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Comparison

Cursor vs Devin

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Cursor

The AI-first code editor built on VS Code.

  • + Familiar VS Code workflow with native AI
  • + @-mentions reduce hallucinated APIs
  • − Closed source editor
  • − Best features behind the paid tier

Devin

Cognition's autonomous software engineer.

  • + True end-to-end autonomy
  • + No local setup
  • − Expensive and access-gated
  • − Less transparent than open alternatives
Spec Cursor Devin
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Proprietary Proprietary
Open source No No
Self-hostable No No
MCP support Yes No
Pricing freemium paid
Starting price $20/mo (Pro) $500/mo (access tier)
Models claude, gpt, gemini, custom claude, gpt
Languages multi multi
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