Head-to-Head Comparison

Cursor vs Devin

Which Code Assistant is right for you? See our complete breakdown.

Cursor

9/10 Our Pick Visit Cursor
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Devin

8/10 Visit Devin
FeatureCursorDevin
MegaOne Score9/108/10
CategoryCode AssistantCode Assistant
Pricing ModelFreemiumFreemium
Starting Price$20.00/mo$20.00/mo
Free TierYesYes
API AvailableNoNo
Open SourceNoNo
iOS AppNoNo
Android AppNoNo
Chrome ExtensionNoNo
CompanyAnysphere, Inc.Cognition AI, Inc.
Total Funding$5.3B$696M

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Cursor Devin

About Cursor

Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code that integrates AI agents and large language models directly into the development workflow to boost developer productivity.

Cursor is an AI-assisted integrated development environment (IDE) that enhances developer productivity by embedding advanced AI features directly into the coding workflow. It is a fork of Visual Studio Code, offering features like Agent Mode for autonomous multi-step coding tasks, codebase chat, and intelligent code suggestions. Cursor 3, released in April 2026, provides a unified workspace for building software with agents, including a new Agents Window for parallel agent execution and improved collaboration features.

About Devin

Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer designed to handle end-to-end development tasks from planning to deployment.

Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer developed by Cognition AI that can plan, execute, debug, and deploy complex software engineering tasks within its own sandboxed environment, complete with a terminal, code editor, and browser. It can handle tasks from bug reports to feature requests, dynamically re-plan when encountering roadblocks, and even migrate legacy codebases to modern languages.

Cursor takes the edge

With a MegaOne score of 9/10 versus 8/10, Cursor edges ahead of Devin in our analysis. However, Devin may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.