Pick Cursor if…
you're a heavy user who wants a middle tier between Pro and the top plan, or a team that wants separate first-party and third-party usage pools.
Same Pro price, same idea — an AI-native IDE — but the two have drifted apart. Windsurf is now Cognition's Devin Desktop and ships cloud agents in Pro; Cursor offers more rungs between Pro and its top tier.
At $20/mo each, pick Windsurf if you want Devin's cloud agents included and a free tier with unlimited Tab completions. Pick Cursor if you expect to outgrow Pro, because its Pro+ step sits well below the $200/mo jump Windsurf forces.
| App | Free tier | Paid from | Top plan | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursor | Yes | $20/mo | $200/mo | Professional developers who want agentic multi-file editing in a familiar IDE |
| Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | Yes | $20/mo | $200/mo | Developers who want Devin's autonomous coding agent paired with a full IDE, not just a chat sidebar |
Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated October 7, 2026
| Cursor | Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Limited agent requests and tab completions | Light quota, limited models, but unlimited inline edits & Tab |
| What Pro adds | Extended agent limits, all frontier models, background agents | Full model access, cloud agents (Devin) included |
| Step above Pro | Pro+ at $60/mo (3× Pro usage) | Max at $200/mo; extra usage billed at API pricing |
| Owner / brand | Anysphere; still sold as Cursor | Cognition; renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026 |
you're a heavy user who wants a middle tier between Pro and the top plan, or a team that wants separate first-party and third-party usage pools.
you want autonomous cloud agents bundled into the base paid plan, or you'll mostly live on the free tier and want unlimited Tab completions there.
Windsurf was acquired by Cognition in July 2025 and rebranded Devin Desktop in June 2026, with pricing merged into Devin's. Reviews written under the Windsurf name may describe plans or limits that no longer exist, so check the current plan list below rather than older comparisons.
Effectively yes. Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026 and its Pro plan includes Cognition's Devin cloud agents alongside the IDE.
Cursor has more steps: Pro+ at $60/mo gives 3× Pro usage before you need Ultra. Windsurf goes straight from Pro to Max at $200/mo, and bills extra usage at API pricing.
Cursor Teams Standard is $40/mo per user. Windsurf Teams is listed at $40/mo per seat plus a base fee, so do the maths for your headcount.
How we choose: prices come from each vendor's official pricing page and are re-checked every week. We take no affiliate fees, so rankings aren't for sale.