Kiro CLI vs. Standard Code

Feature	Kiro CLI	Standard Code

Tagline	AI coding agent by Amazon	Cloud-hosted agent loop with local file and shell execution via a terminal CLI
Website	https://kiro.dev/cli	https://standardcode.ai
Language	rust	typescript
Release Date	November 17, 2025	June 25, 2026
Last Updated	April 28, 2026	September 4, 2026
Provider Type	AI Lab	Independent
MCP Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Agent Support	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	deep	basic
Multi-File Editing	Yes	Yes
Auto Test Running	Yes	Yes
Sandbox / Permissions	Yes	Yes
Image / Multimodal Input	Yes	Yes
Voice Mode	No	No
IDE Integration		None - terminal only
Hooks / Extensions	Yes	Yes
Web Search	Yes	Yes
Local Model Support	No	No
Context Window	Not disclosed
Supported Models	Frontier and open weight models with auto routing: Opus / Sonnet 4.6, MiniMax 2.5, DeepSeek 3.2, Qwen3.	Unlimited One (undisclosed open-weight models), Sama One (OpenAI via ChatGPT subscription)
Supported Subscriptions	—	ChatGPT
Pricing Model	Freemium	Subscription, BYOK
Free Tier	Yes	No
Price Range	Free / $0-200/mo	$49/mo per line ($5 first week)
Source Code Availability	Proprietary Software	Proprietary Software
Source Code	N/A	N/A
Development State	active	active