Devin

AI Agents

Cognition

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Autonomous AI software engineer by Cognition; parallel cloud agents complete coding tasks end-to-end, paired with the Devin Desktop IDE (formerly Windsurf)

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Our Verdict

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The most complete autonomous engineering suite — cloud agents plus a real IDE

Devin pioneered the AI software engineer category and, after absorbing Windsurf, now pairs parallel cloud agents with a polished desktop IDE. The $20 Pro tier makes it easy to start, while quotas and API-priced overages reward disciplined prompting. For teams that live in Slack, Jira and GitHub, it slots into existing workflows better than most rivals.

Best for

•Engineering teams burning down bug backlogs with parallel agents
•Ticket-to-PR feature development inside Slack/Jira/GitHub workflows
•Teams wanting cloud agents plus a desktop IDE in one subscription

Consider alternatives if

•You need open-source self-hosting (→ OpenHands)
•You just want a lightweight in-IDE assistant (→ Cursor, GitHub Copilot)

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Supported Platforms

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Available platforms include Web App, Windows, macOS, and API.

Key Features

Autonomous cloud agents that plan, write code, run tests and open pull requests

Devin Desktop IDE (formerly Windsurf) with unlimited Tab completion and inline edits

In-house SWE 1.7 frontier model free on paid plans, plus OpenAI, Claude and Gemini models

Run multiple Devin sessions in parallel for large backlogs

DeepWiki codebase understanding and Ask Devin Q&A

Integrations with Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira, GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket

Pricing

free

Free plan: $0 with a light agent quota, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions in Devin Desktop

paid

Pro $20/mo (frontier models, Devin Cloud, up to 10 concurrent sessions); Max $200/mo (much higher quotas); Team $80/mo + $40/mo per full seat; Enterprise custom with VPC deployment and SSO. Extra usage billed at API pricing

Use Cases

Burning down bug backlogs with parallel autonomous agents

Code migrations and large-scale refactoring

Building features end-to-end from a ticket to a reviewed PR

Answering codebase questions for onboarding via DeepWiki

Pros

True end-to-end autonomy with mature ticket/PR workflow integrations

Cloud agents plus a full desktop IDE in one subscription

In-house SWE models keep costs down on routine tasks

Accessible $20/mo entry price after the 2026 pricing overhaul

Cons

Usage-based quotas make monthly costs hard to predict on heavy workloads

Complex or ambiguous tasks still need human supervision and review

Closed-source; cloud-first design limits fully offline use

Team plan seat pricing adds up for larger organizations

Latest Update

2026: SWE 1.7 model released; Windsurf completed its integration and was renamed Devin Desktop (June 2026); new usage-based pricing introduced a $20/mo Pro tier after Cognition acquired Windsurf for ~$250M