Devin vs Roo Code

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12

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Devin and Roo Code both sit low in overall AI assistant scores, at 6 and 7 out of 100. Devin shows up in 8 of 70 answers, leaning most on questions about whole-codebase coding agents (3 of 4 answers) and top 2026 assistants (2 of 4). Roo Code appears a bit more often, in 11 of 70 answers, with its strongest showing on best AI coding assistant for VS Code (2 of 3 answers). Head-to-head, Roo Code was named more often in 6 questions versus Devin's 3, with 11 ties. Neither is named for reliability, testing, or beginner-focused questions.

Head to head

metric	Devin	Roo Code
score	6	7
questions won	9	11

By assistant

Devin

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	10	10% of answers	#4.5
Claude	5	15% of answers	#11.7
Gemini	5	9% of answers	#5.0
Perplexity	5	11% of answers	#5.5

Roo Code

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	0	0% of answers
Claude	22	35% of answers	#6.0
Gemini	0	0% of answers
Perplexity	3	5% of answers	#9.0

Where they differ

Only Devin gets named for

What are the top AI coding assistants in 2026?
What's the best AI code editor right now?
Which AI coding tool writes the most reliable code?
What are the best alternatives to GitHub Copilot?

Only Roo Code gets named for

What's the best AI tool for writing and fixing React and Next.js code?
What are the best free AI coding assistants?
Which AI coding assistant gives the best value for the money?
What's the best open-source AI coding assistant?
What's the best AI coding assistant for a solo developer building a SaaS?
What's the best AI coding assistant for VS Code?

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