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
  • Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) vs Kiro: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
  • Cursor: AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin).
  • Claude Code: Anthropic's agentic coding tool for your terminal, IDE and GitHub.
  • GitHub Copilot: GitHub's AI coding assistant in the editor, the CLI, GitHub.com and an agent app.
  • Windsurf (now Devin Desktop): Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026: a full IDE with an Agent Command Center for managing local and cloud coding agents.

FAQ

How much does Kiro cost?

Pro $20, Pro+ $40, Pro Max $100, Power $200, all per user per month (credit allotments per plan not captured); add-on credits $0.04 each; Enterprise on request. Read from the vendor's page on Oct 25, 2026; prices change, so confirm before paying.

Is Kiro free?

Kiro Free: $0 a month, 50 credits. Paid plans listed above add more usage or features. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Where does this pricing come from?

The sources listed below, fetched Oct 25, 2026. Anything we could not read is marked not captured rather than guessed.

Sources

Page history

  • : First published from vendor pages read on 2026-10-25.

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