13x vs Devin
Autonomous AI software engineer that works asynchronously in the cloud.
13x is a local-first control workspace that runs your coding agents in parallel — with named rigs, a codebase map and live pulse. Here is how the two compare.
Devin shines when you want to hand off scoped tasks to an autonomous cloud engineer. Pick 13x when you would rather stay in the driver's seat: run agents locally, in parallel, with rigs, a codebase map and live pulse — no code leaving your machine. Hand-off vs. hands-on.
| feature | 13x | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel agent support | ✓ | Cloud sessions |
| Local-first (no cloud) | ✓ | — |
| Codebase map / context packets | ✓ | Cloud workspace |
| Terminal grid | ✓ | — |
| Named rigs (save setups) | ✓ | — |
| Session pulse monitoring | ✓ | Cloud dashboard |
| Telemetry-free | ✓ | — |
| Pricing model | Free · €49/mo · from €99 lifetime | From $20/mo + usage |
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Devin is great for
- Autonomous, async engineer that works while you do other things
- Runs in its own cloud sandbox with browser and tools
- Good at well-scoped, ticket-style tasks
13x is better when
- Cloud sandbox — your code runs on Cognition's infra, not local-first
- You hand off tasks rather than driving agents live in a grid
- Usage-priced; no local rigs, map or pulse over your own machine
If you're you would rather drive agents than hand off tasks
13x, because 13x keeps you live in a grid instead of an async queue.
If you're code cannot leave your machine
13x, because 13x runs agents locally with no cloud sandbox.
If you're you want many agents, not one
13x, because launch a grid of rigs and watch their pulse.
run your agents in one local grid.
Launch a rig, map your codebase, send less context and watch every session's pulse — all on your machine.