Kiro for Students
Verification required: confirm your student status (school email or student ID) to claim.
- Free token amount
- 1,000 credits/month
- Duration
- 1 year
- Expiry date
- No fixed end date
- Updated
- Jan 1, 2026
Overview
The Kiro for Students program provides eligible university students with 1,000 free credits each month for a full year. Kiro is an AI-powered development environment designed around spec-driven development, AI coding agents, and terminal automation.
Offer Details
- Monthly Allowance: 1,000 credits per month for 12 months.
- Cost: Free, with no credit card required.
- Credit Policies: Credits reset at the start of each billing cycle and do not roll over. Add-on credits cannot be purchased while on the student tier.
- After Expiration: When the one-year period ends, accounts automatically transition to the standard free tier without losing code, specs, or project configurations.
Eligibility & Verification
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must be enrolled at an eligible university and sign up or link an active institutional email address (e.g.,
.edu,.ca). - Student status is verified through SheerID, which checks academic databases and may require submitting proof of enrollment (such as a student ID or enrollment letter).