Gemini (Google)
Free tier available
- Free$0
- Google AI Pro$19.99/mo
- Google AI Ultra$249.99/mo
Our pickGemini (Google)

Devin
Cognition proprietary orchestration over Claude / GPT / Gemini + Devin's own tuned components
Tier-list head-to-head. Gemini (Google) takes the A-tier slot — here's the breakdown.
Spec sheet
| Tier | A-tierwin | B-tier |
| Overall score | 8.3 / 10win | 7.4 / 10 |
| Powered by | — | Cognition proprietary orchestration over Claude / GPT / Gemini + Devin's own tuned components |
| Free tier | Yeswin | No |
| Starting price | $0 | $20 |
| Best for | Google Workspace power users. | Development teams that want to offload well-scoped tasks like bug fixes, test writing, and boilerplate code… |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-20 | 2026-05-13 |
Head-to-head
Rated 1-10 on the same rubric across all 130 tools we cover.
What you'll pay
Look past the headline number -- entry-tier limits drive most cost surprises.
Free tier available
No free tier
Gemini 3.5 Flash (vendor-published 2026-05-19; third-party verification pending) -- legacy 3.1 Ultra retained below for context benchmarks — Devin has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 76.2% | |
| MCP Atlas | 83.6% | |
| CharXiv Reasoning (multimodal) | 84.2% | |
| MMLU (3.1 Ultra baseline) | 90.5% | |
| SWE-bench Verified (3.1 Ultra baseline) | 80.6% |
The decision
Use-case anchors and category strengths, side by side.
Google Workspace power users. If you live in Gmail, Docs, and Drive, Gemini Advanced integrates directly into your workflow. Also great for developers who need the cheapest API with the longest context window.
Visit Gemini (Google)Development teams that want to offload well-scoped tasks like bug fixes, test writing, and boilerplate code to an autonomous agent. Best when the task description is detailed and specific.
Visit DevinBottom line
Gemini (Google) edges out Devin by 0.9 points (8.3 vs 7.4) -- a A-tier vs B-tier split that's narrow but real. Not a blowout; both belong on a shortlist. The score gap shows up most clearly in the categories that matter for Gemini (Google)'s strengths, so if those categories are your priority, the lead translates.
On pricing, Gemini (Google) starts free while Devin requires a paid plan from day one ($20+). If you're testing the waters or running an occasional workload, that gap matters more than the score differential. Gemini (Google) starts at $0; Devin starts at $20. Compare what each entry tier actually unlocks before you compare list prices -- the limits matter more than the headline number.
By use case: pick Gemini (Google) when google workspace power users. Pick Devin when development teams that want to offload well-scoped tasks like bug fixes, test writing, and boilerplate code to an autonomous agent. The two tools aren't fighting for the same person -- they're aiming at adjacent jobs that occasionally overlap. If you're squarely in Gemini (Google)'s lane, the tier-list ranking and the use-case fit point the same direction; if you're in Devin's lane, the score gap matters less than the fit.
Bottom line: Gemini (Google) is the safer default for most readers, but Devin is competitive enough that the tie-breaker is your specific workload, not the spec sheet.
Keep digging
Full Gemini (Google) review
Tier A · 8.3/10
Full Devin review
Tier B · 7.4/10
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Built from our daily AI-tool sweep, last touched May 20, 2026. Honest tier-list reviews — no affiliate-link pieces disguised as advice. See the rubric or how we review.