What is Cognition?

Cognition is an AI-native company whose tool, Devon, has been increasingly used for internal code generation. The company is considered a tier-one name in the AI industry.

• May 2026 - According to Nathaniel Whittemore, the proportion of internal code committed by Devon rose from 17% in January to 33% in February, 76% in March, and 89% by May 2026.
• May 2026 - Gavin Baker described Cognition as one of the most successful AI natives, but argued that even including it, AI has net destroyed trillions of dollars of value at the application layer.
• Jun 2026 - Jake Paul listed Cognition among tier-one names in AI, alongside companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.