Head to head

Devin vs GitHub Copilot

Comparing 9 documented Devin incidents against 6 for GitHub Copilot.

What these records show

Devin has the lower average severity among the incidents collected here (2.4 vs 7.3 for Devin and GitHub Copilot, from 9 and 6 incidents). These records can't establish which agent is safer: counts reflect how widely each is used and how often people report failures, not a failure rate.

Documented incident metrics for Devin and GitHub Copilot
MetricDevinGitHub Copilot
Documented incidents96
Average severity2.47.3
Critical00
High05
Source checked96

Severity at a glance

Devin
2.4low
GitHub Copilot
7.3high

Failure modes

Devin
Distribution of failure modes across all documented incidents.
GitHub Copilot
Distribution of failure modes across all documented incidents.

The incidents behind these numbers