AI tool profile
Devin
Devin (Devin Desktop) is Cognition’s AI software engineer and IDE product. After Cognition acquired Windsurf, the brand was unified under Devin; Windsurf is not a separate current product.
Overview
- Open source
- No
- Last verified
- 2026-08-10 22:49:47
- Pricing checked
- 2026-08-10 22:49:47
What it does
Devin is Cognition’s agentic AI software engineer, delivered as Devin Desktop (and related Devin surfaces). It is designed for longer-running development tasks—planning, coding, and iterating with more autonomy than classic autocomplete tools.
Brand note (Windsurf / Codeium)
Cognition acquired Windsurf. Official Windsurf and Codeium domains now redirect to Devin Desktop (devin.ai/desktop). This catalog treats Devin / Devin Desktop as the current product name and does not list Windsurf as a separate live product.
Best uses
Delegating bounded coding tasks, bug-fix attempts, repository onboarding help, and teams evaluating AI software-engineer agents inside an IDE-centered workflow.
Key capabilities
Agent workflows for multi-step software tasks; desktop/IDE packaging under the Devin brand; integrations marketed for engineering teams.
Considerations
Autonomous agents can make incorrect changes—use branch reviews and CI. Confirm current packaging, pricing, and desktop availability on Cognition’s official Devin site.
Best uses
Key features
- Agents — Supports multi-step agentic workflows that plan and execute tool-using tasks.
- Chat — Conversational prompting and multi-turn dialogue with an AI assistant.
- Code Generation — Generates larger code snippets, functions, or projects from natural-language prompts.
- Repository Context — Uses repository or codebase context when answering or generating code.
- Tool Calling — Can invoke external tools or functions through a structured tool-calling interface.
Platforms
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid / team plans | — | month | Commercial plans; confirm on Devin site |
Pricing last checked: 2026-08-10.
Pricing summaries are editorial notes from cited sources and can change. Confirm on the vendor’s site before purchasing.
Free plan, API & open source
- Free plan
- Not confirmed
- API
- Not confirmed
- Open source
- No
Strengths
Limitations
Suited for
Company
Cognition develops Devin, an AI software engineering agent aimed at longer-running coding tasks, and acquired Windsurf assets in 2025. The company focuses on agentic development workflows rather than only autocomplete.
Official links
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Devin
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Sources
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Devin
Cognition
Last verified
Last verified:Editorial verification timestamp: 2026-08-10 22:49:47.
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