Kiro
An agentic AI IDE and CLI from AWS with spec-driven development. · Amazon Web Services · AI
Overview
Kiro is an AWS-built AI IDE. The free tier is a fixed monthly credit pool.
Good fit
Use when you want a free agentic IDE with a known monthly credit cap.
- trying agentic IDEs
- spec-driven work
Not a fit
Avoid if you need the newest premium models for free.
- heavy daily agent use
Quickstart · 3 steps
- Download Kiro.
- Sign in with a social login or AWS Builder ID.
- Open a project and start a spec or chat.
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