---
title: "Kiro vs Trae"
description: "Kiro and Trae are both AI-native IDEs. Trae runs local models, Kiro does not."
canonical_url: "https://whichcoding.tools/compare/kiro-vs-trae"
---
# Kiro vs Trae

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

## General

|  | Kiro | Trae |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layer | AI-native IDE, Terminal agent, Cloud agent | AI-native IDE |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | ByteDance |
| Website | [kiro.dev](https://kiro.dev) | [trae.ai](https://www.trae.ai) |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux, Web, iOS | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| License | Proprietary (Proprietary) | Proprietary (Proprietary) |
| Status | active | active |

## Pricing

|  | Kiro | Trae |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry price | Free | Free |
| Top individual plan | $200/mo | $100/mo |
| Team plan | Contact sales | — |
| Included usage | 1,000 credits/mo (Pro, worth about $40) | $5/mo (Lite) |
| Beyond the plan | Blocked, Credit packs | Blocked, API list price |
| Part of a plan | — | — |

## Models

|  | Kiro | Trae |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Providers | Anthropic, OpenAI, MiniMax, Zhipu, DeepSeek, Alibaba | Vendor models, OpenAI, Google, MiniMax, Moonshot, Anthropic, DeepSeek, xAI, OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway |
| Bring your own key | No BYOK | BYOK |
| Local models | No | Yes |

## Features

|  | Kiro | Trae |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subagents | Yes | No |
| MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| ACP agent | Yes | No |
| Sandboxing | Yes | Yes |
| Remote execution | No | Yes |
| Mobile companion | Yes | No |
| Scheduled tasks | Yes | No |
| Diff review | No | Yes |
| Checkpoints | Yes | No |
| Plugins | Yes | No |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Tab completion | No | Yes |

## Works with

|  | Kiro | Trae |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs | — | — |
| Runs inside | — | — |
| Pricing verified | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-23 |

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