agent · ai-coding-agents
Devin vs Refact.ai
55 fields both were evaluated on, 24 of them different — including where one discloses something the other does not. Every value links to the document it came from. 31 further fields are disclosed by neither and are listed at the end rather than tabled.
Assurance
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Explainability· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Agency
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomy level· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Autonomous AI agent Delegate your coding tasks end-to-end Just describe what you need — Refact.ai Agent plans, executes, and deploys.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Human oversight· | “A human is kept in the loop just to manage the project and approve Devin’s changes.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “It works like another developer in your IDE, integrating with your codebase and stack, while letting you preview and control the process.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Goal complexity· | “Migration or large refactoring tasks are often fantastic projects for Devin: after investing a small, fixed cost to teach Devin how to approach sub-tasks, Devin can go and complete the migration autonomously.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Action space· | “Devin ships PRs the way your team does — picking up review feedback and CI results to get each PR approved and merged.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Refact.ai Agent accesses your resources and handles related operations autonomously, mimicking your workflow.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Operating environment· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Runs inside the developer's IDE, working against their codebase and stack “It works like another developer in your IDE, integrating with your codebase and stack, while letting you preview and control the process.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Initiative· | “Devin can go and complete the migration autonomously.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Safety
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Data handling· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | On-premise deployment offered as the data-control option; no retention, training-use or deletion terms published on the page checked “On-premise deployment keeps your code private and fully under your control. It provides maximum security and complete data ownership.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Practicality
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Price point· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | |
| Availability· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Hosted service being discontinued - the homepage carries a banner stating Refact Cloud is shutting down soon “Refact Cloud is shutting down soon”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Deployment options· | “Devin Cloud Devin Desktop Devin CLI Devin Review Devin Windows VM”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Integrations· | “Build together with Confluence Build together with Airtable Build together with Segment Build together with Asana Build together with Notion Build together with Stripe Build together with AWS Build together with GitHub Build together with Datadog Build together with Linear Build together with Databricks Build together with Slack Build together with Google Drive Build together with Sentry Build together with PostgreSQL Build together with Azure Build together with Snowflake Build together with MongoDB”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Support model· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | "Priority support and onboarding" named as a paid-tier feature; no response times or remedies published “Priority support and onboarding”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Foundation models
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Base models· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Powered by Qwen2.5-Coder model and Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model provider· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Use Claude 4, GPT-4o, or GPT-4o mini with AI Agent or for chat queries. Bring your own key Connect your API key and use any LLM: Gemini, Grok, OpenAI, Deepseek, and others.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Model swappable· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Bring your own key Connect your API key and use any LLM: Gemini, Grok, OpenAI, Deepseek, and others.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Fine-tuning· | “The Nubank team helped to collect examples of previous migrations their engineers had done manually, some of which were fed to Devin for fine-tuning.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Fine-tune LLMs Train AI on your stack to customize its behavior.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Ecosystem
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Tool use· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | “Refact.ai Agent accesses your resources and handles related operations autonomously, mimicking your workflow.”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Multi-agent· | “Devin can spin up a team of Devins for large tasks.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Open source· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Self-described as open source in the homepage headline; no licence named on the page checked “Your Open-Source, Autonomous AI Agent”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Marketplace presence· | no public information devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | Plugins published for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, IntelliJ, CLion), Visual Studio, Neovim and Sublime Text; several marked beta “Download Refact.ai plugins: VS Code JetBrains Visual Studio beta Neovim beta Sublime Text beta PyCharm WebStorm GoLand IntelliJ CLion”refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Impact
| Field | Devin | Refact.ai |
|---|---|---|
| User base· | ||
| Deployment scale· | “Among others, Data, Collections, and Risk business units verified and completed their migrations in weeks instead of months or years.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
| Target sectors· | “Nubank was born into the tradition of centralized ETL FinServ architectures.”devin.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 | no public information refact.ai · checked Aug 1, 2026 |
Disclosed by neither
Both Devin and Refact.ai publish nothing on these 31 fields. That is a finding about the category rather than a difference between them, so it is recorded here instead of as 31 identical table rows. Each is shown with its source check on the individual profiles.
- High-risk domains
- Documented incidents
- Pricing model
- Supported regions
- Open weights
- Context window
- Protocols supported
- API access
- Safety evaluations
- Red teaming
- Safety policy
- Usage restrictions
- Model or system card
- Incident reporting
- Third-party evaluations
- Insurance available
- Insurance carriers
- Coverage limits
- Indemnification
- Liability cap
- Audit trail
- Tamper-evident log
- Runtime governance
- Permission scopes
- Compliance certifications
- Regulatory alignment
- Outcome-based pricing
- Settlement mechanism
- Dispute process
- SLA terms
- Evaluation coverage
Questions
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on operating environment?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: Runs inside the developer's IDE, working against their codebase and stack.
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on availability?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: Hosted service being discontinued - the homepage carries a banner stating Refact Cloud is shutting down soon.
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on support model?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: "Priority support and onboarding" named as a paid-tier feature; no response times or remedies published.
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on open source?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: Self-described as open source in the homepage headline; no licence named on the page checked.
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on marketplace presence?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: Plugins published for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, IntelliJ, CLion), Visual Studio, Neovim and Sublime Text; several marked beta.
- How do Devin and Refact.ai compare on data handling?
- Devin: no public information disclosed. Refact.ai: On-premise deployment offered as the data-control option; no retention, training-use or deletion terms published on the page checked.