Agentcode vs Devin
Agentcode vs Devin: review and merge stays yours
Devin is an autonomous AI engineer with its own cloud workspace. Agentcode is an autonomous agent that meets you in GitHub, where review and merge stay yours.
In short
Devin is an autonomous AI engineer that works in its own cloud IDE and workspace, taking on tasks end to end inside that environment. Agentcode is a PR-native agent that connects to your existing GitHub or GitLab repo, takes a described task, plans it, edits the code, runs your tests, and opens a pull request you review and merge. Devin centers on its own workspace; Agentcode keeps the work in your repo and CI, where review and merge stay with your team. Choose Devin for a self-contained autonomous environment, and Agentcode to keep changes in your existing GitHub flow with you in control of every merge.
Where Devin shines
Devin is an ambitious autonomous AI engineer that operates in its own cloud IDE and workspace, able to take on broad, open-ended tasks from end to end.
Where Agentcode is different
Devin works in its own cloud IDE and environment, which gives it a lot of room to run but also moves the work into a separate workspace. Agentcode keeps everything in the place your team already trusts. It is PR-native: you describe a task, the agent plans it, edits the codebase, runs your tests, and opens a pull request directly on your existing GitHub or GitLab repo. The change arrives as a reviewable PR with passing tests, and review and merge stay yours. Agentcode never merges on its own and never trains on your code. If you want an agent that fits your existing repo, CI, and review process rather than a separate workspace, Agentcode keeps you in control of every merge.
| How they compare | Agentcode | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Deliverable | A described task becomes a reviewable pull request | Completed work inside its own cloud workspace |
| Where it runs | On your existing GitHub or GitLab repo and CI | In its own cloud IDE and workspace |
| Tests before review | Runs your test suite and reports results in the PR | Runs tests within its own environment |
| Control | You review and merge; it never merges on its own | Autonomy centered in its own workspace |
| Setup | Connect a repo; no separate workspace to adopt | Work happens in the Devin cloud environment |
See it run
Describe the work. Get a pull request.
Pick a task
Plan
- planning
Files changed
Test run
Pull request
You review and merge. Agentcode never merges on its own.
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