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AI Tool Comparison
Cursor vs Devin
A side-by-side breakdown to help you pick the right tool for your workflow.
Cursor
Code with an AI that understands your entire codebase — multi-file edits, autonomous agents, and frontier model access on demand. Pro+ and Ultra for teams that live in it.
Coding
freemium
Devin
Cognition's autonomous AI software engineer plans, writes, tests, and ships code changes independently in a cloud environment. Now on SWE 1.6.
Coding
paid
Bottom Line
Cursor edges ahead on rating (4.9 vs 4.3), but the right pick still comes down to which workflow you're running.
Choose Cursor if…
Coding
Choose Devin if…
Coding
| Attribute | Cursor | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Coding | Coding |
| Pricing | freemium | paid |
| Pricing Detail | Free / $20/mo Pro / $60/mo Pro+ / $200/mo Ultra | Free / $20/mo Pro / $200/mo Max / Teams from $80/mo + $40/seat |
| Rating |
Key Features
Cursor
- Composer (multi-file editing)
- Codebase-aware chat
- Tab autocomplete
- VS Code compatible
- Agent mode
Devin
- End-to-end task execution
- Sandboxed browser and terminal
- Long-horizon planning
- Git integration
- Asynchronous task runs
Pros
Cursor
- •Best-in-class multi-file editing
- •Understands entire repo context
- •Extremely fast completions
- •Active development and updates
Devin
- •Can complete entire coding tasks autonomously
- •Works while you do other things
- •Handles complex multi-step engineering
- •Rapidly improving with each release
Cons
Cursor
- Privacy concerns for sensitive codebases
- Can be expensive for teams
- Occasional context errors on large repos
Devin
- Very expensive, enterprise pricing
- Still makes mistakes on complex tasks
- Not a replacement for senior engineers yet