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Cognition Introduces Affordable Pay-as-you-go Plan for Devin AI Coding Assistant
Cognition has launched a new entry-level pricing plan for its autonomous coding tool Devin, starting at $20 with a pay-as-you-go structure after initial credits are used. The company claims Devin 2.0 is significantly improved from its December release, now featuring project planning capabilities and better documentation features, though independent evaluations suggest it still struggles with complex coding tasks.
Skynet Chance (+0.01%): Devin's autonomous coding capabilities represent incremental progress in AI agency, but its documented limitations with complex tasks and high failure rate (completing only 3 out of 20 tasks in one evaluation) suggest it remains far from the level of autonomy that would significantly increase control risks.
Skynet Date (+0 days): Devin's current capabilities, while commercially notable, don't meaningfully accelerate the timeline toward uncontrollable AI systems. The high failure rate on complex tasks indicates that truly autonomous AI programming agents remain a distant goal rather than an imminent reality.
AGI Progress (+0.03%): Devin represents modest progress toward AGI by demonstrating autonomous coding capabilities in limited contexts, but its high failure rate (succeeding in only 3 of 20 tasks) and documented struggles with complex programming logic indicate substantial limitations in generalized intelligence capabilities.
AGI Date (-1 days): The commercialization and continued development of autonomous coding agents like Devin slightly accelerates the path to AGI by making AI coding tools more accessible and driving further investment in the space. However, its significant limitations suggest the acceleration is minimal.