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Cognition

Cognition is the developer of Devin, an autonomous AI software-engineering agent that can plan, write, test, and debug code with limited human supervision, and it also owns the Windsurf AI coding-editor product after acquiring its remaining team and technology in 2025.

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What it does

Cognition is the developer of Devin, an autonomous AI software-engineering agent that can plan, write, test, and debug code with limited human supervision, and it also owns the Windsurf AI coding-editor product after acquiring its remaining team and technology in 2025.

Why it matters

Cognition raised $1 billion at a $25 billion pre-money valuation in May 2026, showing investors are betting heavily on AI agents that can autonomously complete multi-step coding tasks rather than just suggest individual lines of code.

How it makes money

Cognition charges usage-based and subscription fees for access to Devin and the Windsurf editor, sold to individual developers and enterprise engineering teams.

Geography

United States (San Francisco, California)

AI stack position

AI applications. Companies putting AI to work in real products across healthcare, finance, coding, legal, defense and more. This is where AI actually reaches everyday users and businesses.

Competitors

Connections (3)

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Current relationships (1)

Cognition builds Devin on Anthropic's Claude models Anthropic
Uses technology fromCurrent
Cognition's CEO stated the company was 'friends with Anthropic again' when announcing its acquisition of Windsurf's remaining team and technology in 2025, reflecting renewed use of Anthropic's Claude models after a prior dispute over API access.

Source: 2025-07-14 · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Secondary reporting of an on-record executive statement · Active technology relationship

Limits: Confirms a renewed technology relationship based on an executive statement reported by press; does not disclose contract terms or exclusivity.

Remaining Windsurf team and tech acquired by Cognition, makers of Devin: 'We're friends with Anthropic again' ↗

Comparisons (2)

Cursor competes with Cognition's Devin Cognition
Competes withComparison only
Independent product comparisons published in 2026 evaluate Cursor and Cognition's Devin as competing AI coding-agent products aimed at professional software developers.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition

Limits: Reflects third-party product comparisons, not a statement by either company; does not establish market share or relative performance.

Devin vs Cursor: Developers choose AI tools 2026 ↗
Cognition competes with OpenAI's Codex coding agent OpenAI
Competes withComparison only
Independent product comparisons published in 2026 evaluate Cognition's Devin against OpenAI's Codex as competing autonomous AI coding-agent products.

Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20

Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition

Limits: Reflects third-party product comparisons, not a statement by either company; does not establish market share or relative performance.

OpenAI Codex vs Devin (2026): Which is Better? ↗

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