Kiro vs Claude Code pricing (October 2026)

Generated from vendor pricing pages, fetched 2026-10-16. Always confirm on the vendor page.

Which is cheaper for you?

Both list a free plan. Kiro free: 50 credits. Claude Code free: No Claude Code.

The cheapest individual paid plans cost the same: Kiro Pro and Claude Code Pro at $20/month.

Price is not the whole story: Kiro bills as "Monthly credits; add-ons $0.04/credit; no rollover", Claude Code as "Subscription with session/weekly usage limits; or API pay-as-you-go". Heavy users should compare the limits below.

Try your own numbers in the workload calculator.

Side by side

	Kiro	Claude Code
Billing model	Monthly credits; add-ons $0.04/credit; no rollover	Subscription with session/weekly usage limits; or API pay-as-you-go
Free plan	50 credits	No Claude Code
Cheapest paid plan	Pro $20/mo - 1,000 credits	Pro $20/mo - Includes Claude Code; usage limits apply
Top individual plan	Power $200/mo - 10,000 credits	Max 20x $200/mo - 20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits

Kiro plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	50 credits
Pro	$20	1,000 credits
Pro+	$40	2,000 credits
Pro Max	$100	5,000 credits
Power	$200	10,000 credits

Source: https://kiro.dev/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Claude Code plans

Plan	USD/month	Limits
Free	Free	No Claude Code
Pro	$20 ($17 annual)	Includes Claude Code; usage limits apply
Max 5x	$100	5x Pro usage; $100/mo API credits
Max 20x	$200	20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits

Source: https://claude.com/pricing, fetched 2026-10-16.

Recent pricing changes

2026-06-11 Kiro: Kiro added a Pro Max tier at $100 a month with 5,000 credits. It fills the gap between Pro+ and Power. source
2026-01-29 Claude Code: Claude Team Standard seats now include Claude Code and got cheaper. Premium seats dropped from $150 to $100 a month on annual billing. source
2025-10-01 Kiro: Kiro replaced separate vibe and spec request limits with one credit pool. Free 50, Pro 1,000, Pro+ 2,000, Power 10,000. Extra credits cost $0.04. source
2025-08-28 Claude Code: Anthropic added weekly caps for Claude Pro and Max on top of the rolling 5-hour limits, including a separate Opus weekly cap. source
2025-08-15 Kiro: Kiro launched paid plans. The free tier included 50 vibe requests a month. source
2025-04-09 Claude Code: Anthropic launched Claude Max at $100 (5x Pro usage) and $200 (20x Pro usage). source