Free
Individual
Free
VerifiedClaude chat only. Claude Code is not included.
Do not plan a coding workflow on the free plan.
Claude Code vs Kiro
A decision for a beginner, not a spec sheet. Scores are our weights. Prices are the public plans, and anything marked verify on the tool page should be re-checked before you pay.
The call
- Claude Code: Terminal agent, plus the Claude apps that share one usage pool. Kiro: Desktop IDE, CLI, and a paid web app for cloud sessions.
- If you do not want to read code, Kiro is the closer fit.
- On the kind of project, these two are close. Budget and where you want to work should break the tie.
Pick Claude Code if you want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo.
Pick Kiro if you want a web app or automation you will keep in a repo and review as a diff.
Claude Code
A terminal coding agent that shares your Claude plan.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Pro · $20/mo
Pick it when
- Developers who want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo
- Web app and automation work where you already have a project
- People who also want Claude chat and are fine sharing one allowance
Leave it when
- Anyone who needs a free coding agent (free Claude does not include Claude Code)
- No-code site or app building in the browser
- Native mobile publishing or game engines
Kiro
An agentic IDE that turns a prompt into a spec, then into a diff.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Pro · $20/user/mo
Pick it when
- A web app or automation you will keep in a repo and review as a diff
- Developers who want requirements and tasks written down before the agent edits
- A published monthly credit number, instead of an unpublished quota
Leave it when
- Publishing a landing page without looking at code
- A native iOS or Android app (the Kiro mobile app only steers sessions)
- Games that need a scene editor
- Anyone who needs the free 50 credits to last a month of daily agent work
Where the weights differ
Web app or SaaS
Claude Code5/5
Kiro5/5
Mobile app
Claude Code2/5
Kiro2/5
Game
Claude Code2/5
Kiro2/5
Website or landing page
Claude Code2/5
Kiro3/5
Automation or script
Claude Code5/5
Kiro5/5
No code
Claude Code0/5
Kiro2/5
I can follow a change
Claude Code3/5
Kiro4/5
I already develop
Claude Code5/5
Kiro5/5
Claude Code plans
Last verified 2026-10-19
Pro
Individual
$20/mo
Verified$17/mo when billed annually ($200 up front).
Includes Claude Code. At least 5x Free chat usage per five-hour session, plus weekly limits. Shared with claude.ai. No fixed prompt count.
Anthropic's pricing page lists $20 monthly and $17/mo annual.
Max 5x
Individual
$100/mo
Verified5x Pro usage per five-hour session, higher output limits, and a weekly cap. Max also has a separate weekly limit for Fable, and the pricing table caps Fable at 50% of weekly limits. Includes $100/mo of platform API credits that Anthropic says cannot be spent inside Claude Code.
Price is from Anthropic's Max plan help article. The marketing page says Max starts at $100.
Max 20x
Individual
$200/mo
Verified20x Pro usage per five-hour session, plus a separate weekly limit for Fable (50% of weekly limits on the pricing table). Includes $200/mo of platform API credits that do not spend inside Claude Code.
Price is from Anthropic's Max plan help article, which lists Max 20x at $200/mo.
Kiro plans
Last verified 2026-10-19
Free
Individual
Free
Verified50 credits a month. Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models such as Qwen3 Coder Next, DeepSeek 3.2, and MiniMax M2.1, with rate limits. No add-on credits. Kiro Web is not included.
The 50-credit free allowance is on the pricing page and the billing docs. The free tier is not offered on Kiro Enterprise or in AWS GovCloud.
Pro
Individual
$20/user/mo
Verified1,000 credits a month. Premium models, including Auto, Claude Sonnet 5, and Claude Opus 5, where those models are available. Add-on credits at $0.04. Kiro Web uses the same credits.
Price is on kiro.dev/pricing. The credit count is on the billing docs. Prices exclude tax. A first upgrade with social login or Builder ID gets a $20 credit toward the subscription, prorated for the partial month.
Pro+
Individual
$40/user/mo
Verified2,000 credits a month, with the same paid-plan model access and add-on credits as Pro.
Price on the pricing page. Credit count on the billing docs.
Pro Max
Individual
$100/user/mo
Verified5,000 credits a month. The same feature set as Power, including specs, custom subagents, powers, and hooks.
The $100 price and the 5,000-credit count are on the pricing page's tier list, the billing docs, and Kiro's Pro Max announcement.
Power
Individual
$200/user/mo
Verified10,000 credits a month, the largest self-serve pool, plus add-on credits at $0.04.
Price on the pricing page. Credit count on the billing docs. AWS GovCloud is approximately 20% higher and has no free tier. That regional markup is not a separate dollar row here.
When Claude Code runs out
A rolling five-hour window, plus weekly limits on paid plans. Chat and Claude Code share one pool.
Wait for the five-hour window or the weekly reset. There is no fixed message count.
When Kiro runs out
Plan credits renew at the start of the next billing cycle. Paid subscriptions are processed on the 1st of each calendar month. Unused plan credits do not roll over. Add-on credits, which are paid plans only, last 12 months.
On Free, wait for the monthly reset. Add-on credits cannot be bought on this tier, and Kiro Web is not included.
Questions people actually ask
Which is cheaper, Claude Code or Kiro?
Claude Code Pro and Kiro Pro are both listed at $20/mo.
Who is Claude Code for?
Claude Code is for developers who want an agent in the terminal on an existing repo, web app and automation work where you already have a project, and people who also want Claude chat and are fine sharing one allowance.
Who is Kiro for?
Kiro is for a web app or automation you will keep in a repo and review as a diff, developers who want requirements and tasks written down before the agent edits, and a published monthly credit number, instead of an unpublished quota.
Which is a better fit if I do not want to read code, Claude Code or Kiro?
Claude Code scores 0 out of 5 for someone who does not want to read code. Kiro scores 2 out of 5. Kiro has the higher no-code score. Skip it. Claude Code assumes a terminal, a repo, and comfort with commands. Specs are written in plain language, and you still end up reading a diff. If code on screen is a dealbreaker, use a browser builder.
Do Claude Code and Kiro have free plans?
Claude Code: Free Claude does not include Claude Code. You need Pro or Max before this tool exists for you. Kiro: 50 credits a month on the perpetual free tier, with Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models, subject to rate limits. Add-on credits are not available. Kiro Web is not on this plan.