Kiro CLI by Amazon Web Services
Overview
AWS's terminal agent from the Kiro family (`kiro-cli`) for building applications with natural-language chat and automated workflows; sign-in uses Kiro accounts (social login or AWS Builder ID) and plans are credit-based.
Install Kiro CLI
| Homebrew | brew install --cask kiro-cli |
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These commands use the packages tracked on this page. The vendor may recommend a different installer; see the official documentation.
Key facts
| Maker | Amazon Web Services |
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| Type | Terminal agent |
| License | — |
| Interfaces | CLI |
| Platforms | macOS, Linux, Windows |
| Models | Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models (Qwen3 Coder Next, DeepSeek 3.2, MiniMax M2.1) on the free tier; premium models on paid plans |
| Homebrew installs | 747 in 30 days · 20,285 in a year |
Pricing
Kiro Free $0 (50 credits), Pro $20/user/month (1,000 credits), Pro+ $40 (2,000), Pro Max $100 (5,000), Power $200 (10,000); add-on credits $0.04 each; enterprise by contact.
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Kiro CLI alternatives
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| 5 |
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| 7 |
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Kiro CLI FAQ
How much does Kiro CLI cost?
Kiro Free $0 (50 credits), Pro $20/user/month (1,000 credits), Pro+ $40 (2,000), Pro Max $100 (5,000), Power $200 (10,000); add-on credits $0.04 each; enterprise by contact.
What are the alternatives to Kiro CLI?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode.
Where these numbers come from
Homebrew: kiro-cli. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: kiro.dev, github.com, formulae.brew.sh.