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Cognition
The first commercially available AI software engineer, with its own computer.
In short
An agent that operates like a developer: it has its own browser, terminal, and code editor, receives a task description, and works through it with minimal handholding. Positioned at longer-horizon autonomous engineering rather than inline assistance.
Built for: Dev Teams · Enterprise Operations
| Tier | Model | Key inclusions | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams / Enterprise | Per-seat or usage-based | Task completion, PR generation, repository access | Contract-based |
Pricing, version numbers, context-window sizes, and compliance certifications change frequently. Where stated they are accurate as of the as_of date and should be confirmed with the vendor before any procurement or compliance decision. Where they could not be stated confidently they are omitted rather than guessed.
The governance question this raises
This tool makes the agentic governance question concrete: an AI that can commit code, open PRs, and execute commands at the repository level is performing actions with consequences that outlast the session. Three controls are not optional: branch and PR policies that prevent direct commits to main, mandatory human code review before merge, and secrets management that ensures credentials are never in the repository Devin can access. The audit evidence is the git history. If you cannot reconstruct what an agent changed and why, you do not have a defensible record.
No compliance certifications are listed here. Certification status is vendor-specific and time-specific, so it is stated only where verified rather than assumed. Check the vendor’s trust centre and confirm it covers the specific tier you are buying.
API and SDKs: API for enterprise integration.
Strengths
Drawbacks
Consider instead: Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
An agent that operates like a developer: it has its own browser, terminal, and code editor, receives a task description, and works through it with minimal handholding. Positioned at longer-horizon autonomous engineering rather than inline assistance.
Cognition's own model trained specifically for software engineering.
Verify data terms before giving repository access containing sensitive code.
The closest comparable tools are Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot. Which fits depends on where the work already lives and what the organization's data terms require.
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