Kiro · Global AI Product Index

Overview

Kiro is an agentic development tool from AWS, spanning an IDE, CLI, web interface, and mobile app, that turns prompts into structured specs and coordinates AI agents from prototype to production. Its spec-driven workflow generates requirements, design docs, and tasks, while hooks automate checks as code changes. Kiro offers a free tier with monthly credits and paid tiers that scale credits.

Key features

Spec-driven development from prompt to tasks
Autonomous agents with steering rules
Event-driven hooks for automated checks
VS Code-compatible IDE with MCP support

Use cases

Structuring AI-assisted feature development with specs
Automating docs, tests, and reviews via hooks
Building production software with agent workflows

Pricing

Kiro offers a free tier with monthly credit limits and paid plans that scale credits for professional use.

See current plans on kiro.dev ↗

Record details

Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.

Links, dates and provenance

Record updated: 2026-09-10
Pricing: kiro.dev ↗
Documentation: kiro.dev ↗
Founded: 2006
Headquarters: US
Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/kiro/

Selection profile

Every field says where its value comes from. "Unknown" means we have not confirmed it — it does not mean the product lacks the feature.

Selection profile11 fields4 unknown

Tasks it fits: Writing new code Editing an existing codebase Reviewing diffs and pull requests
Derived from the record: category "coding".
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How you use it: Full IDE
Derived from record tag matching /^(agentic-ide|code-editor|ide)$/.
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Runs on: VS Code Web
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Where it runs: Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
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Works offline: Not recorded
The record contains no offline-operation claim.
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Official service region: Global
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Public API: Not recorded
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Licence: proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
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Commercial use: Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
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Interface languages: Not recorded
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Billing: Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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Where each value comes from

Tasks it fits: Our inference
How you use it: Our inference
Runs on: Our inference
Where it runs: Our inference
Works offline: Our inference
Official service region: Our inference
Public API: Our inference
Licence: Our inference
Commercial use: Our inference
Interface languages: Unknown

Frequently asked questions

What is Kiro?

Kiro is an AWS agentic IDE that converts prompts into specs and uses AI agents to implement them systematically.

How is Kiro different from AI code assistants?

Kiro emphasizes spec-driven development—generating requirements and design before code—rather than just inline completions.

Is Kiro free?

Kiro has a free tier with limited monthly credits; heavier use requires paid plans.

What does Kiro's record not establish?

The 2026-10-09 check read only Kiro's homepage, so its plan pricing, licence terms, and supported regions and interface languages are not established.

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Sources

This record was last reviewed on 2026-09-10.

Machine-readable record: /api/products/kiro.json · Spot an error? Suggest a correction

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