AWS has introduced new pricing for Kiro, its AI-driven coding tool, but unlike the pricing originally announced, the latest plans are "a wallet-wrecking tragedy," according to many of its users.

"Kiro's spec-driven AI IDE is a gem," said open source PHP and Laravel engineer Antonio Ribeiro on GitHub , "until I saw your new pricing."

AWS introduced Kiro last month as a fork of Code OSS (also used by Visual Studio Code) with a distinctive approach to AI coding assistance, based on specifications and tasks.

"Coming soon" pricing was shown from the start, and looked reasonable, as we reported in our initial hands-on. There were three plans, with free offering 50 interactions per month, Pro at $19.00 per user/month with 1,000 interactions, and Pro+ at $39.00 with 3,000 interactions. Addition

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