Summary

  • Founders Fund-backed startup Cognition AI has released an updated version of its AI software engineer, Devin, which it claims introduces a range of features to make collaboration between developers and the autonomous agent smoother and more productive.
  • The new release is available from 500 per month), and while the foundation model is unknown, it presumably leverages OpenAI’s GPT-4 and GPT-4o series, which were previously used.
  • Key additions include the ability to spin up multiple Devins to handle numerous tasks at once; interactive planning, which allows developers to collaborate with Devin to scope out detailed task plans; and Devin Search and Devin Wiki, which help developers to navigate and understand complex codebases.
  • The company claims that the new release completes over 83% more junior-level development tasks per unit compared with its predecessor.

By Carl Franzen

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