AWS Hikes Kiro AI Coding Tool Pricing, Developers Outraged

Aug 19, 2025
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Summary

AWS sparks outrage among developers as it hikes the pricing for its AI-powered coding assistant Kiro, with the new plans costing substantially more than initially promised, leading to backlash over the 'wallet-wrecking' changes.

Key Points

  • AWS introduces new pricing for Kiro, its AI-driven coding tool
  • The revised pricing plans are significantly more expensive than initially suggested
  • Developers criticize the new pricing as 'a wallet-wrecking tragedy'

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