AI Coding Agents for Enterprise: IP Indemnity, Data Residency and 500-Seat Cost Compared
500 seats. Copilot and Kiro offer uncapped IP indemnity on generated code. Cognition excludes outputs entirely. Here's what that costs — and what it means for your contract.
Why it matters
Enterprise buyers of coding agents face material differences in IP indemnity, data residency, and audit-log commitments across vendors. This comparison translates legal exposure and operational requirements into concrete cost-per-seat and risk metrics that change procurement decisions.
The key facts
7 to knowGitHub Copilot: uncapped IP indemnity on generated code
AWS Kiro: uncapped IP indemnity on generated code
Cursor: standard terms reviewed (indemnity scope not detailed in headline)
Devin (Cognition): standard terms exclude outputs entirely from indemnity
Windsurf: standard terms reviewed (indemnity scope not detailed in headline)
Comparison includes: legal exposure, prompt storage, audit logs, 500-seat pricing
Source: contract analysis (not vendor claims)
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Publisher excerpt: We read the contracts behind GitHub Copilot, AWS Kiro, Cursor, Devin and Windsurf. Copilot and Kiro offer uncapped indemnity on generated code. Cognition's standard terms exclude outputs entirely. Here is how 500 seats compare on legal exposure, prompt storage, audit logs and true cost.