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OpenHands vs Devin

OpenHands and Devin both target multi-step software-development work. OpenHands is an MIT-licensed platform that can run locally, in its hosted service, or self-hosted; Devin is a proprietary cloud agent from Cognition.

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Agent

Devin

Devin is Cognition's cloud software-engineering agent for planning and executing development work, including migrations, refactors, bug fixing, testing, review, documentation, and multi-repository projects.

Provider
Cognition
Categories
AI Coding
Model links
2
API links
0

Structured facts

Entity profiles

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OpenHands

Entity type
Agent
Status
Active
Verified
Oct 3, 2026
Agent type
Coding
Autonomy
Semi Autonomous
Environments
Local, Cloud, Browser, Cli
Human in loop
Yes
Open source
Yes
Pricing
Freemium

Devin

Entity type
Agent
Status
Active
Verified
Oct 3, 2026
Agent type
Coding
Autonomy
Autonomous
Environments
Cloud, Browser
Human in loop
Yes
Open source
No
Pricing
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Editorial comparison

Key differences

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Source model
OpenHands

MIT-licensed open source

Devin

Proprietary Cognition product

Deployment
OpenHands

Local, hosted SaaS, or self-hosted

Devin

Cognition-managed cloud environments

Model access
OpenHands

Model-agnostic with BYOK and hosted provider options

Devin

Managed within the Devin product

Individual access
OpenHands

Free local and hosted Individual tiers; model usage can be separate

Devin

Commercial product access

Knowledge graph

Connected models and APIs

Devin

APIs

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