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0 pointssteve_adams_8611mo ago0 comments

Ah, thanks for the pricing link. I saw 'Kiro is free to use during preview' or similar and assumed pricing is hidden.

At $39/month, is 3000 interactions a high limit? I use Claude Code on the $30 plan (I think), and routinely hit limits. I'm not ready to jump to the next tier, though. I think it's $200/month, and the NGO I work for isn't prepared to throw that kind of cash at developers (I'm second-rate here; the science comes first)

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NathanKP11mo ago· 1 in thread

It's hard to directly compare, but 3000 interactions should be very, very high. Think of each of these 3000 interactions as you supplying a prompt that potentially runs for 3-5 minutes of Kiro iterating away on writing code. With appropriately sized prompts (most likely aided by spec mode), you could write a ridiculous amount of code.

For reference 3000 interactions * assumed 3 mins of AI work per interaction / 60 mins per hour / 8 working hours per day equals 18.75 working days of nonstop back to back AI coding. Typical month has 20-23 working days. But realistically you likely won't be using Kiro nonstop all day back to back, so 3000 interactions per month should more than cover your work month.

steve_adams_86OP11mo ago

Thanks, this is exactly what I wondered. In practical terms I can’t imagine hitting that limit.

It’s a bit more than I pay in CAD, but I’d pay quite a bit more just to stop hitting the limits I have with Claude, even if the rest of the service was identical. It’s a pain. My usage is also very bursty so I spend several days getting no usage, then repeatedly hit limits while I brainstorm and spec things out.

I’m thinking out loud here in case it’s useful feedback. It seems like a great pricing schemes for my use case.

SamDc7311mo ago· 1 in thread

CC have $20 and $100 and a $200 tiers

steve_adams_86OP11mo ago

Right, thank you. I pay ~$30 CAD, but the other tier is $200 USD. I should just sick to USD.

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