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Devin
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Cognition cloud coding agent with Devin Desktop and CLI surfaces.
Devin is Cognition's cloud coding agent with its own machine, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), a CLI, and review features. Windsurf.com now routes to Devin Desktop. Cascade was the earlier local agent; Cognition describes Devin Local as its replacement.
- Model support
- Multi-model
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Open source
- No
- License
- Proprietary
- Pricing model
- Mixed
- Added / updated
- 19 Aug 2026 / 19 Aug 2026
Assessment
Devin combines a hosted computer, coding agent, desktop client, and CLI. The Windsurf-to-Devin Desktop transition puts both surfaces under Cognition's Devin branding. The hosted machine and agent are both Cognition services; named design partners remain vendor-supplied evidence.
Strengths
- Cloud VM, desktop client, and CLI.
- Issue-to-PR workflow.
- Devin Desktop and Devin covered in one product entry.
Limitations
- Closed service with Cognition-hosted computers.
- Windsurf settings and Cascade workflows may require migration.
- Vendor marketing metrics are not independently verified.
Compare
- vs factory : Two hosted software-engineering platforms with broad workflow scope.