Kiro
Amazon's AI editor that writes a plan before writing code.
Free plan
- Best for
- Planned, spec-first projects
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Made by
- Amazon Web Services
What’s good
- Clear credit counts, easy to predict the bill
- Turns a request into a spec and task list first
- Claude, GPT and open models in one app
Downsides
- 50 free credits go fast on real projects
- Bigger models use credits faster, unused credits expire monthly
The details.
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Amazon Web Services
- Website
- kiro.dev
Should you use it?
It is #7 of 12. Good for planned, spec-first projects; for most people, Claude Code is the better start.
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for coding agents is OpenCode.