Devin

An autonomous AI software engineer that takes tickets and delivers pull requests.

PaidAI Codingby Cognition
Visit Devin (opens in a new tab)

What is Devin?

Devin, from Cognition, is an AI agent that works on software tasks in its own cloud environment. You assign work through its web app, Slack or issue trackers, and it plans, codes, tests and opens pull requests. It also generates wiki-style docs for codebases.

Best for: Engineering teams with a backlog of well-defined tasks.

What you can do with Devin

  1. Assign a bug ticket and get a pull request back

  2. Run a migration across many files

  3. Generate documentation for a repository

Key features

  • Autonomous task execution
  • Slack and issue tracker integration
  • Opens pull requests
  • DeepWiki codebase docs

Devin pros and cons

Pros

  • Works independently on tasks
  • Fits into team tools

Cons

  • Results still need careful human review

Devin pricing

Paid

Devin is a paid tool; there is no ongoing free plan. Plans change often, so check the official site for current prices.

How to get started

  1. Open devin.ai and create a free account or start the trial.
  2. Try one real task first: assign a bug ticket and get a pull request back.
  3. Compare the result with GitHub Copilot or Cursor, then keep the one that fits how you work.

Compare Devin

Side-by-side comparisons of features, pricing, pros and cons.

Devin alternatives

Other tools that do a similar job, ranked by our editors.

  • GitHub Copilot

    Free + PaidEditor's pick

    AI pair programmer inside VS Code, JetBrains and GitHub.

    AI CodingVisit

  • Cursor

    Free + PaidEditor's pick

    An AI-first code editor that understands your whole project.

    AI CodingVisit

  • Claude Code

    Paid

    Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDE and web.

    AI CodingVisit

  • Lovable

    Free + Paid

    Build a working web app by describing it in chat.

    AI CodingVisit

  • Replit

    Free + Paid

    Code, build and deploy apps in the browser with an AI agent.

    AI CodingVisit

  • Bolt.new

    Free + Paid

    Prompt, run and deploy full-stack apps in the browser.

    AI CodingVisit

Top AI coding tools

How Devin compares with the best in AI Coding.

  1. 1. GitHub Copilot

    Free + Paid

    AI pair programmer inside VS Code, JetBrains and GitHub.

  2. 2. Cursor

    Free + Paid

    An AI-first code editor that understands your whole project.

  3. 3. Claude Code

    Paid

    Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal, IDE and web.

  4. 4. OpenAI API Platform

    Paid

    OpenAI's developer platform for building apps with GPT, image, audio and embedding models.

  5. 5. Claude Developer Platform

    Paid

    Anthropic's console and API for building with the Claude family of models.

See all 26 AI coding tools

Devin FAQ

What is Devin?

Devin, from Cognition, is an AI agent that works on software tasks in its own cloud environment. You assign work through its web app, Slack or issue trackers, and it plans, codes, tests and opens pull requests. It also generates wiki-style docs for codebases.

Is Devin free?

Devin is a paid tool; there is no ongoing free plan. Check the official site for current limits and prices.

What can you do with Devin?

With Devin you can assign a bug ticket and get a pull request back; run a migration across many files; generate documentation for a repository.

Who is Devin best for?

Engineering teams with a backlog of well-defined tasks.

Does Devin have an app?

Devin runs as web app and slack; we know of no dedicated phone or desktop app.

Who makes Devin?

Devin is made by Cognition.

What are the best alternatives to Devin?

Popular alternatives include GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code and Lovable. See the full ranking on our AI Coding page.

AltFTool is not affiliated with Devin. This summary was written by our editors from the tool's public information. Browse all 451 AI tools