Devin (Cognition) alternatives

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  1. 1 OpenAI Codex (cloud agent) Coding-agent memory

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection, extraction-pull) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 128k released 2026-10-27 Apache-2.0 (Codex CLI; cloud agent proprietary) Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  2. 2 Replit Agent Coding-agent memory

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  3. 3 Lovable Coding-agent memory

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host — Managed ✓ MCP ✓ Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  4. 4 Bolt.new (StackBlitz) Coding-agent memory ⚠ stale — no commits since 2024-12

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also self-hostable · also offered managed

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP — ★ 17k MIT Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  5. 5 Gemini CLI memory (save_memory / GEMINI.md) Coding-agent memory

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (fact) · also self-hostable · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ✓ ★ 108k released 2026-10-21 Apache-2.0 Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  6. 6 Mistral Vibe (Remote Agents) + Mistral Medium 3.5 Coding-agent memory

    also in Coding-agent memory · same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 4.9k released 2026-10-20 Apache-2.0 (Vibe CLI); Modified MIT (Medium 3.5… Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  7. 7 Spring AI ChatMemory Framework-embedded memory

    same storage (kv) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also self-hostable · also offered managed · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 9.4k released 2026-08-21 Apache-2.0 Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

  8. 8 AGENTS.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also self-hostable

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ? ★ 25k MIT Compare with Devin (Cognition) →

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