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  • Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) ×

Comparator · Coding

Starting price$29/mo · $20/mo
Free tierno · yes
Plans documented3 · 5
Platforms1 · 1
Comparison of BrainGrid, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
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Category Coding Coding
Main use cases
  • Build a SaaS product or internal tool
  • Add a feature to an existing repo via MCP
  • Build an AI-powered app
  • Rescue a prototype that stopped working
  • Build a marketing site
  • Agentic multi-file code changes
  • Autocompleting code
  • Refactoring existing projects
  • Team development with shared admin
  • Enterprise-controlled deployments
Best for Solo builders and founders, Teams that want specs before code, Developers using Claude Code or Cursor Professional developers, Engineering teams, Developers wanting an AI-first IDE
Platforms Web Desktop
Pricing model — Freemium
Pricing

Builder $24/mo per seat billed yearly ($290/yr), 5,000 credits, 3 projects, 1 user; Builder Pro $83/mo per seat billed yearly ($990/yr), 20,000 credits, 25 projects; Team $166/mo per seat billed yearly ($1,990/yr), 50,000 credits. Homepage states from $29/mo (monthly billing).

Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Free $0; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo + $40/mo per full seat; Enterprise contact sales. Prices shown per month; billing period not stated.

Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗

Key features
  • Planning agent with clarifying questions
  • Acceptance criteria and readiness score
  • Builder agent in a cloud sandbox
  • Verification with test runs and screenshots as evidence
  • Spec handoff to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex via MCP or CLI
  • Hosting on BrainGrid Cloud
  • Agent Command Center (Spaces, Kanban, multi-agent)
  • Full IDE with autocomplete and debugging
  • Tab completions and inline edits
  • SWE-2 model
  • Cloud agents (Devin Cloud) on paid plans
  • JetBrains plugin and Devin CLI
Pros
  • Nothing is built until the plan is marked ready
  • Evidence is attached to each acceptance criterion
  • Can use your own coding agent over MCP or CLI
  • Plans listed publicly with credit and project limits
  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions
  • Downloads for macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Plans and settings migrate from Windsurf automatically
  • Pro at $20/month
Limitations
  • No free plan shown on the pricing page
  • Usage is limited by monthly credits (5,000 on the entry plan)
  • Entry plan is limited to 3 projects and 1 user
  • Pricing is per seat
  • Free plan has light agent quota and limited models
  • Max plan costs $200/month
  • Team plan has $80 base plus $40 per seat
  • Requires desktop install (macOS 10.15 unsupported)
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Verified Oct 2, 2026

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