Devin vs Claude Code: Which Should You Pick?
Pick Devin for delegated cloud tasks and a free plan; pick Claude Code for terminal-native work tied to scripts, CI and Claude models.
The short answer
Pick Devin if you want to hand off a scoped task to a cloud agent working in its own environment, and a free plan matters. Pick Claude Code if you want a terminal-native agent that fits scripts and CI, and you are comfortable using Anthropic’s Claude models. Both can work autonomously and open pull requests; neither takes the final step of merging and shipping for you.
At a glance
| Devin | Claude Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | $20/mo | $20/month billed monthly; Pro is $17/month billed annually |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan with limited usage; no free trial | No free tier for Claude Code; no free trial |
| Where work runs | Cloud sessions use their own environment; a local CLI is also available | Primarily in the terminal, with IDE and cloud options |
| Model choice | CLI supports OpenAI, Anthropic and open-weight models; cloud sessions document no selector | Claude models only |
| Team budget | Teams has an $80/month account floor, $40 per full seat and unlimited free flex seats | Team plans charge per seat; each member has an individual allowance |
| How work is handed off | Works on a task and opens a pull request | Works in the codebase and can create a branch and pull request |
Delegated cloud work or terminal work
Devin is designed for work handed off through its web app and other supported workflows. Its hosted session includes a shell, editor and browser, and a person can take over. Devin also offers a local CLI that works on your files. This suits teams that want to assign a task and review the resulting pull request rather than direct every step.
Claude Code runs where developers work: in the shell, with scripts and CI pipelines. It can read a repository, run commands with permission and work across files. IDE and web options are also available, but its terminal-native approach is the clearer fit for command-line engineering workflows. Choose it when integration with your existing scripts and pipeline matters more than a self-contained cloud workspace.
Free access and team costs
Devin has a free plan with limited usage. Its paid Pro plan starts at $20/mo. Teams starts at $80/mo, with full seats at $40 each and unlimited free flex seats. Teams also draws from a shared credit pool, alongside quotas attached to full seats.
Claude Code has no free tier: the free Claude plan excludes it. Pro costs $20/month billed monthly or $17/month billed annually, and Max starts at $100/month. Team pricing is per seat, and members have separate allowances. The free plans differ in a practical way: Devin offers limited access to the agent itself, while Claude Code requires a paid plan or API pay-as-you-go access.
Model choice and control
Devin’s CLI lets users select OpenAI, Anthropic and open-weight models, including DeepSeek, Kimi and GLM. Its cloud sessions do not document a model selector, so buyers seeking choice should distinguish the CLI from hosted Devin. Claude Code stays within Anthropic’s Claude model family, though users can choose among Claude models and use supported cloud providers.
Both can run autonomously, but the work boundary differs. Devin works in an isolated VM and can run sessions from automations or schedules. Claude Code can run unattended sessions and routines, while permission modes and rules control tool access. Both can create pull requests; Devin’s documented handoff stops there, and Claude Code’s workflow ends at a commit, branch or pull request. Your team still merges and ships through its own process.
Sources
- Claude Code claude.com
- Claude pricing claude.com
- Devin devin.ai
- Devin pricing devin.ai
- Devin self-serve billing docs.devin.ai
- Devin Enterprise billing docs.devin.ai
- Devin self-serve plans cognition.com
