Kiro CLI vs. Prime Agent

Feature	Kiro CLI	Prime Agent

Tagline	AI coding agent by Amazon	Model-agnostic terminal coding agent built on a persistent IPython runtime
Website	https://kiro.dev/cli	https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	November 17, 2025	May 8, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	AI Lab
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	No
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	No
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration		Zed, VS Code (via ACP)
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	No
Local Model Support	No	Yes
Context Window	Not disclosed	Model-dependent
Supported Models	Frontier and open weight models with auto routing: Opus / Sonnet 4.6, MiniMax 2.5, DeepSeek 3.2, Qwen3.	20+ providers: Claude, GPT, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, Cerebras, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Xiaomi MiMo, Bedrock, Ollama, vLLM, LM Studio
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT Claude Code GitHub Copilot
Pricing Model	Freemium	Free, Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	Yes
Price Range	Free / $0-200/mo	Free (BYOK)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Open Source (MIT)
Source Code	N/A	https://github.com/PrimeIntellect-ai/prime-agent
Development State	active	active