DevinFree plan
Paid from
$20 a month
View plans and limitsUpdated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison
Devin vs Tabnine:
which should you use?
Devin and Tabnine, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
Find your best fitThe 30-second answer
Devin autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion.
Tabnine can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Pricing, simplified
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
TabninePaid only
Paid from
$39 a month
View plans and limitsThe 30-second comparison
If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | Devin | Tabnine | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion. There is a free tier, with paid plans above it. | Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it. | Tie |
| Free plan | Yes. Free plan at $0 | No. Paid from the start. | Devin |
| Cheapest way to pay | $20 a month. | $39 a month. | Devin |
| What the paid tiers cost |
|
| Tie |
| What to watch out for | Autonomy means less visibility into what changed — review discipline matters more, not less. Larger organisations may still be routed through sales rather than self-serve. | It withdrew its free tier and every individual plan during 2025 — there is no way for one developer to buy it any more, only a team. Both tiers are annual and neither has a checkout: the button on each is Get a quote. | Tie |
| Runs on your own machine | Hosted service only — your material goes to their servers. | Can be run on your own machine, so the material never leaves it. | Tabnine |
| Made by | Cognition — San Francisco, US. | Tabnine — Tel Aviv, IL. | Tie |
Devin is ahead on 2 of the 7 rows compared — free plan, cheapest way to pay — and none of them is about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Tabnine are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation.
Devin
Autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion.
✓ Autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion.
✓ You want to start without paying anything
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $20 against $39
✓ There is a free tier, with paid plans above it.
Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Tabnine is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
✓ Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
✓ The material cannot leave your own machine
✓ It can run on hardware you control
✓ It is aimed at developers
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Devin | How well it does the job | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
| Cheapest way to pay | Devin | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
| Runs on your own machine | Tabnine | How well it does the job | From this site’s own catalogue record for each product — compiled by hand, not imported. How a product gets listed |
The prices
Devin. Read by hand on 4 September 2026, because Devin cannot be read automatically: devin.ai answers 429 to automation on every run; the docs carried no prices. Verify by hand. devin.ai/pricing
Tabnine. Read by hand on 4 September 2026, because Tabnine cannot be read automatically: tabnine.com returns 200 with the plans drawn in JavaScript; the browser step found no amounts either. Runs 16, 17 and 23 agree. Verify by hand: the two tiers were read off the vendor page, both annual. tabnine.com/pricing
The ratings
The category these two share. Coding, Data & Technical Work — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
01
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
Devin
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
02
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
03
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
04
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
Devin
Good fitTabnine
Good fitBest choice: Tie
05
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Devin
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
06
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
07
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
08
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
09
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
Devin
Bad fitTabnine
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
10
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
Devin
Not a good fitTabnine
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
Autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion.
by CognitionAutonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion.
You want to start without paying anything
You want the cheaper paid plan, $20 against $39
There is a free tier, with paid plans above it.
Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Tel Aviv, ILCan run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
The material cannot leave your own machine
It can run on hardware you control
It is aimed at developers
Pricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
Free version
Devin
Yes — Free plan availableFree plan at $0
Tabnine
No — paid from the startPaid from the start
Individual plans
Devin
Pro
$20 / month
Max
$200 / month
Teams
$80 / monthor $40 / month
Tabnine
Code Assistant
$39 / month
Agentic Platform
$59 / month
Business plans
DevinNot sold to teams
TabnineNot sold to teams
Enterprise
Devin
Custom pricing
TabnineNot published
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Close call. Both cover coding, data & technical work at the same level; only Devin has a free plan; Devin is cheaper to start paying for, $20 against $39.
7 rows compared
Frequently asked questions
Is Devin or Tabnine better?
Devin is ahead on 2 of the 7 rows compared — free plan, cheapest way to pay — and none of them is about how well it does the job. On fitness for the work, it and Tabnine are level. Treat this as a tiebreaker, not a recommendation. only Devin has a free plan; Devin is cheaper to start paying for, $20 against $39. Devin: Autonomous agent that takes a ticket and works it to completion. There is a free tier, with paid plans above it. Tabnine: Can run entirely inside your own infrastructure with no code leaving it, which is why regulated teams still choose it.
Is Devin or Tabnine cheaper?
Devin — paid plans start at $20 a month against $39 a month.
Do Devin and Tabnine both have free plans?
Devin does — Free plan at $0. Tabnine does not.
What should I watch out for?
Devin: Autonomy means less visibility into what changed — review discipline matters more, not less. Larger organisations may still be routed through sales rather than self-serve. Tabnine: It withdrew its free tier and every individual plan during 2025 — there is no way for one developer to buy it any more, only a team. Both tiers are annual and neither has a checkout: the button on each is Get a quote.
Read more
Devin
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Tabnine
What it is for, who makes it, what it costs and what to use instead.
Best AI for Coding
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.