Cursor vs Devin

Cursor (AI code editor with an integrated coding agent.) and Devin (Autonomous AI software engineer (Devin Cloud) with Devin Desktop, the agent-management IDE formerly known as Windsurf.) compared side by side: plans and prices, vendor-stated features, platforms and sign-in, with the date each fact was checked. Matches based on official product information.

Based on official vendor pages, linked below
Cursor pricing checked: 2026-10-28
Devin pricing checked: 2026-10-27

At a glance

Cursor

Anysphere

AI coding tools

What it does: AI code editor with an integrated coding agent.
Strong at: Strong fit for AI-first code editing with weekly refreshing usage pools.
Free plan: Yes
Paid plans from: US$8 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-28 · Full Cursor record · Official site

Devin

Cognition

AI coding tools

What it does: Autonomous AI software engineer (Devin Cloud) with Devin Desktop, the agent-management IDE formerly known as Windsurf.
Strong at: Built for delegating coding tasks to an autonomous AI software engineer in the cloud, with a desktop IDE for managing its agents.
Free plan: Yes - ongoing free plan
Paid plans from: US$20 / month

Pricing checked 2026-10-27 · Full Devin record · Official site

Plans & pricing

Cursor plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-28. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Free

$0 / month

Limited agent requests and Chat requests

Plus

$8/month ($80/year billed annually)

Cursor's own models at fixed settings; includes Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build and Grok API access; no third-party models

Premium

$30/month ($300/year billed annually)

4x Plus usage; third-party models at API list price from prepaid credit

Super

$100/month ($1,000/year billed annually)

15x Plus usage; priority model access at peak times

Ultra

$200/month ($2,000/year billed annually)

50x Plus usage

Teams

$30, $100 or $200 per seat/month

Matches the seat's tier; third-party models at API list price plus the Cursor Token Rate on eligible models

Enterprise

Custom

Pooled usage

Devin plans & pricing

Checked 2026-10-27. · Vendor pricing page Confirm prices and terms with the vendor before buying.

Free

$0 / month

Light quota to code with agents; limited model availability; unlimited inline edits and Tab completions

Pro

$20/month

Increased quotas, full model availability, access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud); extra usage purchasable at API pricing

Max

$200/month

Everything in Pro plus significantly higher quotas

Teams

$80/mo + $40/mo per full dev seat

Share/collaborate, centralized billing, admin dashboard with analytics, priority support

Enterprise

Let's talk

Quote only: SSO/SAML/OIDC, dedicated deployment option (VPC), enterprise admin controls

Side-by-side facts

	Cursor	Devin
Free plan	Yes	Yes - ongoing free plan
Paid plans from	US$8 / month	US$20 / month
Sign-in	Not stated	Yes. A Devin account is used for self-serve product and desktop login.
API	Cloud Agents API/SDKs are documented; Enterprise APIs have admin/analytics scope. Not a standalone model API.	Not stated

What each tool says it does

Cursor - vendor-stated features

Agent workflows
Research

Devin - vendor-stated features

Agent command center
Autonomous agent
Multi-agent support (ACP)

Worth knowing before you choose

Cursor - worth knowing

Cursor is sold as part of The X Subscription (one subscription covering Grok, Cursor and X).
Paid plans include a weekly usage pool shared across Grok and Cursor; third-party models are not included and bill separately at API list price from prepaid credit on Premium and above.
Teams is per seat at $30/$100/$200 per month matching the seat's tier.
Annual billing: $80/$300/$1,000/$2,000 per year for Plus/Premium/Super/Ultra.
Legacy plans (Pro, Pro+, Start, Teams Standard/Premium) keep working for existing subscribers.
Model-provider usage is billed separately from the subscription.
Official regions doc: model availability varies by provider region policies (Anthropic/OpenAI/Google supported-region lists govern per model; unavailable models are hidden, others keep working; BYOK possible where the provider serves the region).
Signup: official quickstart requires sign-in after install.
Pricing https://cursor.com/pricing: Free $0; paid tiers $8/$30/$100/$200 per month; third-party model usage billed separately; sold as part of The X Subscription.

Devin - worth knowing

Also integrates with Slack/Teams (not a listed platforms).
renewable free allowance per owning wording.
Identity Windsurf (agentic IDE) acquired by Cognition 2025-07-14 (cognition.com/blog/windsurf); on 2026-06-02 Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop (devin.ai/blog/windsurf-is-now-devin-desktop; docs.devin.ai/desktop/devin-desktop-faq: 'Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf'). windsurf.com now serves Devin Desktop branding and windsurf.com/pricing carries the title 'Plans and Pricing.
Devin' - this is a confirmed rebrand, not an inference from the redirect title.
Plan prices identical on both.
Legacy remnants: 'Windsurf for JetBrains' plugin still offered; legacy Windsurf Enterprise plans carry over with unchanged pricing per official FAQ.
Usage model: paid plans include daily/weekly refreshing usage allowance; overage purchasable at API pricing; cost per message varies by model, task size and reasoning.

Common questions

Is Cursor or Devin free to use?

Cursor: Yes (checked 2026-10-28). Devin: Yes - ongoing free plan (checked 2026-10-27).

What do Cursor and Devin cost?

Cursor's entry paid plan is US$8 / month and Devin's is US$20 / month, from each vendor's pricing page (2026-10-28 and 2026-10-27 respectively). The tables above list every plan each vendor published.

Which is better, Cursor or Devin?

It depends on the job. Cursor: Strong fit for AI-first code editing with weekly refreshing usage pools. Devin: Built for delegating coding tasks to an autonomous AI software engineer in the cloud, with a desktop IDE for managing its agents. The feature and pricing tables above show where they differ.

Where do these facts come from?

Every fact on this page is read from the vendors' own product and pricing pages, with the checked date shown beside it. Links to both official pages are at the top of each column.

Keep comparing

This comparison is not a recommendation: it sets out what each vendor states on its own pages, with the dates those pages were checked. Prices and features change - confirm with the vendor before buying.