---
title: "Kiro vs Qoder"
description: "Kiro and Qoder are both AI-native IDEs. Qoder takes your own API key, Kiro does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/kiro-vs-qoder"
---
# Kiro vs Qoder

> Kiro is an AI-native IDE by Amazon Web Services. Qoder is an AI-native IDE by Alibaba. Every cell below is read from the directory data and points back to a vendor page.

## General

|  | Kiro | Qoder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE, Editor extension, Terminal agent, Cloud agent |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Alibaba |
| Website | [kiro.dev](https://kiro.dev) | [qoder.com](https://qoder.com) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Kiro | Qoder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $200/mo |
| Team plan | Contact sales | $40/user/mo |
| Included usage | 1,000 credits/mo (Pro, worth about $40) | 2,000 credits/mo (Pro, worth about $20) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, Credit packs |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Kiro | Qoder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, MiniMax, Zhipu, DeepSeek, Alibaba | Alibaba, DeepSeek, Zhipu, Moonshot, MiniMax |
| Bring your own key | No BYOK | Partial BYOK |
| Local models | No | No |

## Features

|  | Kiro | Qoder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parallel agents | No | Yes |
| Subagents | Yes | Yes |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | Yes |
| Browser automation | No | Yes |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | Yes |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | Yes |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Kiro | Qoder |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | JetBrains AI, Zed |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-28 |

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