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Cursor vs Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) — Cost, Capacity & Access

Choose an editor by its pool and continuation rules. Cursor — Pro: $20.00/month. Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) — Pro: $20.00/month

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Plan decision matrix

Selected plans for this decision. Follow the pricing guides for all tiers. Currencies, billing periods and quota units retain their original scope.
Decision axisCursorWindsurf (now Devin Desktop)
Pricing / billing
FactPro: $20.00/monthCursor models and pricing · Cursor pricing
FactPro: $20.00/monthDevin pricing · Devin Desktop usage plans · Devin Desktop quota system
Usage limits
FactPro: Includes Cursor Models and Other Models pools, resetting each monthly billing cycle. Other Models consumes usage at model API rates; fixed request counts are Unknown. Tab completions are unlimited.Cursor models and pricing
FactPro: Daily and weekly token-budget quotas with increased capacity. Exact numeric quotas are Unknown — not publicly disclosed.Devin pricing · Devin Desktop usage plans · Devin Desktop quota system
Available interfaces (product scope)
FactProduct interfaces: Cursor desktop editor, Cursor CLI, Cloud Agents, iOS. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Cursor documentation · Cursor models and pricing
FactProduct interfaces: Devin Desktop / Windsurf editor. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) · Devin Desktop usage plans
After included usage
FactPro: After included monthly usage, enable on-demand billing at API rates or upgrade. On-demand usage is billed monthly.Cursor models and pricing
FactPro: Optional extra usage is billed at API prices after included quota is exhausted.Devin pricing · Devin Desktop quota system

Choose according to your requirements

Choose Cursor if…

Derived decision you want Cursor model pools with on-demand continuation.

  • FactPro: Includes Cursor Models and Other Models pools, resetting each monthly billing cycle. Other Models consumes usage at model API rates; fixed request counts are Unknown. Tab completions are unlimited.Cursor models and pricing
  • FactProduct interfaces: Cursor desktop editor, Cursor CLI, Cloud Agents, iOS. Plan-specific eligibility is not implied.Cursor documentation · Cursor models and pricing

Choose Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) if…

Derived decision you want Devin Desktop daily/weekly quotas with optional API-priced usage.

What this comparison cannot establish

Published quotas use different units and workloads. These records cannot establish relative coding output or a universal winner. A missing numeric allowance is Unknown, not unlimited.

Not directly comparable One side has no verified numeric limit in this window.

Cursor: Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop): Numeric capacity beyond the cited plan rules and workload-specific throughput are Unknown in this comparison.

Recommendations on this page are conditional. There is no global winner score.

Official source conflict

Official sources disagree

Unknown — conflicting Devin Desktop / Windsurf Teams $80 minimum versus $40 full-seat charges

  • Source A: Devin pricing — The Devin pricing page presents Teams as $80/month for the team plan plus $40/month per full developer seat, and the compare table header also shows Team $80/month with +$40/month per full user.
  • Source B: Devin self-serve billing — The self-serve billing document states every Teams account pays at least $80/month and that full-seat fees of $40 each contribute toward that minimum, with leftover minimum billed as prepaid on-demand credits. Two full seats equal $80 with $0 included credits; three full seats equal $120.
  • Applies to: Current self-serve Teams plans
  • Decision impact: A buyer cannot treat one additive total as settled Fact. Both sources agree the monthly obligation is at least $80. They disagree on whether seat fees stack on top of an $80 plan fee or count toward it.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Current interpretation: TraceCheck records an $80 monthly minimum and does not publish a single additive $80+$40 total as Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 8, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

Unknown — conflicting Devin Cloud inclusion and the migration FAQ's separate-SKU language

  • Source A: Devin Cloud integration and shared self-serve usage — Current self-serve Pro, Max and Teams integration documentation includes Cloud and shares quota and extra-usage balance with Desktop.
  • Source B: Devin Desktop FAQ — The no-forced-ACU-migration answer says Cloud remains a separate SKU, including in a question covering legacy Windsurf customers.
  • Applies to: Current self-serve versus legacy Windsurf and negotiated Enterprise contracts; the exact boundary is not reconciled.
  • Decision impact: Use the explicit self-serve documentation only for that cohort. Do not infer Cloud entitlement or a shared pool for all historical Windsurf contracts.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 8, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC

Unknown — conflicting Max daily-cap applicability across self-serve and Desktop quota descriptions

  • Source A: Devin self-serve billing — Current self-serve billing explicitly describes Max as weekly-only with no daily cap.
  • Source B: Devin Desktop quota system — Desktop quota documentation describes daily and weekly allowances generally and includes Max among paid plans, without a Max exception.
  • Applies to: Max self-serve versus existing Desktop/legacy accounts; verify contract and account meter.
  • Decision impact: Do not publish a universal Max daily cap or infer that a historical account has migrated. Exact numeric quotas remain undisclosed.
  • TraceCheck status: Unresolved — Derived outputs must not treat one side as settled Fact.
  • Last checked Sep 8, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC

Official sources and verification

Last verified · Cursor

Usage evidence reviewed . Other product facts retain their earlier verification date.

Last verified · Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)

Recent verified changes

Official sources conflict

Official sources conflict Official Devin pricing and billing documents currently describe Teams charges differently: an $80 plan fee plus $40 full seats versus an $80 minimum that full-seat fees contribute toward.

Verified Sep 8, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC. Affected pages: /windsurf/, /windsurf/pricing/, /windsurf/devin-migration/

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