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gotnerfed · index of recordfiled · · receipt #devin-2026-02-acu-increase
RECEIPT#DEVI-2026-02-BMSmajor
Devin·billing shift·scored 47nerf / 100

Devin's ACU consumption per task silently rebalanced upward

Cognition Labs adjusted what counts as one Agent Compute Unit (ACU), increasing actual consumption per task by an estimated 30-50%. Devin's $500/mo plan with 10 ACU/mo now buys meaningfully less work.

Filed
2026-02-19
Observed
2026-02-19
Response window
UNCONTESTED · 85d
Jurisdiction
MIT · public

Panel verdict· panel not assembled

— no jury

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Response· vendor statement · uncontested

UNCONTESTED

Devin has not publicly addressed this change.85 days since filing · response window has closed · this receipt is marked uncontested.

medium confidence
User impact
49-70% of paid users
12-mo financial damage
~$7-$350 per user

Heuristic estimate. All users on the affected plan; damage varies by usage. How we estimate ↗

Devin charges by ACU, an opaque unit that bundles compute time, model calls, and tooling overhead. The rebalance was attributed to 'more accurate accounting of background processes' but no per-task cost-before/after data was published.

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