Devin vs Kiro

Both are in our Coding agents tier list: Devin is A-tier and Kiro is A-tier.

No editor verdict yet. This page shows the data side by side; the tiers come from our Coding agents tier list.

Devin vs Kiro, side by side
Field	Devin	Kiro
Tier	A	A
Why this tier	It is good for assign-and-forget tickets because it works on its own, in the cloud or on your machine, and tests in its own browser. You get less hands-on control than with terminal agents, which keeps it below the S-tier agents.	Its spec-driven approach turns specs into tasks, which keeps bigger vibe-coded projects on the rails. That structure makes it an A-tier pick for larger builds.
Best for	Assign-and-forget tickets Teams happy to let an agent work on its own	Bigger vibe-coded projects that need structure Working from specs that turn into tasks
Skip if	You want hands-on control of every step You'd rather drive an agent from your own terminal	You want a quick one-off fix rather than a spec-driven flow You want an open-source agent where you choose the model
Free tier	Yes: Free plan: $0/month, a light quota to code with agents and limited model availability. The pricing page lists cloud agents (Devin Cloud) under the $20/month Pro plan (source: devin.ai/pricing, checked 3 Nov 2026)	Yes: Kiro Free: $0/month, 50 credits; open-weight models and Claude Sonnet 4.5, subject to rate limits (source: kiro.dev/pricing, checked 3 Nov 2026)
Last checked	3 Nov 2026	3 Nov 2026
Tier history	A since 14 Oct 2026: Initial ranking at launch	A since 14 Oct 2026: Initial ranking at launch

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