Kiro Pro vs Cursor Premium
Short answer. Kiro Pro costs $20 a month and Cursor Premium $30. Both are editors and both let you use Claude, but they charge for it differently. Kiro Pro includes Claude Sonnet 5.5 within its 1,000 monthly credits, which would cost $40 at its add-on rate. Cursor Premium's price covers Grok 4.7 and Composer 2.5 with 4x Plus weekly usage; Claude and other third-party models are billed separately at API list price. If you want Claude at a fixed monthly price, Kiro Pro is the cheaper route.
Side by side
| Kiro Pro | Cursor Premium | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $20/mo | $30/mo |
| Annual billing | — (monthly only) | $25/mo |
| Cost for a year | $240 | $300 |
| Kind | Editor / IDE | Editor / IDE |
| Usage limit | 1,000 credits/mo; overage at $0.04/credit | 4x Plus weekly usage; cloud agents, Bugbot and Origin |
| Main limitation | Credits are consumed quickly by long agent sessions | Third-party model usage is billed separately at API list price |
| Source | Vendor pricing2026-11-02 | Vendor pricing2026-10-24 |
Choose Kiro Pro if
- You want Claude Sonnet 5.5 (54 on the AA Intelligence Index, against Grok 4.7's 35) without a separate API bill.
- Your month fits in 1,000 credits; beyond that each credit costs $0.04.
- You are new to Kiro: first-time upgrades get 500 trial credits valid for 12 months.
Choose Cursor Premium if
- You mostly use Grok 4.7 and Composer, and only sometimes reach for a third-party model.
- You want Cursor's extras: cloud agents, Bugbot and Origin.
Included models
| Model | AA Intelligence | AA Cost / Task | Kiro Pro | Cursor Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 54 | $10.02 | Included | No |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 36 | $0.41 | Included | No |
| Grok 4.7 | 35 | $6.18 | No | Included |
| Auto model selection | — | — | Included | No |
| Composer 2.5 | — | — | No | Included |
| Third-party models at API list price | — | — | No | Included |
Scores and cost per task are from the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, at API list prices. A subscription meters usage its own way, so treat them as a guide to model strength, not to your bill. All models →