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CursorvsDevin

AI-native code editor versus Fully autonomous AI software engineer — Cognition

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Choose Cursor when…

  • •You want a full AI-native editor replacing VS Code
  • •You need multi-file agent mode
  • •You work alone or in a small team

Choose Devin when…

  • •You want a fully autonomous SWE agent
  • •You're delegating entire coding tickets end-to-end
  • •You have a large engineering team and backlog

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Field
Cursor
Devin
Category
Coding Assistants
Autonomous Agents
Type
Commercial
Commercial
Free Tier
✓ Yes
✗ No
Pricing Plans
Pro: $20/moBusiness: $40/user/mo
Starter: $500/mo
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Cursor

VS Code fork with deep AI editing, multi-file context, and a powerful agent mode. The most popular AI editor by mindshare.

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Devin

Cognition's autonomous AI engineer that plans, codes, tests, debugs, and opens PRs unattended. Now shipped alongside Windsurf (acquired July 2025) as the async half of Cognition's stack — Devin runs async tasks, Windsurf is the in-editor surface.

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Shared Connections1 tools both integrate with

Claude Code

Only Cursor (28)

WindsurfGitHub MCPDevinClineLangSmithLangfuseLangGraphLlamaIndexPlaywright MCPQodo (CodiumAI)

Only Devin (9)

CursorOpenHandsLovableGPT PilotGitHub Copilot WorkspaceFactoryManus AIJulesGitHub Copilot Coding Agent

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