Coding · Head-to-head

GitHub Copilot vs Devin

GitHub Copilot vs Devin: Free tier + Pro $10/mo vs Teams ~$500/user/mo, Enterprise custom. Side-by-side features, pricing, and which to pick.

The verdict

Pick GitHub Copilot if…

→you need a genuinely free option
→budget is the constraint
→you want our editor's pick for this category
→your primary use case is developers who want an ai coding assistant built into their existing editor, from free-tier autocomplete to autonomous pr workflows.

Try GitHub Copilot →

Pick Devin if…

→your primary use case is engineering teams that want to hand off well-scoped coding tasks, like migrations, bug fixes, and boilerplate, to an autonomous agent working independently.

Try Devin →

Spec	GitHub Copilot	Devin
Category	Coding	Coding
Pricing model	freemium	paid
Headline pricing	Free tier + Pro $10/mo	Teams ~$500/user/mo, Enterprise custom
Free tier	2,000 code completions and 50 chat messages per month with access to select models	—
AI Score	8.8/10	8.5/10
Best for	Developers who want an AI coding assistant built into their existing editor, from free-tier autocomplete to autonomous PR workflows.	Engineering teams that want to hand off well-scoped coding tasks, like migrations, bug fixes, and boilerplate, to an autonomous agent working independently.
Editor's pick	✓ Yes	—
Use cases	development agents	development agents
Date added	2025-05-01	2026-05-01

Coding · freemium

✓Free tier makes it accessible to every developer — no credit card needed
✓Multi-model support lets you pick the best model for each task
✓Deepest GitHub integration: agent mode can open PRs, run Actions, and iterate on CI failures
✓Available in virtually every major IDE and editor out of the box

×Agent mode is less capable than Cursor or Claude Code for complex multi-file refactors
×Free tier limits are tight — serious users will need Pro within a week
×Codebase-wide reasoning lags behind Cursor's indexing and context awareness
×Extensions ecosystem is still maturing compared to standalone AI coding tools

Coding · paid

✓True autonomous execution — assign a task and Devin works through it independently
✓Full sandboxed environment with shell, browser, and editor for realistic development
✓Real-time session replays let you watch and understand its reasoning process
✓Excels at well-scoped tasks like migrations, bug fixes, and boilerplate generation

×Steep pricing at $500/user/month puts it out of reach for individuals and small teams
×Struggles with ambiguous requirements and open-ended architectural decisions
×Can go down wrong paths on complex tasks, wasting time before you intervene
×No free tier or trial to evaluate before committing