Cybersecurity
Devin Fixes Security Vulnerabilities 20x Faster Than Humans
One organization reported Devin fixing security vulnerabilities in 1.5 minutes vs. 30 minutes for human developers — a 20x speed improvement.
Author: Cognition AI
What was done
In Devin's 2025 performance review, Cognition reported that one large organization achieved a 20x efficiency gain using Devin for security fixes: human developers averaged 30 minutes per vulnerability while Devin completed them in 1.5 minutes. Overall, Devin became 4x faster at problem solving and 2x more efficient in resource consumption year over year. Its PR merge rate improved from 34% to 67%. The agent excels at well-scoped tasks like fixing vulnerabilities, writing unit tests, and completing small tickets.
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