# Cognition launches SWE-2 Flash in Devin at one-fifth the price of SWE-2 > Source: > Published: 2026-11-04 20:05:06+00:00 # Cognition launches SWE-2 Flash in Devin at one-fifth the price of SWE-2 **Built on Thinking Machines' Inkling-Small, the model is free for paid Devin users through November 30th while its weights stay behind a gated program.** By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket) · Published Primary source: [X · @cognition](https://x.com/cognition/status/2118069614521241739?a=3AyxUBZV92-7A53PVUY&s=46) ## Why it matters SWE-2 Flash tests whether a coding-agent company can cut its cost per task by post-training a small American open-weight base instead of renting frontier capacity for every job. Cognition says the model runs at one-fifth the price and three times the speed of SWE-2. Its gated weight program also sets a precedent for controlled transparency: partners and researchers get access, the public does not, and Cognition keeps the distribution switch. Cognition, the company behind Devin, launched SWE-2 Flash on November 4th, 2026, positioning the model as the cheaper and faster option for routine engineering work inside [Devin Desktop](https://devin.ai/desktop) and Devin CLI. Co-founder and chief executive [Scott Wu (@ScottWu46)](https://x.com/scottwu46) leads the company with co-founders Steven Hao and Walden Yan, a founding team drawn from competitive programming: all three are International Olympiad in Informatics gold medalists, according to published accounts of the company.… When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.