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.
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Response· vendor statement · uncontested
UNCONTESTEDDevin has not publicly addressed this change.85 days since filing · response window has closed · this receipt is marked uncontested.
Predicted impact · est.
medium confidenceHeuristic estimate. All users on the affected plan; damage varies by usage. How we estimate ↗
Context · narrative
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.