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Comparison

Devin vs SWE-agent

On the evidence we track, Devin leads this comparison with a composite score of 63/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Devin63
SWE-agent35
Score
vioscaleAI score
Devin63 / 100medium · 56%
SWE-agent35 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Devin✓
SWE-agent✓
Model
Devinfreemium
SWE-agentopen_source
Price level
Devinmid
SWE-agentfree
Starting price
Devin$20
SWE-agent–
Transparent
Devin✓
SWE-agent✓
Integrations
Count
Devin9
SWE-agent1
Security
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Devin–
SWE-agent0
Github stars
Devin–
SWE-agent20,555
Activity
Commits last 30d
Devin–
SWE-agent0
Release
Cadence days
Devin–
SWE-agent16
History
Devin–
SWE-agent10 items
License
Spdx
Devin–
SWE-agentMIT
Language
Primary
Devin–
SWE-agentPython
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Devin6 items
SWE-agent4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
DevinStandalone ide fork cursor
SWE-agentCLI tool aider
Terminal bash execution and self correction loops
Devin✓
SWE-agent✓
Mcp model context protocol integration
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
Bring your own key byok API support
Devin-
SWE-agent✓
Multi file diff generation and automated apply
Devin✓
SWE-agent✓
Workspace indexing and semantic codebase search
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
Browser automation support for visual qa
Devin✓
SWE-agent✗
Privacy mode zero data retention for enterprise
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
Rag on external documentation urls
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
Local LLM support via ollama or lmstudio
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
SOC2 type ii
Devin-
SWE-agent✗
Mit or apache permissive oss license
Devin-
SWE-agent-
Pricing model
Devin-
SWE-agentBring your own key free

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Devin

Leader

An AI-powered development agent that autonomously writes code, performs large-scale refactoring, finds and validates security vulnerabilities, and generates pull requests. It integrates with IDEs, version control, and development workflows to assist engineers with complex coding and infrastructure work.

Independently observed

SWE-agent

A research tool that enables language models like GPT-4o or Claude to autonomously identify and fix issues in GitHub repositories or execute custom coding tasks. Built for flexibility and research extensibility by teams at Princeton and Stanford universities.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Devin

Leader
from $20/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. From $20/month (individual) or $80/month + $40/month per seat (teams).

  • FreeFree
    • Light quota to code with agents
    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions
  • Pro$20/month, pay-as-you-go for overages
    • Everything in Free
    • Increased quotas
    • Access to OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini frontier models
    • Full model availability
    • Free SWE 1.7 and leading open source models
    • +2 more
  • Max$200/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas
  • Teams$80/month + $40/month per full developer seat
    • Everything in Pro
    • Unlimited team members and flex seats
    • Share and collaborate
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Teams
    • Highest priority support
    • Dedicated account management
    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized enterprise admin controls
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

SWE-agent

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
macOS
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
Windows
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
Linux
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
CLI
Devin✓
SWE-agent–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Devin✓
SWE-agent–

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Devin

Leader
9 total - 8 not shared
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Custom git providers
  • Datadog
Independently observed

SWE-agent

1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed
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