# Kiro pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/kiro-pricing · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Published: 2026-10-25 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US) · Evidence: 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 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.

## 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).

Table: Kiro pricing as listed by the vendor (2026-10-25)

| Entry | What the vendor lists |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Paid | add-on credits $0.04 each |
| Paid | Enterprise 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

- Cursor vs Kiro: side-by-side facts, plans and licenses.
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- 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

- [Kiro](https://kiro.dev/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Kiro pricing](https://kiro.dev/pricing/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Amazon Q Developer](https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/) (fetched 2026-10-25)

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## Changelog

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

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Kiro pricing (Oct 2026): plans and free tier", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/what-is/kiro-pricing