AI REVENUE WARS ● 2026-10-30

Explorer

Cognition

private · Developer tools & coding

Disclosed ARR / run-rate / reported revenue (point-in-time)

Each series is one metric basis exactly as disclosed. Points are not connected across bases and are not comparable with recognized revenue.

All observations (9)

PeriodMetricValueYoYQualityHowSource
as of 2026-09-25run-rate$1.00B—reportedreported
“Cognition said on September 25, 2026 that it had crossed $1B in annualized revenue run rate”
Unite.AI reporting Cognition announcement
as of 2026-09-08run-rate$900.00M—reportedreported
“Since our last round in May, Cognition's run-rate revenue has grown from $492M to almost $900M.”
Cognition
as of 2026-05-27run-rate$492.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition told investors it has reached $492 million in annualized revenue run-rate”
LetsDataScience reporting TechCrunch
as of 2026-05run-rate$492.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition said that since announcing its last fundraise in May, its annualized run-rate revenue has grown from $492 million to $900 million.”
TechCrunch
as of 2025-09-09ARR$150.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition, the AI coding company behind Devin and Windsurf, has rapidly scaled its annual recurring revenue to more than $150 million ARR in 2025, following the acquisition of Windsurf.”
The source says “more than” this figure.
ARR Club
as of 2025-07-31ARR$82.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition said Windsurf had $82 million in ARR, more than 350 enterprise customers and hundreds of thousands of daily active users.”
Aree Blog reporting Cognition
as of 2025-06-30ARR$73.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition recorded continuous revenue increases since the solution's launch in March 2024, including a jump from $1 million in recurring revenue in September 2024 to $73 million in June 2025.”
Built In
as of 2025-05-31ARR$37.00M—reportedreported
“But when it comes from a company reporting $492 million in annualized revenue after starting 2025 at $37 million, the numbers are harder to dismiss.”
Awesome Agents
as of 2024-09-30ARR$1.00M—reportedreported
“Cognition recorded continuous revenue increases since the solution's launch in March 2024, including a jump from $1 million in recurring revenue in September 2024 to $73 million in June 2025.”
Built In