AutoGPT vs Devin

AutoGPT is the open-source project that ignited the "AI agent" era — software that takes a goal, then autonomously plans, executes, evaluates and iterates: browsing, writing files, running code and chaining steps with minimal human input.

Give it an objective ("research competitors and produce a summary report") and AutoGPT decomposes it into tasks, executes them using an LLM plus tools (web access, file system, code execution), critiques its own progress, and continues until done — or until it wanders, which remains the honest caveat of autonomous agents. The modern project has matured into a platform for building and running continuous agents with a visual builder, block-based integrati…

Devin, by Cognition, launched as "the first AI software engineer" — an autonomous agent that takes a ticket and delivers a pull request: planning the work, writing code across files, running it in its own shell and browser, debugging failures, and iterating until tests pass.

Unlike copilots that assist while you type, Devin operates like a junior engineer you delegate to. It works in a sandboxed environment with a code editor, terminal and browser; you watch its plan and steps, intervene when needed, and review the resulting PR. Teams use it for well-scoped tasks: bug fixes, test coverage, migrations, small features and code modernization at scale.

Pricing is subscription/usage-based a…