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Windsurf vs Devin

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Signal	Windsurf	Devin
Tagline	An AI coding environment with editor-native assistance and agent workflows.	An AI software engineer for planning and executing complex engineering work with human oversight.
Category	Developer tools	Developer tools
Pricing	Freemium	Paid
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Desktop, CLI
Features	Codebase-aware editing and generation Agentic development workflows in an IDE	Autonomous execution of multi-step engineering tasks Integrations with repositories, issue trackers, chat, and observability tools
Tags	Coding	Coding
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Choose Windsurf when

An AI coding environment with editor-native assistance and agent workflows.

Windsurf is an AI coding environment with editor-native assistance and agent workflows. Its reviewed product surface includes codebase-aware editing and generation and agentic development workflows in an ide. The primary documented workflow is to navigate repositories, edit code, and complete multi-step development tasks.

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Choose Devin when

An AI software engineer for planning and executing complex engineering work with human oversight.

Devin is an AI software engineer from Cognition that can plan and execute engineering tasks such as migrations, refactors, pull-request review, documentation, testing, issue triage, and scheduled maintenance across connected development tools.

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