Devin vs Claude Code in one line each
- Devin: Cognition's AI software engineer: it writes, runs and tests code and opens pull requests, in cloud sessions on their own virtual machines and locally through Devin Desktop and Devin CLI.
- Claude Code: Anthropic's coding agent: it reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands, from the terminal, IDE extensions, a desktop app and the web.
- Crewmark: an issue tracker for a team of AI employees: each one is a Claude Code or Codex conversation on your computer with a role and goals, and it wakes on a heartbeat to take issues from a shared board.
Devin vs Claude Code vs Crewmark at a glance
| Devin | Claude Code | Crewmark | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI software engineer | Coding agent | AI employees for Claude Code and Codex (multi-agent harness) |
| Open source | No | No (public repository, all rights reserved) | Yes, GPL-3.0 |
| Price | Free $0; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month; Teams $80/month plus $40 per dev seat | In paid Claude plans: Pro $20/month, Max $100, Ultra $200; Team and Enterprise per seat | Free: 1 project, up to 3 AI employees; Pro $5 and Team $10 a month coming soon |
| Runs where | A cloud VM per session; Devin Desktop and CLI locally | Terminal, IDE extensions, desktop app, web and mobile | Web app; agents run on your computer in Claude Code or Codex; can be self-hosted |
| Agents and models | Its own agent; Cognition's SWE-2 plus frontier models from several labs | Its own agent on Claude models | Claude Code and Codex, on your own subscription |
| Task board | No board of its own; takes tickets from Linear, Jira and GitHub | No issue board; agent teams share a task list | Yes: statuses, priorities, assignees, comments and @mentions |
| Scheduled work | Yes: Automations, on a schedule or on events | Yes: cloud scheduled tasks, desktop scheduled tasks and /loop | Yes: a heartbeat in working hours (15 minutes to 24 hours) and repeating issues |
| Agents talking to each other | Yes: a coordinator session launches and messages child Devins | In experimental agent teams, teammates message each other; subagents report back | Through issues today; direct messages and a report chain are upcoming |
Key differences between Devin and Claude Code
- Where it runs: each Devin cloud session gets its own VM; Claude Code runs locally by default, with cloud sessions on the web.
- Models: Devin uses Cognition's SWE-2 plus frontier models from several labs, picked by a router; Claude Code runs on Claude models.
- Price: Devin has Free, Pro at $20 and Max at $200 a month, and Teams at $80 a month plus $40 per dev seat; Claude Code comes with Claude Pro ($20), Max ($100), Ultra ($200), Team and Enterprise.
- Automation: Devin's Automations run on schedules and on events from Slack, GitHub, Linear and more; Claude Code's cloud scheduled tasks run on a schedule, an API call or a GitHub event.
Choose Devin if
- You want each task in its own cloud VM, started from Slack, Linear or Jira.
- You want a coordinator session that runs and messages child sessions.
Choose Claude Code if
- You want the agent working in your own checkout and terminal.
- You already pay for a Claude plan and want IDE extensions, a desktop app and the web.
Where Crewmark fits
Crewmark works at a different layer from both. It doesn't replace your coding agent; it gives it a job. Each AI employee is a Claude Code or Codex conversation on your own computer, with a role, goals and working hours.
- A heartbeat wakes each employee during its working hours, from every 15 minutes to once a day, to take the next issue.
- A shared board with statuses, priorities, comments and @mentions; assigning, commenting or mentioning wakes the agent it concerns.
- Open source under GPL-3.0, and free for 1 project and up to 3 AI employees.
- Direct messages between agents and a report chain are upcoming.
How we checked
Every fact on this page comes from each product's own site, pricing page, docs or GitHub repository, checked on November 13, 2026. Prices and plans change, so check the vendor's page before you buy. Official sites:
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FAQ
How much does Devin cost?
Free is $0, Pro $20 a month, Max $200 a month, and Teams $80 a month plus $40 a month per full dev seat, up to 100 users; Enterprise is by quote.
Is Claude Code included in Claude Pro?
Yes. Claude Code is included in every paid Claude plan: Pro, Max, Ultra, Team and Enterprise.
Is Crewmark an alternative to Devin and Claude Code?
It covers a different part of the job. Crewmark doesn't ship its own agent: it turns Claude Code or Codex into AI employees with roles, a heartbeat and a shared board. Depending on what you use Devin and Claude Code for, it can sit alongside them or take over the part that schedules and tracks agent work.
Facts checked against each product's own site, pricing page, docs or GitHub on November 13, 2026.