Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)+17 Mixed

GILD Review

GILD's call and the buying facts behind it.

From GILD research

Should we adopt Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Why would your engineers switch editors to Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) when most public comparisons prefer another tool?

30-Second TakePick Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) if engineers will run several coding agents from one editor under admin rules.
Best fitTeams that want to run several coding agents from one editor, with admin-enforced permissions.GILD Review
Consider another workflowIf engineers want to keep their current editors, an extension or terminal agent avoids the switch; the Windsurf JetBrains plugin is in maintenance mode.GILD Review

Drawn from 106 sources and 10 operator insights

GILD analysis

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) Review

Pick Devin Desktop when engineers will move into one editor that runs Devin Local, third-party ACP agents, and Devin cloud sessions, tracked in one Agent Command Center. Devin Local has replaced Cascade, so rewrite any Windsurf rollout plan. Admins enforce permission rules and MCP and model allowlists, and SSO and role-based access require Enterprise.

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The decision

Best fit: Teams that want to run several coding agents from one editor, with admin-enforced permissions.
Consider another workflow: If engineers want to keep their current editors, an extension or terminal agent avoids the switch; the Windsurf JetBrains plugin is in maintenance mode.
Adoption condition: Team permission rules, an MCP allowlist, spending limits, and human review before merge.

Basis: Cognition's Devin Desktop documentation. The MSR 2026 study of agent pull requests measured Devin cloud sessions and left Devin Desktop's local agents out, so a pilot should count reviewed changes merged per day of quota.

Buying & deployment factsWhat engineering leaders should verify before a broader rollout.

How you buy it

US$40

Per full seat per month on Teams, with a US$80 minimum. Pro is US$20.

Source 1, Cognition, Devin docs: Self-serve plans: Devin docs: Self-serve plans Source 2, Cognition, Quota-based usage: Quota-based usage

Details

Pro US$20 or Max US$200 per month; Teams US$40 per full seat per month with a US$80 monthly minimum, up to 200 users; Enterprise is custom, billed in ACUs on Devin Enterprise contracts, and existing Enterprise customers keep their billing agreements.

Cost drivers

Daily and weekly quotas

Drawn down per token at the model's rate. Extra usage bills at API list prices.

Source 1, Cognition, Devin docs: Self-serve plans: Devin docs: Self-serve plans Source 2, Cognition, Quota-based usage: Quota-based usage Source 5, docs.devin.ai, Devin Desktop models: Devin Desktop models

Details

Pro and Teams full seats include a daily and a weekly quota, and Max a larger weekly quota with no daily cap. Each is drawn down per token at the selected model's rate, and extra usage is billed at API list prices. Teams flex seats are free but exclude Devin Desktop. Cognition's SWE-2 model is free on self-serve plans in Devin Desktop and Devin CLI through Nov 30, 2026, outside Devin cloud sessions. After that it draws quota at US$3 per million input tokens and US$15 per million output tokens.

Where it runs

Desktop editor

On macOS, Windows, and Linux, running Devin Local or other ACP agents.

Source 8, docs.devin.ai, Install Devin Desktop: Install Devin Desktop Source 3, Cognition, Devin Local agent: Devin Local agent Source 6, Cognition, Devin Desktop ACP agents: Devin Desktop ACP agents Source 7, docs.devin.ai, Devin Desktop changelog: Devin Desktop changelog

Details

Desktop editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, running Devin Local or third-party ACP agents, with Devin cloud sessions started from the editor. ACP agents are self-serve on Free, Pro, Max, and Teams; Enterprise enables them through its account team. Cascade was removed in version 3.9.19 on Sep 8, 2026, and Devin Local is the only built-in agent.

What to verify

Devin Local off

On Enterprise until an admin enables it. SSO and RBAC are Enterprise only.

Source 2, Cognition, Quota-based usage: Quota-based usage Source 3, Cognition, Devin Local agent: Devin Local agent Source 4, Cognition, Admin controls reference: Admin controls reference

Details

SSO is Enterprise only for new plans, and RBAC roles decide who can change Devin Desktop settings; on Enterprise, Devin Local is off until an admin enables it; device-management (MDM) policies must cover Devin Desktop, the renamed Windsurf.