Devin
The first AI software engineer — runs your codebase end-to-end.
Visit Devin Core $20/mo (limited ACUs), Teams $500/mo
What is Devin?
Cognition's autonomous AI engineer. Devin takes a Jira ticket or GitHub issue, plans the change, writes the code, runs tests, debugs failures, and opens a PR — all while you watch. Best for well-scoped tasks.
Key features
- Autonomous PR creation from a ticket
- Runs in its own sandboxed VM with browser, terminal, editor
- Slack + Linear + GitHub integration
- Long-running tasks (hours, not seconds)
- Replay any session step-by-step
Pros
- Genuinely autonomous — no babysitting on good tasks
- Best-in-class for well-scoped tickets
- The Slack integration changes the workflow
Cons
- Expensive vs Cursor/Claude Code
- Still confuses itself on complex tickets
- ACU pricing is hard to predict
Best for
Senior engineers wanting to delegateTeams with a clean ticket backlogEnterprise R&D teams
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