ToolRankKiro
Spec-driven agentic IDE, CLI and web agent from AWS
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Why it’s ranked here
AWS's main coding product: spec-driven development, hooks and steering in a VS Code-based IDE plus CLI. It has a perpetual free tier, and it's the official successor to Amazon Q Developer.
Editorial verdict: AWS's spec-driven agentic IDE and CLI, the successor to Amazon Q Developer. How we rank →
Main limitation
Everything is metered in credits that vary by model, and unused monthly credits don't roll over. There are no native Visual Studio or Eclipse plugins.
Pricing
| Pricing model | freemium |
|---|---|
| Starting price | $20/user/month (Pro) |
| Free tier | Perpetual free tier: 50 credits, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models, rate-limited |
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 credits |
| Pro | $20/user/month | |
| Pro+ | $40/user/month | |
| Pro Max | $100/user/month | |
| Power | $200/user/month |
Notes: Add-on credits $0.04 each. GovCloud pricing about 20% higher.
Prices as shown on the vendor’s pricing page on 16 Oct 2026, USD unless stated. Vendors change prices; check before you buy.
Best for
Teams on AWS that want structured, spec-first agent work
Avoid if
You want unmetered use or a plugin for Visual Studio/Eclipse
Platforms & integrations
Platforms
Integrations
Model / provider: Auto router plus Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT and open-weight models
Evidence & sources
- Kiro pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
- Kiro: migrating from Q Developer checked 16 Oct 2026
Every fact on this page comes from the sources above. Anything we could not confirm says “Not yet verified”.
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