AI engineers
Claude Code vs. Devin
Devin is fully autonomous in its own sandbox; Claude Code is autonomous in your terminal. Devin trades control for hands-off, Claude Code trades hands-off for control.
Claude Code
Anthropic's CLI agent for autonomous engineering inside your terminal.
- Pricing
- Bundled with Claude Pro/Max; API pricing for teams.
- Hosting
- Hosted SaaS
- Founded
- 2025
Strengths
- Lives in the terminal — composes with any toolchain.
- Strong long-context performance on real codebases.
Weaknesses
- CLI-only — no GUI handholding.
- Best results require disciplined prompts and CLAUDE.md setup.
Devin
Autonomous AI software engineer from Cognition.
- Pricing
- $500/mo team plan; usage-based ACU pricing.
- Hosting
- Hosted SaaS
- Founded
- 2023
Strengths
- Truly hands-off for well-scoped tasks.
- Tight Slack/Linear integrations.
Weaknesses
- Reliability is task-dependent — long tail of failures.
- ACU pricing climbs fast on complex work.
Who should pick which?
Pick Claude Code when
- → You want the agent in your repo, your shell, your environment.
- → You're comfortable owning the orchestration.
- → You prefer pay-per-token to pay-per-task.
Pick Devin when
- → You want to assign tickets in Slack and walk away.
- → Your tickets are well-scoped (bug fixes, small features).
- → You're willing to pay a premium for hands-off operation.
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Claude Code vs. Devin — frequently asked questions
Which is better: Claude Code or Devin?
Devin is fully autonomous in its own sandbox; Claude Code is autonomous in your terminal. Devin trades control for hands-off, Claude Code trades hands-off for control.
When should I pick Claude Code?
Pick Claude Code when:
• You want the agent in your repo, your shell, your environment.
• You're comfortable owning the orchestration.
• You prefer pay-per-token to pay-per-task.
• You want the agent in your repo, your shell, your environment.
• You're comfortable owning the orchestration.
• You prefer pay-per-token to pay-per-task.
When should I pick Devin?
Pick Devin when:
• You want to assign tickets in Slack and walk away.
• Your tickets are well-scoped (bug fixes, small features).
• You're willing to pay a premium for hands-off operation.
• You want to assign tickets in Slack and walk away.
• Your tickets are well-scoped (bug fixes, small features).
• You're willing to pay a premium for hands-off operation.
What's the price difference between Claude Code and Devin?
Claude Code pricing: Bundled with Claude Pro/Max; API pricing for teams.
Devin pricing: $500/mo team plan; usage-based ACU pricing.
Pricing changes frequently — we re-verify each tool's pricing periodically.
Devin pricing: $500/mo team plan; usage-based ACU pricing.
Pricing changes frequently — we re-verify each tool's pricing periodically.