Cursor vs Devin Desktop
Plans, free access, limits and intended use side by side, taken from each vendor’s own pages. No score and no winner: the facts show where the two differ.
Change tools
Repository edits with a reviewable change boundary
IDE with local agent execution
- Free access
- Cursor: Free access
- Devin Desktop: Free access
- Paid from
- Cursor: USD 20 per month
- Devin Desktop: USD 20 per month
- Plans listed
- Cursor: 7
- Devin Desktop: 5
- Public API
- Cursor: Yes
- Devin Desktop: Not confirmed
Where Cursor and Devin Desktop differ
- PlansCursor lists 7 plans and Devin Desktop lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Cursor | Fact | Devin Desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableHobby | Free accessSame | Free access availableFree · USD 0 |
| USD 20 per monthPro · billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 20 per monthPro |
| From USD 20 per month, billed monthly | Pricing model | Free plan; Pro $20/month |
| 7 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Yes | Public API | Not confirmed |
| Not required | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open source | Not confirmed |
| What it is for | ||
| Developers evaluating controlled repository edits with their own test suite | Built for | Developers reviewing small repository changes |
| Coding | CategorySame | Coding |
| Platforms |
|
| Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026 |
Official source check for both tools. No hands-on testing and no score: “Differs” marks a documented difference, not a better tool.
Plans and prices
Cursor
Prices confirmed · Oct 17, 2026- HobbyFree
- ProUSD 20 per monthbilled monthly
- Pro PlusUSD 60 per monthbilled monthly
- UltraUSD 200 per monthbilled monthly
- Teams StandardUSD 40 per user per monthbilled monthly
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- Teams PremiumUSD 120 per user per monthbilled monthly
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Devin Desktop
Prices confirmed · Oct 4, 2026- FreeUSD 0
- ProUSD 20 per month
- MaxUSD 200 per month
- TeamsUSD 80 per month base plus $40 per month per full developer seat
- EnterpriseCustom quote
Strengths and limits
Cursor
Strengths
- Integrated change loop: Inspection, editing and command execution can stay in one workspace.
- Explicit project context: Repository rules make conventions easier to repeat across tasks.
- Reviewable output: A file diff gives the developer a concrete artifact to accept or reject.
Limits to plan around
- Variable consumption: The model and task affect how far an allowance lasts.
- Review remains necessary: A plausible patch can change behavior or weaken tests.
- Workspace permissions: Command execution requires deliberate limits around data and external systems.
Devin Desktop
Strengths
- Local project context: An agent can work with actual project files and tools.
- Migration continuity: Existing Windsurf configuration has a documented migration path.
- Fine-grained permissions: Deny, ask and allow rules can be scoped to file reads, writes, commands, HTTP fetches and MCP tools.
Limits to plan around
- Local execution has consequences: Commands operate in the developer environment within the configured permissions.
- Legacy access needs checking: The migration FAQ and new-sale plan cards address different account situations.
- Paid cost follows quotas: Plans differ by models and usage limits, and extra usage is separate from the subscription.
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