AgentsKiro & Amazon Q Developer
Spec-first agentic coding from AWS. AWS has two coding agents. Kiro is a spec-driven agentic IDE that also comes as a CLI and on the web. Amazon Q Developer is the AWS assistant in your IDE, CLI and the AWS Console.
✓ Last verified October 15, 2026 from official sourcesKiro: Free (50 credits); Pro $20/user/mo; Pro+ $40; Pro Max $100; Power $200. Extra credits cost $0.04 each. Amazon Q Developer: Free tier (50 agentic requests a month); Pro $19/user/mo.
Teams building on AWS. Developers who want a spec and plan before any code.
Cloud. Q Developer Pro opts you out of data collection automatically. Skill level: Intermediate.
What it's great at
- Turning requirements into specs and tasks
- AWS-heavy projects
What it can do
- Kiro turns a prompt into specs, then tasks, then code, with agent hooks that automate steps
- Kiro runs on Claude, OpenAI and open-weight models, with an Auto mode that picks for you
- Q Developer: agentic coding in the IDE and CLI, Java/.NET upgrades, and AWS Console help
Example tasks to try
- "Write a spec for a CSV import feature, then implement the tasks."
Start in 5 minutes
- Download Kiro from kiro.dev and sign in
- Start in spec mode for anything bigger than a small fix
- Review the generated tasks before running them
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Watch out for
Credits are used per prompt and differ by model, and unused monthly credits don't roll over.
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