Devin from Cognition Labs is an autonomous AI software engineer that lives in its own VM, plans like a human developer, and executes complete tasks end-to-end. After a polarizing 2024 launch, Devin matured significantly through 2025–26 and now ships real PRs in production at companies like Nubank and Goldman Sachs.
Cognition Labs' Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer. Each task spawns its own VM with terminal, browser, and editor; Devin plans, executes, iterates, and ships a PR. Slack-native — assign work the way you'd assign a teammate.
The 2024 launch over-promised. The 2026 product genuinely delivers on a narrower scope: well-defined, routine tasks at scale. For teams with bug backlogs, it earns the price.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
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| Core | $20 per month |
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| Teams | $500 per month |
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| Enterprise | Custom |
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Pricing last verified May 1, 2026
Devin in 2026 is no longer the over-promised tool of 2024. For routine, well-scoped tasks at scale — the bug backlogs and migrations that no one wants to do — Devin genuinely ships PRs. Pricier than Claude Code, but the autonomy story (assign in Slack, walk away, get a PR) is real. Best for engineering teams, not solo devs.