Cursor vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular AI code editors. Here is how Cursor and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Cursor

The AI-first code editor with agents, background agents and fast autocomplete

9.0 /10

Pricing: Free plan, paid from $20/mo

Pros

Best-in-class autocomplete plus a capable agent
Familiar VS Code interface and extensions
Background agents in the cloud

Cons

Usage-based pricing on top of the plan can surprise heavy users
Referral programme discontinued

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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Cognition's agentic desktop code editor, formerly Windsurf

7.8 /10

Pricing: Free plan, paid from $20/mo

Pros

Cascade agent is good at following your context
Free plan available
MCP and rules support

Cons

Renamed and folded into Devin: features and plans are still changing
Smaller extension ecosystem than Cursor

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Cursor vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) at a glance

	Cursor	Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Editor score	9.0 / 10	7.8 / 10
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	$20/mo	$20/mo
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	editor, ide	editor
Agent Skills support	Yes	Yes
Subagents support	Yes	Yes
MCP support	Yes	Yes
AGENTS.md support	Yes	Yes
Plugins support	Yes	Yes
Hooks support	Yes	Yes
Rules support	Yes	Yes
Agent skills in this directory	53	47
Subagents & agents in this directory	23	9
MCP servers in this directory	74	74

Our pick

Cursor edges it with a score of 9.0 versus 7.8. Cursor is the better fit if you value: best-in-class autocomplete plus a capable agent, familiar vs code interface and extensions. Choose Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) instead if you need: cascade agent is good at following your context, free plan available.