Devika is an open-source project that aims to be a competitive alternative to similar AI tools like Devin by Cognition AI.
Devika is described as an Agentic AI Software Engineer capable of understanding high-level human instructions, breaking them down into steps, researching relevant information, and writing code to achieve the specified objectives.
The project was created by Mufeed, a 21-year-old founder of Lyminal and Stition.AI from Kerala, India. Despite being far from Devin's current capabilities, Devika could emerge as a viable alternative to the "World's first AI software engineer".
Devika is hosted on GitHub and has garnered significant attention from developers, with active issues and pull requests showcasing the community's engagement in improving and discussing its features and capabilities.
While Devin AI is more established, Devika AI shows great potential as an emerging open-source alternative, especially for its affordability, versatility and customization capabilities.