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Cursor vs Devin
Devin is an autonomous AI engineer; Cursor adds multi-surface UI, team rules, and enterprise controls.
Which to pick
Pick Cursor if you want…
- AI-driven coding assistants
- AI-assisted editing
- Integrations with JetBrains IDEs or Vercel (on Cursor's list, not Devin's)
Pick Devin if you want…
- Autonomous AI coding agents
- Full-stack autonomous development
- Integrations with Teams, Jira or GitLab (on Devin's list, not Cursor's)
Cursor is an AI-enhanced code editor, while Devin is an autonomous agent that writes, tests, and merges code.
Side by side
- What it is
- Cursor:Cursor is an AI-powered code editor that lets agents turn ideas into code across desktop, CLI, and integrations.
- Devin:Devin is an autonomous AI software engineer that writes, tests, reviews, and merges code via cloud or local agents.
- Best for
- Cursor:AI-driven coding assistants
- Devin:Autonomous AI coding agents
- Who it’s for
- Cursor:Developers and teams who want AI assistance for coding, debugging and automation.
- Devin:Engineering teams and individual developers who need AI-driven coding assistance.
- Pricing
- Cursor:Freemium
- Devin:Freemium
- Plans
- Cursor:Hobby Free · Individual $20 / mo. per month · Teams $40 / user / mo. per month
- Devin:Free $0 · Pro $20 per month per month · Max $200 per month per month
- Works with
- Cursor:Slack, GitHub, Linear, JetBrains IDEs, Vercel
- Devin:Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket
Cursor features
- Agentic coding. AI agents can generate, edit, and test code based on high-level prompts.
- Multi-surface support. Works in a desktop IDE, terminal CLI, Slack, GitHub, Linear and more.
- Cloud agents. Launch fleets of autonomous agents that run in parallel on cloud resources.
- Mission Control UI. Grid view of open windows for quick navigation and window management.
- Team rules & privacy. Define team conventions, enable privacy mode to prevent data training.
- Model selection. Choose from OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, SpaceXAI and Cursor models per task.
Devin features
- Parallel Cloud Agents. Runs multiple cloud agents to handle large tasks and returns a ready-to-merge PR.
- End-to-End Testing. Spins up Windows, macOS, and Linux VMs to build, test in a browser, and record results.
- AI-Powered Review. Finds bugs and vulnerabilities, suggests fixes, and creates PRs automatically.
- Automation & Alerts. Creates scheduled workflows that triage bugs, fix CI failures, and respond to alerts.
- Enterprise SSO. Supports SAML/OIDC SSO and centralized admin controls for large organizations.
Cursor vs Devin FAQ
Is Cursor or Devin free?+
Cursor has a free plan (Hobby); paid plans start at $20/month (Individual). Devin has a free plan; paid plans start at $20/month (Pro).
Which is cheaper, Cursor or Devin?+
They start at the same price: Cursor's Individual plan ($20/month) and Devin's Pro plan ($20/month) cost the same.
Do Cursor and Devin integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Slack, GitHub and Linear. Cursor also lists JetBrains IDEs and Vercel; Devin also lists Teams, Jira, GitLab and Bitbucket.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.