Kiro news and updates

11 curated updates from official Kiro channels since 31 Jul 2026: 3 model · 3 pricing · 2 launch · 1 feature · 1 releases · 1 limits. Each item links to the vendor's own post; summaries stick to what the post says.

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October 2026

  1. Model
    Kimi K3 arrives in Kiro at a 2.4× credit multiplier

    Moonshot's open-weight model has a 1M-token context and experimental support for Pro and higher in Kiro's US geography.

    Source: kiro.dev
  2. Feature
    Kiro local sandboxing is generally available

    OS-enforced limits stop agent-run commands from reaching local files and credentials, in the IDE and CLI.

    Source: kiro.dev
  3. Model
    Claude Sonnet 4 reaches end of life in Kiro

    As of 14 Oct users must pick another model; Sonnet 5.5 is the current Sonnet.

    Source: kiro.dev
  4. Releases
    Kiro CLI V3 becomes the default, with background workflow agents

    V3 brings the IDE's agent harness to the terminal and adds cloud sessions, spec mode and tangent mode.

    Source: kiro.dev
  5. Model
    Claude Sonnet 5.5 in Kiro at a 1.3× credit multiplier

    Experimental support for Pro and above, with a 1M-token context and adaptive thinking on by default.

    Source: kiro.dev

September 2026

  1. Launch
    Kiro workflows run multi-agent tasks from start to finish

    Reusable multi-step agent plans arrived in the IDE, the CLI and (opt-in) Kiro Web cloud sessions.

    Source: kiro.dev
  2. Pricing
    Claude Opus 5.5 in Kiro at 2.0×, down from Opus 5's 2.2×

    Experimental support for Pro and above in us-east-1 and eu-central-1, with a 1M-token context.

    Source: kiro.devCurrent Kiro plans & limits
  3. Limits
    GPT-5.6 models get 1M-token context windows in Kiro

    Sol, Terra and Luna now take 1M tokens across the IDE, CLI and Web.

    Source: kiro.devCurrent Kiro plans & limits
  4. Pricing
    Kiro's free student year expands to students worldwide

    The Students tier, which launched in March at 11 universities, now reaches more schools.

    Source: kiro.devCurrent Kiro plans & limits

August 2026

  1. Launch
    Kiro introduces Kiro Crew

    Kiro's launch post frames Crew around handling work across several tools at once, such as an urgent incident.

    Source: kiro.dev

July 2026

  1. Pricing
    Kiro lowers credit multipliers for GPT-5.6 Terra and Luna

    Kiro is passing on OpenAI's GPT-5.6 price cuts through new multipliers, live now.

    Source: kiro.devCurrent Kiro plans & limits

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