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Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) vs Claude Code

Side-by-side facts from official pages, checked 2026-10-12. We do not pick a winner; use the "Best for" row and your own needs.

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
CognitionClaude Code
Anthropic

Pricing tiers

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Free $0; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat; Enterprise custom. Extra usage billed at API pricing.

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeIncluded in paid Claude plans: Pro $20/mo billed monthly ($17/mo billed annually, $200 up front); Max from $100/mo (Max 5x / Max 20x); Team and Enterprise ($20/seat/mo + usage at API rates, billed annually). Can also use pay-as-you-go API credits via a Console account.

Source: claude.com/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Free tier

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Yes: light quota to code with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions. Quotas refresh daily and weekly.

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeNo. The Free Claude plan does not include Claude Code (pricing table: Claude Code – Free: No).

Source: claude.com/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Models

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and SpaceXAI plus open-source models on Pro; SWE-2.

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeClaude models: Opus, Sonnet, Haiku on Pro and up; Fable via usage credits or a share of weekly limits depending on plan. Context window up to 1M (varies by model).

Source: claude.com/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Local vs cloud

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Both: Devin Desktop locally; Devin Cloud agents on Pro and up.

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeBoth: local CLI, IDE extensions and desktop app work on your files; web sessions and Routines run in the cloud. Models are hosted by Anthropic or supported third-party providers.

Source: code.claude.com/docs/en/overview · Checked 2026-10-12

Platforms

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Devin Desktop and CLI. Specific OS list: Unknown.

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeTerminal CLI (macOS, Linux, WSL, Windows), VS Code and Cursor extension, JetBrains plugin, desktop app (macOS, Windows; Linux beta on Ubuntu/Debian), web at claude.ai/code, iOS/Android Claude app.

Source: code.claude.com/docs/en/overview · Checked 2026-10-12

Key features

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
  • Unlimited Tab completions
  • Cloud agents (Devin Cloud)
  • Slack/Teams, Linear/Jira, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket integrations
  • DeepWiki

Source: devin.ai/pricing · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude Code
  • Edits files, runs commands, creates commits and pull requests
  • MCP connections
  • CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md instructions, skills, hooks
  • Parallel agents and Agent SDK
  • Scheduled Routines in the cloud
  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI/CD automation

Source: code.claude.com/docs/en/overview · Checked 2026-10-12

Best for

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)Editor users who want local agent editing plus cloud agents under one quota-based plan.

Source: Editorial summary of the sourced facts · Checked 2026-10-12

Claude CodeDevelopers already on a paid Claude plan who want one agent across terminal, IDE, desktop and web.

Source: Editorial summary of the sourced facts · Checked 2026-10-12

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