Devin vs OpenHands
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Devin if you want autonomous ai software engineer that takes delegated tickets to a reviewed pr (Supervised agent, usage); choose OpenHands if you want open-source ai software engineer that edits, runs, and tests code in a sandbox (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Devin | OpenHands | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Autonomous AI software engineer that takes delegated tickets to a reviewed PR | Open-source AI software engineer that edits, runs, and tests code in a sandbox |
| Type | agent | framework |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | usage · $20/mo + usage (ACU credits) | freemium · Free (open source, self-hosted); Cloud free tier with usage caps |
| Best for | enterprise, mid-market, developers | developers, enterprise |
| Deployment | saas, api | self-hosted, saas, api, on-prem |
| Modalities | text, code, browser, api | text, code, browser, api |
| Models | claude, proprietary | model-agnostic, claude, gpt, gemini, open-source |
| Protocols | mcp, rest-api, function-calling | mcp, rest-api, function-calling |
| Integrations | GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira | GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Slack, Jira, Linear |
| Capabilities | 4 documented | 4 documented |
Devin
- +Genuinely async, delegated model: handles whole tickets and large parallel migrations rather than line-by-line autocomplete
- +Deep workflow integration (Slack, Jira, Linear, GitHub) plus DeepWiki codebase indexing and a public API
- +Validated at large, complex enterprises
- -Best on clear, verifiable tasks; Cognition's own framing acknowledges it can make mistakes or get stuck on complex work and needs human review
- -Usage-based ACU billing can get expensive and unpredictable on open-ended work
OpenHands
- +Fully open source (MIT core) and model-agnostic with no vendor lock-in; self-hostable for privacy
- +Genuinely agentic: edits, runs, and tests code in a sandbox and opens PRs, not just autocomplete
- +Large open-source community plus a mature SDK, REST/WebSocket API, and MCP support
- -Open-source build is single-user with no built-in auth/isolation; teams need the Enterprise tier
- -Output must be reviewed and tested, and open-ended tasks can burn many LLM calls
Which should you choose?
Devin is autonomous ai software engineer that takes delegated tickets to a reviewed pr, best for enterprise, mid-market, developers. OpenHands is open-source ai software engineer that edits, runs, and tests code in a sandbox, best for developers, enterprise. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Devin and OpenHands profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.