Devin
The world's first fully autonomous AI software engineer — plans, codes, debugs, and deploys entire projects
About Devin
Devin by Cognition AI is an autonomous AI software engineer that can independently take on complex engineering tasks from start to finish. Given a feature request or bug report, Devin creates a plan, sets up its development environment, writes code across files, runs tests, fixes errors, and opens a pull request — without human intervention at each step. It represents a fundamentally different category from code completions and chat assistants.
Key Features of Devin
- ✦Autonomous multi-step engineering
- ✦Independent environment setup
- ✦Full codebase modification
- ✦Test running and debugging
- ✦Pull request creation
- ✦Long-horizon task execution
Frequently Asked Questions about Devin
What is Devin?
Devin is a pro code AI tool by Cognition AI. Devin by Cognition AI is an autonomous AI software engineer that can independently take on complex engineering tasks from start to finish. Given a feature request or bug report, Devin creates a plan, sets up its development environment, writes code across files, runs tests, fixes errors, and opens a pull request — without human intervention at each step. It represents a fundamentally different category from code completions and chat assistants.
Is Devin free?
Devin is a paid tool. Check the official website for current pricing.
What can you do with Devin?
Devin is used for code tasks including: autonomous multi-step engineering, independent environment setup, full codebase modification.
Who made Devin?
Devin was created by Cognition AI and launched in 2024.
What are the best alternatives to Devin?
Top alternatives to Devin include GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Replit, Emergent — all available on aitoolcity.