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Head-to-head · AI coding assistants · facts checked 14 Sept 2026

Devin vs Tabnine

Devin scores 7.7 to Tabnine's 7.5 among the AI coding assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 2 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Devin
#3 of 15 AI coding assistants
7.7
/ 10
From
$20/mo (Pro plan)
Free plan
Yes
Tabnine
#4 of 15 AI coding assistants
7.5
/ 10
From
$39/user/mo (Tabnine Code Assistant, annual subscription, quote required)
Free plan
No
The verdict

Devin wins, 7.7 to 7.5

Devin's Pro plan costs $20 a month and includes a free plan to start; Tabnine's Code Assistant plan costs $39 a month, sold only annually with no free plan or trial. Tabnine lets you bring your own API key or run models locally through Ollama or LM Studio; Devin bills model usage itself with no local option. Tabnine also states your code is never stored, while Devin's no-copy option was only confirmed for federal and ITAR deployments.

Pick Devin if you want a free plan and cloud agents that open pull requests.

Pick Tabnine if you want to bring your own key or run models locally.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Developers on large codebases
Devin
Devin 10.0 · Tabnine 8.0 on agents and your codebase
  • Reviews pull requests: Devin yes, Tabnine no
Developers paying their own way
Devin
Devin 8.9 · Tabnine 3.0 on pricing
  • Free plan: Devin yes, Tabnine no
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $20 against $39
Teams that pick their own models
Tabnine
Devin 5.0 · Tabnine 9.5 on model freedom
  • Bring your own API key: Tabnine yes, Devin no
  • Runs models on your own machine: Tabnine yes, Devin no
  • But Devin leads on aI model families you can choose: Claude, gpt, gemini, deepseek, own against Claude, gpt, gemini, own
Companies strict about code privacy
Tabnine
Devin 7.0 · Tabnine 8.7 on privacy and security and where it works
  • Does not train AI on your code: Tabnine yes, Devin does not say
  • SOC 2: Tabnine yes, Devin does not say
  • Legal cover for generated code: Tabnine yes, Devin does not say
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other AI coding assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. They split the criteria 2 each, with the rest level.

Agents and your codebase25% of the score
Devin10.0
Tabnine8.0
Pricing20% of the score
Devin8.9
Tabnine3.0
Model freedom20% of the score
Devin5.0
Tabnine9.5
Privacy and security20% of the score
Devin7.0
Tabnine10.0
Where it works15% of the score
Devin7.0
Tabnine7.0
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

Reviews pull requests
Devin
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
No
source ↗
Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
Devin
Devin
$20
source ↗
Tabnine
$39
source ↗
Free plan
Devin
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
No
source ↗
AI model families you can choose
Devin
Devin
Claude, gpt, gemini, deepseek, own
source ↗
Tabnine
Claude, gpt, gemini, own
source ↗
Bring your own API key
Tabnine
Devin
No
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Runs models on your own machine
Tabnine
Devin
No
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Free trial
Devin
Does not apply
Tabnine
0 days
source ↗
Does not train AI on your code
Devin
Not published
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
SOC 2
Devin
Not published
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Legal cover for generated code
Devin
Not published
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Editors and terminals it works in
Devin
Cli, vscode, jetbrains, own editor
source ↗
Tabnine
Vscode, jetbrains, visual_studio, cli
source ↗
Where they match (6)
Agents that work in the cloud and open pull requests
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Understands your whole codebase
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Suggests code as you type
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Option to keep no copy of your code
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Runs on your own servers or cloud
Devin
Yes
source ↗
Tabnine
Yes
source ↗
Open source
Devin
No
source ↗
Tabnine
No
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Devin

Free
Free
Light quota for coding with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions
Pro
$20/mo
Increased quotas, full model availability, frontier model access (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), Devin Cloud access
Max
$200/mo
Everything in Pro plus significantly higher usage quotas for power users
Teams
$80/mo team + $40/mo per full dev seat
Everything in Pro plus unlimited team members, collaboration, centralized billing, admin dashboard, priority support
Enterprise
Custom
Everything in Teams plus dedicated account management, SAML/OIDC SSO, VPC deployment, enterprise admin controls

Tabnine

Code Assistant
— · $468/yr
Agnetic Platform
— · $708/yr

For everything else about each tool, read the full Devin review and Tabnine review.

Section 04

Devin vs Tabnine: common questions

Which is better, Devin or Tabnine?

Devin scores 7.7 and Tabnine 7.5 out of 10 among the AI coding assistants we rate. Devin is ahead on agents and your codebase and pricing. Tabnine is ahead on model freedom and privacy and security.

Is Devin or Tabnine cheaper?

Devin's cheapest paid plan is $20/mo (Pro plan) and Tabnine's is $39/user/mo (Tabnine Code Assistant, annual subscription, quote required). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do Devin and Tabnine have a free plan?

Devin does and Tabnine does not.

What can Devin do that Tabnine cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: reviews pull requests and free plan.

What can Tabnine do that Devin cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: bring your own API key and runs models on your own machine.

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