The agent that defined the category. Cognition got there first with the right pitch — the full AI software engineer, not a coding assistant.
Devin is the autonomous AI software engineer built by Cognition AI. It plans, writes, tests, and deploys code end-to-end. The first AI agent positioned as a full software engineer rather than a code assistant.
What it does
Devin takes a software task — a Jira ticket, a Linear issue, a Slack message describing a bug — and ships the implementation. It builds a structured step-by-step plan, executes the plan using tools (code editor, terminal, browser, version control), observes the outcomes, and adjusts. The output is a pull request, not a code snippet.
This is what “AI software engineer” means in practice. Devin operates on its own cloud infrastructure with its own persistent environment, not inside the developer's IDE. The category split with Cursor is clear: Cursor is in-IDE collaboration, Devin is delegated autonomous work.
On the SWE-Bench benchmark, early Devin builds resolved 13.8% of real GitHub issues — a number that has improved substantially since. Cognition's case study with Visma, a European fintech, reported a doubling of developer productivity and a halving of project costs on a major application migration.
Key features
- End-to-end task completion — plan, code, test, deploy
- Persistent cloud environment per agent instance
- Tool use: code editor, shell, browser, version control
- Enterprise tier with company-specific fine-tuning and audit logs
- Microsoft Azure partnership for enterprise deployment
- Windsurf IDE integration (post-acquisition)
- Multi-step planning with feasibility analysis
Pricing
Individual access at a published per-month tier. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes company-specific training, audit logs, and additional security features. Verify current pricing at cognition.ai.
Common prompts Devin answers
- “Ship a feature that adds two-factor authentication to the user signup flow.”
- “Migrate this Rails 5 application to Rails 7.”
- “Fix the failing CI build on the develop branch.”
- “Build a backend API endpoint that aggregates daily user signups.”
- “Review the open PRs in the platform repo and approve the safe ones.”
- “Refactor the payments service to remove the deprecated Stripe SDK calls.”
Company
Founders: Scott Wu, Steven Hao, Walden Yan — all International Olympiad in Informatics gold medalists
Founded: Late 2023
HQ: San Francisco
Headcount: 50+
Funding
Cognition AI has raised at least $596M across disclosed rounds. The September 2025 Series C raised $400M at a $10.2B valuation, led by Founders Fund with participation from Lux Capital, 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital, and Swish Ventures. As of April 2026, Cognition was in talks for a new round at approximately $25B valuation. The July 2025 acquisition of Windsurf added an AI-native IDE and accelerated combined enterprise ARR by 30% in the seven weeks following close.
Integrations
Devin integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, and the major identity providers. Microsoft Azure partnership covers cloud deployment. Post-Windsurf, Devin is also accessible inside the Windsurf IDE.
Alternatives
The closest direct competitors are Cursor coding agents, Claude Code, OpenHands, Cline, and Aider. Devin's positioning differs structurally — it operates as a remote AI engineer rather than an in-IDE collaborator. The EPR AI Agents Directory ranks Devin second in coding agents behind Cursor on volume, but first on enterprise depth.
Try it
cognition.ai — individual access and enterprise inquiries.
EPR editorial verdict
Devin was the agent that defined the category. Cognition got there first with the right pitch — the full AI software engineer, not a coding assistant. Enterprise traction is real: Goldman, Citi, Dell, Cisco, Palantir, Nubank, Mercado Libre. The Windsurf acquisition was smart. Category leadership is being challenged by Cursor on mid-market growth, but Devin's enterprise position is genuine.
EPR rating: 8.7/10.
Last updated
May 25, 2026.
Related EPR coverage: AI Agents Directory · Cursor Coding Agents · Agents Do Work. Tools Don't.
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