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Coding Agents

Windsurf

Windsurf is Cognition’s desktop IDE for coding agents. The Devin Desktop FAQ says that on June 2, 2026 Windsurf became Devin Desktop: the same IDE and editor, with the Agent Command Center in front and the previous editor still available. windsurf.com redirects to the Devin Desktop page. The FAQ says plan prices did not change in that rename.

In one paragraph

Windsurf is listed on ShipRanked. Public price: Free, Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo. No score has been published. Every job for this tool is still testing in progress.

Facts

Vendor
Cognition
Interface
Desktop IDE
Source
Closed source
Price
Free, Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo
Models
Pro includes frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and SpaceXAI, plus leading open-source models. SWE-2 is free in Devin Desktop and the CLI through October 16, 2026. The Free plan has limited model availability.
Plan the test will use
Pro ($20/mo), the cheapest paid individual plan.
Pricing checked
October 16, 2026

windsurf.com/pricing redirects to the Devin pricing page. Free is $0, Pro is $20/mo, and Max is $200/mo. Teams is $80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat. Free includes a light quota, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited tab completions. Pro adds higher quotas, frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and SpaceXAI, access to Devin Cloud, and extra usage at API prices. Paid plans include a daily and weekly usage allowance. The pricing page says SWE-2 is free in Devin Desktop and the CLI through October 16, 2026.

Comparisons

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Scores

Fix a known bug in a real project

Testing in progress. We haven't published a score for Windsurf on this job yet. The score will show up here after the first published test.