Cognition revamps Devin's "Teams" plan with Devin Desktop for everyone and free sessions on its own SWE-2 model; seat cap cut from 200 to 100

Devin Desktop for everyone, no extra seats needed

Cognition, the U.S. company behind AI programmer "Devin," said on Nov. 12 (Nov. 13 Japan time) that it had revamped "Teams," its plan for groups. Everyone on a team can now use the development tool "Devin Desktop" without buying additional seats. Each user can run up to two free sessions at a time powered by the company's own AI model, "SWE-2." For administrators, it added single sign-on (SSO), which lets staff log in with their company's shared login, and settings for per-user usage limits.

The announcement came in a post on its official X account (7:22:04 a.m. Nov. 13 Japan time) and in an official blog post dated Nov. 12. The blog said users no longer need to pay for Devin Desktop seats.

Since late October, Cognition has made a string of Devin announcements: a revamp of "Devin Security," which handles vulnerability fixes; "Devin Review 2.0," which checks code; and the new model "SWE-2 Flash." This time, beyond adding models and features, it reworked what the team plan includes and how it is managed.

Free SWE-2 sessions made permanent, also in Pro and Max

The new "Free mode" gives Teams users free sessions powered by SWE-2. Each user gets up to two at a time and can pay for more. According to the blog, free SWE-2 in Devin Desktop and the command-line version (CLI) will become a permanent part of the Teams, Pro and Max plans. The mentions of Pro, Max and the CLI appear in the blog, not in the X post.

Cognition describes SWE-2 as its most advanced coding model yet. It says the model performs close to frontier models at a fraction of their cost, but the blog gives no performance or cost figures. On "SWE-2 Flash," the lower-end model announced on Nov. 4, ORIENS reported that it was shown as free inside Devin through Nov. 30.

SSO and three-tier usage limits for administrators

SSO connects to Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, or other identity providers that support SAML or OIDC. Once SSO is connected, email login can be turned off.

For cost control, administrators can set a usage limit for each user, with up to three tiers. The tiers are meant to let different groups have different limits. Users who need more send a request, and administrators can choose whether requests wait for approval or are approved automatically up to a maximum they set. The blog also mentioned "Devin Coach" under cost controls. It gives engineers advice before they send an instruction, such as suggesting a lighter mode for a small task.

A standard BAA for medical use

Teams customers can request a standard "Business Associate Agreement (BAA)" from the settings screen in the product. According to the blog, a BAA is a contract that must be signed before a vendor touches protected health information. The company said healthcare startups can now get one without an enterprise contract. However, the BAA is provided as-is on Cognition's paper, and the company will not accept changes to its wording.

For startups, it also pointed to a support program that eligible teams can apply to for up to $65,000 in usage credits and more.

Seat cap cut from 200 to 100, no prices given

In the "What's changing" part of the blog, the company said the maximum number of seats on one Teams plan was lowered from 200 to 100. A seat category it calls "quota seats" will be retired in 30 days. The blog did not explain what this category covers or how it will be handled after retirement. The seat cap and the retirement of the category are not mentioned in the X post.

The X post and the blog did not give the monthly price of the Teams plan, the price per seat, or the price for sessions beyond the free ones. No third-party results measured under the same conditions could be confirmed for the company's claims about SWE-2's performance or cost.