SWE-2 reportedly beats Astra and Fable at lower cost, free for Devin's $20 tier
silasalberti · x · 2026-09-11
A viral post claims Cognition's SWE-2 outperforms Astra and Fable while being cheaper, and isn't just benchmaxxed. A demo site was generated zero-shot using two custom skills with the Devin CLI at no cost. SWE-2 is free for paid tiers — the $20 Devin subscription lets you try it without consuming quota. "Cognition is on fire," the author writes.
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