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| Compare features | Cursor | Windsurf / Devin Desktop |
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| Best for | A coding agent for editing, understanding and changing projects through an editor and other developer workflows. Model access depends on the plan. | Windsurf’s official URL now leads to Devin Desktop. New buyers should check the current product identity and Devin subscription terms. |
| Category | AI coding & development | AI coding & development |
| Paid entry price | US$8 / mo+Billed monthly · Plus Monthly Plus subscription; restricted to Cursor models. Third-party models are unavailable on Plus and cost extra on Premium and above. Existing legacy Pro subscriptions follow different terms. | US$20 / mo+Billed monthly · Devin Pro Current Devin Pro monthly price reached from the official Windsurf pricing URL; not a statement about legacy Windsurf contracts. Extra usage may cost more. |
| Free plan | Supported | Supported |
| Japanese support | Unverified | Unverified |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
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| Pricing checked | 2026-10-26 | 2026-10-26 |
| Official pricing | Check pricing | Check pricing |
Prices exclude tax, currency conversion and introductory discounts. Different currencies and billing periods are not directly comparable. Japanese support can apply to input, output or the interface; check each tool’s scope.
Align the version of each product
The official Windsurf addresses now direct readers to Devin Desktop and Devin pricing. Cursor’s public plans also differ from descriptions of older Pro arrangements. Previous experience may still be informative, but check current application behavior, model access and contract terms separately. Otherwise a comparison can accidentally combine an old feature set with a new subscription price.
Define the work you want to delegate
Decide whether the main requirement is short completion assistance, a contained bug fix or several tasks running in parallel. Even within one service, execution location and model selection can change what is available. Write down the operations you need and check them against the exact plan instead of comparing general marketing claims about coding agents.
Include additional consumption in the budget
Cursor’s lowest paid tier does not include third-party models, and Devin describes purchasing extra usage. Neither subscription should therefore be assumed to fix every possible development cost. Review allowance visibility and spending controls, then estimate a realistic week of work. Avoid treating unlike model or credit allowances as equivalent merely because both plans display a monthly figure.
Migrate one repository before the whole workflow
Changing extensions, shortcuts, execution environments and review habits together makes failures harder to diagnose. Try a small repository and confirm that proposed changes can be reviewed using your normal process. Before canceling a legacy contract, inspect its renewal date and retained benefits. This guide provides selection criteria and current official references, rather than claiming that either agent has been benchmarked as more capable.
Official sources
Pricing, availability and feature limits can change. Check the linked official pages before subscribing.
- Cursor pricingInformation checked: 2026-10-26
- Cursor models and pricingInformation checked: 2026-10-26
- Cursor Agent overviewInformation checked: 2026-10-26
- Windsurf official site → Devin DesktopInformation checked: 2026-10-26
- Windsurf pricing → Devin pricingInformation checked: 2026-10-26
- Devin DesktopInformation checked: 2026-10-26