Devin

Devin is Cognition's cloud software-engineering agent. Devin Core is $500 / month. Devin A//2 is $20 / month. Cognition also sells Windsurf as the desktop IDE.

The product page still describes a cloud machine with a shell, editor, and browser. It is not Cursor, and it is not the Windsurf desktop app.

Key Features

• Cheaper A//2 seat: $20 / month, listed as the more autonomous / self-directed variant.
• Sandbox: Shell, editor, browser on Cognition's side, not your laptop.
• Sibling IDE: Windsurf is the desktop product in the same company.

Use Cases

• Teams that will pay $500 for a cloud agent on a repo, not another IDE tab.
• People comparing A//2 at $20 against Copilot or Cursor seats.
• Orgs already on Windsurf that want the cloud agent as well.

Limitation: we did not re-verify current SWE-bench numbers. Do not keep 13.86% as a current score. Access is not "waitlist only" on the page we used.

Pricing

cognition.ai/pricing on 2026-08-17:

Getting Started

1. Open cognition.ai/pricing.
2. Pick Core vs A//2 from that table, not from 2024 launch posts.
3. If you wanted an IDE, go to Windsurf instead.
4. Confirm what the $500 seat includes before you treat it as unlimited.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Devin still waitlist-only?

Not on the 2026-08-17 pricing page.

Is $20 the full Devin product?

That page lists $20 as A//2. Core is $500.

Is Windsurf the same SKU?

No. Windsurf is the desktop IDE.

Alternatives

• Windsurf: Cognition desktop IDE.
• Cursor: Local AI IDE at $20 / $40.
• GitHub Copilot: GitHub-native cloud agent.

Tips

1. Say $500 Core and $20 A//2 in the same breath.
2. Do not paste 2024 SWE-bench 13.86% into a 2026 card.
3. Keep Devin and Windsurf on separate pages.