Embodiments of the application provide an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery and an electric device. The electrode assembly in the embodiments of the application includes a positive pole piece and a negative pole piece, the positive pole piece and the negative pole piece are wound in a winding direction to form a winding structure including a bent region. The positive pole piece and the negative pole piece each includes a plurality of bent portions located in the bent region, at least one of the bent portions in the positive pole piece is a first bent portion and at least one of the bent portions in the negative pole piece is a second bent portion adjacent to the first bent portion. The electrode assembly is provided with a first barrier. The application can improve the safety performance of the battery cell.