Head to head

Beagle vs Devin.

Devin is an AI engineer that writes and ships code. Beagle is not, and does not pretend to be - it is the teammate for everything around the code: the customer thread, the CRM record, the weekly report, the chase. Plenty of teams run both.

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The short answer

Which one is for you.

Choose Devin

AI software engineer

Pick Devin when the work you want handed off is engineering work: migrations, backlog tickets, bug triage inside a real codebase.

Choose Beagle

AI teammate in chat

Pick Beagle when the work is everything else in your team's week, and it needs approving before it goes anywhere.

Feature by feature

The scorecard.

Devin is an AI software engineer. Cognition's autonomous coding agent, working in its own cloud environment and reachable from Slack. Six capabilities, marked the same way for both.

Capability	Devin	Beagle
Lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams	PartialA web IDE and CLI, plus Slack and Microsoft Teams.	YesSlack and Microsoft Teams, as a teammate.
Reads your team's channels	YesChannels you connect, including passive auto-triage.	YesEvery channel it is invited to, scoped to what each teammate can see.
Speaks up without being asked	YesYes - auto-triage and scheduled automations.	YesPipes up unprompted when something needs you.
Acts across your whole stack	PartialRepos, trackers, and a real shell and browser.	YesDrafts and does the work across ~2,700 connected apps.
Remembers your team over time	YesPersistent Knowledge, pinned per repo.	YesRemembers your tone, your people and what you decided.
Waits for approval before acting	PartialAt pull-request review, not per action.	YesAlways waits for your nod before anything goes out.

YesDoes this
PartialPartly, or with setup
NoDoes not
Not applicableDoes not apply

Worth saying plainly: these six are the things Beagle is built to do, so they flatter Beagle. Devin is an AI software engineer and is not trying to do most of them - a low score here is a difference in job, not a fault. What Devin does better is the other half of the picture.

What it costs

Price, plainly.

Published prices only. Where Devin does not publish one, we say so instead of guessing.

Devin

Free to start: Free tier
Paid from: $20/mo
How it is sold: Seats plus usage credits

Beagle

Free to start: 1,000 credits, no card
Paid from: $49/mo
How it is sold: Flat, 5,000 credits every month

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Credit where it is due

What Devin does better.

Nobody switches on a page that pretends the other tool is rubbish. Here is the honest case for Devin.

Genuinely writes, runs and tests code in its own sandboxed environment.
Auto-triage watches a channel and investigates bugs without being tagged.
Persistent Knowledge carries your repo conventions into every session.

The difference

Where Beagle fits.

The shape of work Devin was not built for.

Lives where you talk
Beagle is a teammate in Slack and Microsoft Teams, not a tab you switch to. It reads the channels it is invited to and answers in the thread.
Does the work, not just the talk
It drafts the reply, updates the record and chases the action item across ~2,700 tools - then waits for your nod before anything goes out.
Learns your team
Correct it once and it remembers. Over time it knows your tone, your accounts and your decisions - the part Devin leaves to you.

FAQ

Common questions.

Is Beagle a good Devin alternative?

If you want an AI that lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams, reads your channels, and does the work rather than waiting to be asked, yes. Devin is an AI engineer that writes and ships code. Beagle is not, and does not pretend to be - it is the teammate for everything around the code: the customer thread, the CRM record, the weekly report, the chase. Plenty of teams run both.

What is the difference between Beagle and Devin?

Devin is an AI software engineer: Cognition's autonomous coding agent, working in its own cloud environment and reachable from Slack. Beagle is an AI teammate that sits in your Slack or Microsoft Teams channels, reads the thread, remembers your team, and drafts or does the work across roughly 2,700 connected apps - always pausing for your approval first.

When should I pick Devin over Beagle?

Pick Devin when the work you want handed off is engineering work: migrations, backlog tickets, bug triage inside a real codebase. Devin is genuinely strong at: Genuinely writes, runs and tests code in its own sandboxed environment. Auto-triage watches a channel and investigates bugs without being tagged. Persistent Knowledge carries your repo conventions into every session.

Can Beagle replace Devin?

It depends on the job. Pick Beagle when the work is everything else in your team's week, and it needs approving before it goes anywhere. Plenty of teams run both - Beagle covers the day-to-day work inside chat and hands off to the specialist tool where it is better.

Does Beagle work in Slack and Microsoft Teams?

Yes. Beagle lives natively in both, reading only what each teammate can see and waiting for your nod before it acts.

How is Beagle priced compared to Devin?

Beagle is free to start - 1,000 credits on signup, no credit card. A $49/month membership adds 5,000 credits every month, with one-time top-up packs when you need more. Devin prices seats from $20/month, plus usage credits.

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