Autonomous coding agents, compared
All five can now take a task and come back with a pull request. The real differences are where the work runs, how you pay for a team, and whether spend is capped.
| Cursor | GitHub Copilot | Devin | Claude Code | Sweet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takes a task and opens a PR | Yes (cloud agents) | Yes (coding agent) | Yes | Yes | Yes (/workfor) |
| Where the agent runs | Your editor, or Cursor's cloud | Your editor, or GitHub's cloud (Actions) | Devin's cloud | Your terminal, or Claude's web app | CLI on your machine; web sessions in a Firecracker microVM per session |
| Team pricing | $40 per user/mo | Per user (Business/Enterprise) | $80/mo + $40 per seat | Premium seats $125 per user/mo | $1,000/mo flat, unlimited seats |
| Individual entry plan | $20/mo | $10/mo | $20/mo | $20/mo (Claude Pro) | Free (~27M tokens/mo), Pro $20/mo |
| Spend | Plan allowance, then pay for more | Plan allowance, then pay for more | Plan allowance, then pay for more | Shared plan limits | Hard cap per plan, no overage bills |
Competitor plans as listed on their pricing pages, October 2026: Cursor · GitHub Copilot · Devin · Claude. Plans change often; check before you buy.
Where Sweet wins
Teams with a backlog. Every tool here can now ship a task. Sweet's difference is cost and control: one flat price covers the whole team with unlimited seats, spend is hard-capped, and web sessions run in their own Firecracker microVM. It works alongside your editor's assistant, not instead of it.
The math. One senior engineer ≈ $12,500/mo. Sweet Team = $1,000/mo. Clear ~8% of one engineer's output and it's paid for.
Compare directly: vs Cursor · vs Copilot · vs Devin · vs Claude Code