Comparison
Augment Code vs Kiro
| Augment Code | Kiro | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Augment CodeAugment Code is an AI coding platform with agents and a context engine built for large codebases, plus Cosmos for running agents across an engineering organization. | KiroKiro helps developers and teams do their best work: turn prompts into executable specs, validate code correctness to find bugs unit tests miss, and build across large codebases with parallel agents that learn from every session. |
| Pricing | Augment CodeStandard $20/mo flat (up to 50 seats, $20 of usage included); Business $100/mo flat ($100 of usage included); Enterprise custom; pay-as-you-go top-ups for extra usage (official) | KiroFree plan $0/mo with 50 credits; Pro $20/user/mo (1,000 credits), Pro+ $40 (2,000), Pro Max $100 (5,000), Power $200 (10,000); add-on credits $0.04 each on paid plans (official) |
| Website | Augment Codehttps://www.augmentcode.com/ | Kirohttps://kiro.dev/ |
Which tool for which job
Augment Code wins when your codebase is big enough that context matters more than raw editor features.
Kiro wins when you want spec-first agent coding with a free tier and clear credit pricing, or you are moving off Amazon Q Developer's IDE plugins.
Descriptions in the table come from each vendor's own site. This verdict is a fit call from those official pages as of 29 October 2026, not a shared benchmark or a hands-on score. Prices change, so confirm the pricing row on each tool page. How we review tools.
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