Kiro free tier: how far you get
Kiro free tier: Free (kiro.dev/pricing + docs/models + docs/billing, checked 2026-11-02): 50 credits per month; models limited to Auto, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.0, DeepSeek 3.2, MiniMax M2.5, GLM-5, MiniMax M2.1, and Qwen3 Coder Next (with rate limits). Paid: Pro $20/1,000 credits, Pro+ $40/2,000, Pro Max $100/5,000, Power $200/10,000; add-on credits $0.04 each (social/Builder ID). From 2026-11-01, first upgrade from Free: rest of that month free at Pro value plus 500 trial credits (card required). Unused plan credits do not roll over; trial/add-on credits expire after 12 months. Our 2026-11-02 Free CLI T3 used ~0.80 credits for three Auto runs; the 2026-10-16 Free IDE T1 used ~0.6 credits.. In our 2026-11-02 test: About 0.80 credits for three Free Auto T3 bug-fix runs on 2026-11-02 (plus ~0.03 smoke); earlier Free IDE T1 todo used ~0.6. Observed ~0.27 credits per T3-sized Auto run in that test — not a monthly capacity promise; larger or follow-up tasks use more.
Based on our own test on 2026-11-02 (3 runs) and the official pricing page (checked 2026-11-02).
What the free plan includes
Free (kiro.dev/pricing + docs/models + docs/billing, checked 2026-11-02): 50 credits per month; models limited to Auto, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Sonnet 4.0, DeepSeek 3.2, MiniMax M2.5, GLM-5, MiniMax M2.1, and Qwen3 Coder Next (with rate limits). Paid: Pro $20/1,000 credits, Pro+ $40/2,000, Pro Max $100/5,000, Power $200/10,000; add-on credits $0.04 each (social/Builder ID). From 2026-11-01, first upgrade from Free: rest of that month free at Pro value plus 500 trial credits (card required). Unused plan credits do not roll over; trial/add-on credits expire after 12 months. Our 2026-11-02 Free CLI T3 used ~0.80 credits for three Auto runs; the 2026-10-16 Free IDE T1 used ~0.6 credits.
What our test used
About 0.80 credits for three Free Auto T3 bug-fix runs on 2026-11-02 (plus ~0.03 smoke); earlier Free IDE T1 todo used ~0.6. Observed ~0.27 credits per T3-sized Auto run in that test — not a monthly capacity promise; larger or follow-up tasks use more.
How far that gets you
Our Free Auto T3 runs used ~0.27 credits each (~0.80 for three). Free includes 50 credits/mo; we are not projecting how many real projects that covers.
Paid plans
Free $0 (50 credits/mo); Pro $20/user/mo (1,000 credits); Pro+ $40 (2,000); Pro Max $100 (5,000); Power $200 (10,000); add-on credits $0.04 each
FAQ
Is Kiro free?
Yes: perpetual Free with 50 credits/mo — Auto, Claude Sonnet 4.5/4.0, and open-weight models (DeepSeek 3.2, MiniMax M2.5/M2.1, GLM-5, Qwen3 Coder Next); flagship Claude Opus / Sonnet 5.5 / GPT-5.6 need a paid plan
How much did our test use on the Kiro free plan?
In our test (2026-11-02, 3 runs): About 0.80 credits for three Free Auto T3 bug-fix runs on 2026-11-02 (plus ~0.03 smoke); earlier Free IDE T1 todo used ~0.6. Observed ~0.27 credits per T3-sized Auto run in that test — not a monthly capacity promise; larger or follow-up tasks use more.
How far does the Kiro free plan go?
Our Free Auto T3 runs used ~0.27 credits each (~0.80 for three). Free includes 50 credits/mo; we are not projecting how many real projects that covers.
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