Claude Code edits files, runs commands, and turns issues into pull requests, as Anthropic's agentic coding tool for developers.
Paid plans: see official pricing
Kiro
Kiro turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks for developers and teams, with a free plan and paid plans.
- Free plan
- Web app · Desktop · Plugin or MCP
- by AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Verified 18 Oct 2026
What Kiro does
Kiro is an agentic AI coding product from AWS that turns prompts into requirements, designs and sequenced tasks, then implements them and checks correctness with property-based tests. It runs as a web app, a desktop app, or a plugin or MCP. Kiro Free is free with 50 credits, Kiro Pro is USD 20/month per user billed monthly with 1,000 credits, and Enterprise pricing is through contact sales.
Built for
- developers and teams
Key features
- Spec-driven development: turns prompts into requirements, designs and sequenced tasks
- Property-based tests that check rules across all inputs to catch bugs unit tests miss
- Headless CLI for running PR reviews and fixes in CI/CD
- Choice of models including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, and open-weight models, or Auto
- Support for AGENTS.md, Skills.md, and MCP
- Enterprise IAM and SSO authentication, usage dashboards and cost controls (Enterprise)
Pros and cons
Pros
- Spec-driven development turns prompts into requirements, designs and sequenced tasks.
- Property-based tests check rules across all inputs to catch bugs that unit tests miss.
- A headless CLI runs PR reviews and fixes in CI/CD.
- Users can choose models including Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, and open-weight models, or Auto.
- Self-serve signup is available, and the Kiro Free plan costs nothing.
Cons
- The Kiro Free plan is limited to 50 credits.
- Enterprise IAM and SSO authentication, usage dashboards and cost controls are available only on Enterprise, which is priced through contact sales.
Where Kiro is listed
Kiro is listed under AI coding agents in AI coding tools.
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