Programming Freemium

Kiro

Agentic engineering across IDE, terminal, web, and deployment pipelines

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PricingFreemium
Starting price$20/mo
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIUnknown
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
Last verifiedAugust 1, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

Kiro is listed under Programming AI tools.

Summary

What is Kiro?

Kiro is an agentic development environment with a desktop IDE, CLI, and web experience. It uses structured specs, persistent steering, hooks, agents, MCP integrations, and cloud sandboxes to help developers plan, build, test, and coordinate changes across repositories.

Best fit

Best for

Developers who want structured agentic workflows across local and cloud coding

Audience

Who is it for?

Software developersEngineering teamsDevOps and platform engineersStudents and startup builders
Recommendation

Decision note

Confirm credit use by workflow, supported models, IDE and CLI availability, web sandbox limits, repository permissions, enterprise controls, data handling, taxes, and add-on pricing.

Capabilities

Key features

Structured requirements, design, and task specifications

Persistent steering for project conventions

Hooks and agents for event-driven automation

Desktop IDE, CLI, and web workflows

MCP tools and installable Kiro Powers

Cloud sandboxes with GitHub and GitLab coordination

Workflows

Use cases

Planning complex software features

Implementing repository changes with agents

Automating developer tasks and pipelines

Delegating cloud coding sessions

Strengths

Pros

  • Perpetual free tier is available
  • Combines specs with agent execution
  • Supports IDE, CLI, and web workflows
Considerations

Limitations

Kiro can generate incorrect code, insecure dependencies, or broad repository changes. Developers must review plans and diffs, run tests and security checks, protect secrets, control repository permissions, and approve production deployment.

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting price$20/mo
Free planYes
Free trialYes
Pricing context

Billing options

Free tierMonthly subscriptionAdd-on creditsTeam usage overages
Pricing context

Pricing note

Kiro Free includes 50 credits. Pro costs $20 per month, Pro+ $40, Pro Max $100, and Power $200. Individual paid tiers support add-on credits, while team overages are priced at $0.04 per additional credit.

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Compatibility

Supported programming languages

  • English
Connectivity

Integrations

GitHub

GitLab

MCP servers

Open VSX extensions

CI/CD pipelines

Specs

Technical details

PlatformsDesktop, Web
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
CompanyAmazon Web Services, Inc.
Models / versionsKiro IDE Kiro CLI Kiro on the web Kiro Powers
Editions / plansFree, Basic, Professional, Organization, and Custom plans
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedAugust 1, 2026
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Kiro is an agentic development environment with a desktop IDE, CLI, and web experience. It uses structured specs, persistent steering, hooks, agents, MCP integrations, and cloud sandboxes to help developers plan, build, test, and coordinate changes across repositories.
Developers who want structured agentic workflows across local and cloud coding
The listed pricing model for Kiro is Freemium. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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