Devin vs Kagi

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Kagi logo

Kagi

Ad-free, subscription-funded search engine with built-in AI assistant and summarization tools

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Verdict

Devin is listed under Coding AI and Kagi under AI Assistants. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Devin is available on CLI and Slack App. Only Kagi is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Devin

  • Software engineers
  • Engineering teams
  • Engineering managers
  • Enterprise engineering organizations

Choose Devin if

  • You want a tool built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes.
  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session.
  • Runs many sessions in parallel.

Choose Kagi if

  • You want a tool built for people who want ad-free, personalizable search results and are willing to pay a subscription to get them.
  • No advertising; revenue comes from subscriptions.
  • Site-level raise, lower and block controls let users tune results.
Best for beginners
Kagi
Best for business
Devin

Features

18 features compared.

  • Cloud agent sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Parallel sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Devin Review
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Wiki
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Automations
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Team integrations
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Git providers
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Devin CLI
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Devin API
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Devin
    Available
    Kagi
    Not available
  • Ad-free search
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Site personalization
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Lenses
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Kagi Assistant
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Quick Answer and Summarize Page
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Developer APIs
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Orion browser
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available
  • Kagi Translate and Kagi News
    Devin
    Not available
    Kagi
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Devin
    Freemium
    Kagi
    Free trial
  • Free plan
    Devin
    Yes
    Kagi
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Devin
    $0
    Kagi
    $0
  • Plans
    Devin
    5 plans
    Kagi
    4 plans

Devin plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions
  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individual plan with increased quota

    • Frontier models from OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini and others
    • Free use of SWE-2
    • Devin Cloud access
    • Extra usage at API pricing
  • Max

    $200/month

    Individual plan for power users

    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas
  • Teams

    $80/month

    $80 per month for the team plan plus $40 per month per full dev seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Up to 200 users
    • Sharing and collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; billed in ACUs

    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized enterprise admin controls
    • Dedicated account management
    • VPC deployment option
    • Highest priority support

Kagi plans

  • Trial

    $0

    Free trial to evaluate Kagi

    • 100 searches
    • 100 Assistant interactions
  • Starter

    $5/month

    Entry plan for light searchers

    • 300 searches
    • Assistant Quick mode
  • Professional

    Most popular

    $10/month

    Unlimited search for regular users

    • Unlimited searches
    • Assistant Quick mode
    • larger monthly Assistant allowance
  • Ultimate

    $25/month

    Full AI access

    • Unlimited searches
    • Assistant Research mode
    • flagship models including Claude
    • GPT and Gemini
    • highest level of support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Devin
8.2overall
Kagi
8.1overall

Devin leads in 0 categories and Kagi in 0, with 2 tied.

  • Autonomous Task Completion

    Devin
    8.4
    Kagi
    Not rated
  • Code Quality

    Devin
    8.0
    Kagi
    Not rated
  • Integrations & Workflow Fit

    Devin
    8.8
    Kagi
    Not rated
  • Ease of Use

    Tied
    Devin
    8.2
    Kagi
    8.2
  • Value for Money

    Tied
    Devin
    7.4
    Kagi
    7.4
  • Feature Depth

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kagi
    8.6
  • Performance & Speed

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kagi
    8.4
  • Documentation & Support

    Devin
    Not rated
    Kagi
    7.8

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Devin

Pros

  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session
  • Runs many sessions in parallel
  • Connects to Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira and three major git hosts
  • Includes PR review, repository Wiki and Automations
  • Pro starts at $20 per month, much lower than the retired $500 Team plan
  • Enterprise options include SSO and a VPC deployment

Cons

  • Quota amounts for Pro and Max are not published
  • Extra usage is billed at API pricing, so heavy use is hard to predict
  • Max costs $200 per month, and Teams adds $40 per month per full dev seat
  • No publicly released mobile app
  • Cloud sessions need repository access, which some teams will not allow

Kagi

Pros

  • No advertising; revenue comes from subscriptions.
  • Site-level raise, lower and block controls let users tune results.
  • Lenses give quick topic-specific filtering such as Academic or Forums.
  • Ultimate bundles access to Claude, GPT and Gemini models in Assistant.
  • Public APIs and an MCP server support developer use.
  • Transparent funding history published by the company.

Cons

  • No permanent free tier: the trial is limited to 100 searches.
  • The $5 Starter plan caps searches at 300 per month, which users report running out of quickly.
  • Reviewers report that lens use and loading more results can count as extra searches.
  • Full AI model access requires the $25 Ultimate plan.

Platforms

  • Web
    Devin
    Supported
    Kagi
    Supported
  • Windows
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kagi
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kagi
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kagi
    Supported
  • Android
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kagi
    Supported
  • API
    Devin
    Supported
    Kagi
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Devin
    Not supported
    Kagi
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Devin
    Supported
    Kagi
    Not supported
  • Slack App
    Devin
    Supported
    Kagi
    Not supported

Integrations

Devin

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • PagerDuty

Kagi

4 integrations
  • Anthropic Claude
  • OpenAI GPT
  • Google Gemini
  • MCP

Company

  • Company
    Devin
    Cognition
    Kagi
    Kagi Inc.
  • Founded
    Devin
    2023
    Kagi
    2018
  • Headquarters
    Devin
    San Francisco, CA
    Kagi
    San Francisco, CA
  • Listing
    Devin
    Claimed
    Kagi
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Devin better than Kagi?

It depends on your workflow. Devin is built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes. Kagi is built for people who want ad-free, personalizable search results and are willing to pay a subscription to get them.

What are the key feature differences between Devin and Kagi?

Devin: Autonomous cloud software engineer that takes tickets through to tested pull requests. Kagi: Ad-free, subscription-funded search engine with built-in AI assistant and summarization tools.

Does Devin or Kagi have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Devin is freemium and Kagi is free trial, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Devin or Kagi?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.