Devin vs Kiro

Devin (Autonomous AI software engineer (Devin Cloud) with Devin Desktop, the agent-management IDE formerly known as Windsurf.) and Kiro (AWS's agentic development environment: spec-driven development, parallel agents and property-based tests, credit-metered.) compared side by side: plans and prices, vendor-stated features, platforms and sign-in, with the date each fact was checked. Matches based on official product information.

Based on official vendor pages, linked below
Devin pricing checked: 2026-10-27
Kiro pricing checked: 2026-10-27

At a glance

Devin

Cognition

AI coding tools

What it does: Autonomous AI software engineer (Devin Cloud) with Devin Desktop, the agent-management IDE formerly known as Windsurf.
Strong at: Built for delegating coding tasks to an autonomous AI software engineer in the cloud, with a desktop IDE for managing its agents.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan
Paid plans from: US$20 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full Devin record · Official site

Kiro

AWS

AI coding tools

What it does: AWS's agentic development environment: spec-driven development, parallel agents and property-based tests, credit-metered.
Strong at: Strong fit for spec-driven agentic coding with a renewable free credit tier.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required
Paid plans from: US$20 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full Kiro record · Official site

Plans & pricing

Devin plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Free

$0 / month

Light quota to code with agents; limited model availability; unlimited inline edits and Tab completions

Pro

$20/month

Increased quotas, full model availability, access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud); extra usage purchasable at API pricing

Max

$200/month

Everything in Pro plus significantly higher quotas

Teams

$80/mo + $40/mo per full dev seat

Share/collaborate, centralized billing, admin dashboard with analytics, priority support

Enterprise

Let's talk

Quote only: SSO/SAML/OIDC, dedicated deployment option (VPC), enterprise admin controls

Kiro plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Free

$0 / month

50 credits; open-weight models + Claude Sonnet 4.5 with limits

Pro

$20/user/month

Pro+

$40/user/month

Pro Max

$100/user/month

Power

$200/user/month

Enterprise

Kiro for enterprise

Centralized billing, SSO, usage analytics; billed through AWS; no free tier; GovCloud ~20% higher

Side-by-side facts

	Devin	Kiro
Free plan	Yes - ongoing free plan	Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required
Paid plans from	US$20 / month	US$20 / month
Sign-in	Yes. A Devin account is used for self-serve product and desktop login.	Not stated
API	Not stated	Crew gateway SDK/API is documented. Do not assume this exposes all Kiro IDE features.

What each tool says it does

Devin - vendor-stated features

Agent command center
Autonomous agent
Multi-agent support (ACP)

Kiro - vendor-stated features

Spec-driven development
Correctness checks
Predictable pricing

Worth knowing before you choose

Devin - worth knowing

Also integrates with Slack/Teams (not a listed platforms).
renewable free allowance per owning wording.
Identity Windsurf (agentic IDE) acquired by Cognition 2025-07-14 (cognition.com/blog/windsurf); on 2026-06-02 Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop (devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop; docs.devin.ai/desktop/devin-desktop-faq: 'Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf'). windsurf.com now serves Devin Desktop branding and windsurf.com/pricing carries the title 'Plans and Pricing.
Devin' - this is a confirmed rebrand, not an inference from the redirect title.
Plan prices identical on both.
Legacy remnants: 'Windsurf for JetBrains' plugin still offered; legacy Windsurf Enterprise plans carry over with unchanged pricing per official FAQ.
Usage model: paid plans include daily/weekly refreshing usage allowance; overage purchasable at API pricing; cost per message varies by model, task size and reasoning.

Kiro - worth knowing

Free includes 50 credits that reset monthly; sign-in is required.
Plan credits reset monthly and do not roll over. Add-on packs cost USD 5-100 at USD 0.04/credit and expire after 12 months.
Model multipliers affect credit use; Sonnet 4.6 is shown at 1.3x Auto. Enterprise overage is USD 0.04/credit and off by default.
Paid plans are available on the social-login/AWS Builder ID path with a billing address in a supported place. Enterprise billing follows AWS profile regions.
Model availability may differ by region and provider. iOS access is TestFlight early access, not a general App Store release.

Common questions

Is Devin or Kiro free to use?

Devin: Yes - ongoing free plan (checked 2026-10-27). Kiro: Yes - ongoing free plan, sign-in required (checked 2026-10-27).

What do Devin and Kiro cost?

Devin's entry paid plan is US$20 / month and Kiro's is US$20 / month, from each vendor's pricing page (2026-10-27 and 2026-10-27 respectively). The tables above list every plan each vendor published.

Which is better, Devin or Kiro?

It depends on the job. Devin: Built for delegating coding tasks to an autonomous AI software engineer in the cloud, with a desktop IDE for managing its agents. Kiro: Strong fit for spec-driven agentic coding with a renewable free credit tier. The feature and pricing tables above show where they differ.

Where do these facts come from?

Every fact on this page is read from the vendors' own product and pricing pages, with the checked date shown beside it. Links to both official pages are at the top of each column.

Keep comparing

This comparison is not a recommendation: it sets out what each vendor states on its own pages, with the dates those pages were checked. Prices and features change - confirm with the vendor before buying.