{"name":"Kiro","tagline":"AWS spec-driven IDE — requirements and tasks before code, billed in monthly credits.","url":"https://kiro.dev","category":"coding","pricing":"freemium","price_note":"Free $0 (50 credits); Pro $20/user/mo (1,000 credits); Pro+ $40; Pro Max $100; Power $200; overage $0.04/credit","free_tier":true,"open_source":false,"api":false,"self_host":false,"model_routing":"bundled","verdict":"situational","verdict_text":"Amazon's IDE bet after Q: you approve a spec, then the agent implements. Credit math is public ($20 → 1k credits, $0.04 overage). Unused credits do not roll over on the FAQ. Not Amazon Q, not Bedrock console. Untested here on a real spec cycle.","limitations":["Monthly credits do not roll over (stated on the pricing FAQ).","Free-tier model mix (Sonnet 4.5 + open weights) is narrower than paid Auto/Opus.","Premium models are geo-restricted; not every country gets the full picker.","Spec-first workflow is overhead if you just wanted tab-complete."],"strengths":["Spec-first workflow: approve requirements before the agent writes code.","Public credit math ($20 = 1,000 credits, $0.04 overage).","AWS-aligned IDE with deep cloud integration potential."],"use_for":["Teams that want explicit spec approval before agentic implementation.","AWS shops already using Amazon Q/Bedrock adjacent tooling.","Developers who prefer structured planning over tab-complete."],"skip_when":["You just want fast tab completion without spec overhead.","Geo-restrictions block the premium models you need.","Non-rolling monthly credits would waste your budget."],"receipts":["https://kiro.dev/pricing"],"affiliate":"none","evidence_tier":"source-verified","momentum":"blueshift","featured":false,"last_verified":"2026-08-19","observed_by":"whysanesanders","slug":"kiro","canonical_url":"https://noemium.com/tools/kiro/","attribution":"Noemium catalog data is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See https://noemium.com/method/ for how entries are verified."}