Kiro Plans refers to the pricing and subscription structure for AWS's Kiro IDE, offering a range of tiers from a perpetual free option to enterprise-grade Power plans that provide varying levels of AI-assisted spec-driven and vibe-coding requests. The pricing system distinguishes between two types of AI interactions: spec requests initiated from structured task workflows, and vibe requests for general chat-based coding assistance. Kiro's plan structure is designed to scale from individual developers experimenting with AI-assisted development to professional teams building production software with structured requirements.
Kiro offers four pricing tiers: Free with 50 credits and limited functionality, Pro at $20/month with 225 vibe and 125 spec requests, Pro+ at $40/month with 450 vibe and 250 spec requests, and Power at $200/month with 2,250 vibe and 1,250 spec requests. Overage pricing is set at $0.04 per additional vibe request and $0.20 per spec request, with overage disabled by default to prevent unexpected charges. New users receive a 500 bonus credit welcome package usable within 30 days across all plans including the free tier. All plans include access to Auto mode, which uses a mix of frontier models including Sonnet 4.5, with options to select specific models like Opus 4.5 or Opus 4.6.
Kiro Plans target developers and teams evaluating AWS's spec-driven AI IDE, from hobbyists using the free tier to explore structured development workflows through to enterprise teams on the Power plan building production applications at scale. The pricing has been a point of community discussion, with some developers noting that spec requests cost five times more than vibe requests, reflecting the higher computational cost of structured, multi-step development workflows. Kiro competes on pricing with Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub Copilot, while differentiating through its spec-driven approach and deep AWS ecosystem integration.
