ORA vs Devin
Both are autonomous AI software engineers: you describe the task, they read the codebase, write the code, and deliver it to GitHub. The differences are how the work is priced, how it lands in your repo, and what checks run before it gets there.
Choose ORA if you want…
- A predictable flat bill — $19/mo Pro, 300 tasks included
- A real free tier (10 tasks/month, no card)
- Direct commit to your branch or a PR — your call
- A 25+ pattern security scan before anything lands
- Maxx mode: a second model reviewing every critical change
- To ship from your phone or any browser
Choose Devin if you want…
- Hours-long unattended sessions in a cloud VM
- VPC deployment inside your own cloud (Enterprise)
- A strictly PR-only review workflow
- In-VM browser automation for end-to-end checks
- An ACU budget model your finance team already approved
The pricing difference, in real numbers
Devin meters work in Agent Compute Units. The $20/month Core plan bills $2.25 per ACU on top of the subscription, and an ACU covers roughly 15 minutes of active agent work — third-party estimates put moderate Core usage at about $70–220 per month all-in. The $500/month Team plan includes 250 ACUs, then $2.00 per additional ACU. AUREM is a flat fee: Free is 10 tasks/month, Starter is $9 for 50 tasks, Pro is $19 for 300 tasks, Team is $49 per user. Your invoice never depends on how hard a task turned out to be.
Devin figures last verified June 2026 from devin.ai/pricing and independent pricing trackers. Always check the vendor page — prices change.
Feature by feature
| AUREM | Devin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Flat fee — $0 Free / $9 Starter (50 tasks) / $19 Pro (300 tasks) / $49 Team per month | ACU-metered — $20/mo + $2.25/ACU (Core), $500/mo incl. 250 ACUs (Team) |
| Free tier | 10 tasks/month, no credit card | None |
| Delivery mode | Direct commit to your branch or a Pull Request — your choice | Pull Request |
| Autonomy pipeline | Loop Mode — Plan → Execute → Verify → Security scan → Ship, with checkpoints and one-click rollback | Cloud VM sessions, plan + execute |
| Per-repo memory | Project Brain per-repo memory + persistent correction rules | Devin Wiki / knowledge |
| Pre-commit security scan | Vanguard 2.0 — 25+ secret & dangerous-code patterns, 13 deep-mode rules, AST + esbuild gates before every commit | Not advertised |
| Two-model review | Maxx mode — a second model (Claude Sonnet) reviews critical changes pre-commit | Single agent |
| LLM resilience | 4-hop LLM fallback chain — stays online when a provider goes down | Single vendor stack |
| Token security | GitHub tokens encrypted at rest (HKDF-Fernet, per-tenant keys) | Not documented publicly |
| Works without an IDE | Web UI (mobile-friendly) + VS Code extension + MCP server for Cursor / Claude Desktop | Web UI (desktop), Slack, IDE beta |
| Cloud VM / VPC deployment | Not offered | Yes — SaaS or VPC (Enterprise) |
| Long unattended sessions | Minutes-scale tasks | Hours-scale autonomous sessions |
Sources: AUREM production codebase and docs; Devin public pricing and documentation, last verified June 30, 2026. Spotted something stale? Message us at auremcto.com/support and we'll fix it.
What “safer by default” means here
Vanguard pre-commit scan
25+ patterns checked on every change: AWS / GitHub / Stripe / OpenAI keys, DB connection strings, private keys, plus eval, shell=True, SQL string formatting and unsafe innerHTML. Critical hits block the commit.
Maxx two-model review
A second model (Claude Sonnet) reviews critical changes — wrong imports, logic errors and security gaps get caught before commit.
Two delivery modes
Direct commit via the GitHub REST API when speed matters, or a Pull Request when your team wants eyes on the diff.
Project Brain
Per-repo permanent memory: your stack, your conventions, your past decisions. Say "we don't use Redux" once.
Ships from anywhere
Full web UI that works on mobile, a VS Code extension, and an MCP server for Cursor / Claude Desktop. No desktop IDE required.
Frequently asked
Is AUREM a good Devin alternative?
Yes, if you want predictable cost and shipped commits. AUREM is an autonomous AI engineer with flat pricing ($0 free tier, $9 Starter with 50 tasks, $19 Pro with 300 tasks, $49 Team) instead of Devin's $20/month plus $2.25 per Agent Compute Unit metering. AUREM also runs a 25+ pattern security scan and an optional second-model code review (Maxx mode) before anything reaches your repository.
How is AUREM's pricing different from Devin's?
Devin bills by Agent Compute Units: the $20/month Core plan charges $2.25 per ACU on top, and the $500/month Team plan includes 250 ACUs. Moderate Core usage typically lands around $70–220/month in total. AUREM is a flat fee with generous task caps — Pro is $19/month for 300 tasks. A hard task costs the same as an easy one.
Does AUREM commit directly to GitHub like Devin opens PRs?
AUREM supports two delivery modes: direct commit to your branch via the GitHub REST API for solo speed, or a Pull Request flow when your team prefers review. Devin delivers its work as pull requests.
Which is safer — AUREM or Devin?
AUREM runs the Vanguard scanner on every change before it reaches GitHub: 25+ patterns covering leaked secrets (AWS, GitHub, Stripe, OpenAI keys, DB connection strings) and dangerous code (eval, shell=True, SQL string formatting, unsafe innerHTML), plus Python AST and esbuild syntax validation. On Pro and Team, Maxx mode adds a second-model review by Claude Sonnet before commit. Devin does not advertise an equivalent pre-commit security gate.
When is Devin the better choice?
Devin is a strong fit for long-running, fully cloud-hosted sessions in its own VM, organisations that want VPC deployment, and teams already standardised on PR-only review with ACU budgets. If those matter more to you than flat pricing, a free tier, mobile access, or pre-commit security scanning, choose Devin.
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