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Cognition: SWE-2 free on Devin Cloud for Pro/Max/Teams through Oct 8

Cognition co-founder Silas Alberti said demand for SWE-2 in Desktop and CLI is unprecedented, that they secured more compute, and that SWE-2 is free on Devin Cloud for Pro, Max, and Teams subscribers through October 8, 2026. The limited window lowers the cost of trying the coding model for existing Devin subscribers who want a short evaluation or production pilot.

Key Takeaways

  • SWE-2 is free on Devin Cloud for Pro/Max/Teams through 2026-10-08.
  • Officially cites unprecedented Desktop/CLI demand and extra secured compute.
  • A dated promo that lets existing Devin subscribers evaluate or pilot at lower cost.
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Cognition launches SWE-2: frontier-parity coding model at up to ~70% lower cost

Cognition introduced SWE-2, calling it their closest model yet to the frontier: on leading evals it matches recent frontier models at up to ~70% lower cost. They say they scaled RL to multiple trillions of parameters with a refined recipe that pushes the Pareto curve on both capability and cost. SWE-2 already powers products such as Devin Voice.

Key Takeaways

  • SWE-2 claims parity with recent frontier models on leading coding evals.
  • Up to ~70% lower cost at similar capability; Pareto-focused release.
  • RL scaled to multi-trillion parameters; already used in Devin products.
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Cognition launches Devin Voice: speak tasks; GPT-Live + SWE-2 power shipping

Cognition introduced Devin Voice—voice control for Devin so you can say what you want and it ships. Powered by GPT-Live and Cognition’s new SWE-2 model.

Key Takeaways

  • Devin Voice adds voice control to Devin.
  • Powered by GPT-Live and Cognition SWE-2.
  • Promise: speak the ask, Devin ships the change.
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Artificial Analysis: Devin Fusion joins Coding Agent Index; Fable scores 62, Astra cheaper/faster

Artificial Analysis independently benchmarked Devin Fusion—the first multi-model coding agent on their Coding Agent Index. Claude Fable 5.1 (xhigh)+SWE-2 scores 62; GPT-6 Astra (xhigh)+SWE-2 scores 59 with ~43% lower cost and ~31% faster completion while retaining frontier-level performance.

Key Takeaways

  • First multi-model coding agent on Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index.
  • Fable 5.1+SWE-2 scores 62; Astra+SWE-2 scores 59.
  • Astra config ~43% cheaper and ~31% faster task completion.
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