Looked Into Kiro’s New Pricing Plan and Found My Welcome Bonus Quietly Used Up

Kentaro Takaki — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:55:34 +0000

Just as I was about to start using kiro in earnest, I came across a post on X by SimSta2 hinting at a possible change to the pricing plan.
Since I’m cautious about unexpected charges, I decided to investigate right away.

Full arthicle is here...

Official announcement: Pricing plans are live

TL;DR

Who’s affected by the new pricing plan
Users without a Q Developer subscription (logging in via Google / GitHub / AWS BuilderID) are subject to the new plan.
Monthly allowance: Vibe 50 requests / Spec 0 requests.
For the first 14 days after the new pricing starts, all users receive a Welcome Bonus of Spec 100 and Vibe 100 requests.

How to check your usage

Requires Kiro v0.2.13 or higher. Check from the profile menu in the top-right corner of the editor.
Shows your allowance and consumption.
You can upgrade to a paid plan from Upgrade Plan, but all plans have pay-per-use charges if you exceed your limit.

Effect of logging in with a Q Developer Pro ID

When logging in with an IAM Identity Center ID that has Q Developer Pro, the Kiro Plan allowance display disappears, meaning you’re (probably) excluded from the new plan’s restrictions.

Session retention

Switching accounts doesn’t end your IDE-side Kiro sessions — they remain intact.

Caution

Once you use up your free allowance, you’ll automatically switch to pay-per-use billing. Heavy users should be especially careful.