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Descript vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Descript

Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips

4.0(1 review)Freemium
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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place

Freemium
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Verdict

Descript is listed under Video AI and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Descript is available on Web and offers an API. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Linux and JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Descript

  • Podcasters
  • YouTube creators
  • Marketing teams
  • Course creators

Choose Descript if

  • You want a tool built for podcast editing.
  • Editing by transcript makes cutting speech content faster than a timeline alone.
  • Studio Sound, filler word removal and retake removal are built in.

Choose Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) if

  • You want a tool built for managing multiple coding agents.
  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions.
Best for beginners
Descript
Best for business
Descript

Features

20 features compared.

  • Text-based editing
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Underlord
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Studio Sound
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Filler word and retake removal
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • AI speech and voice clones
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Create clips
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Recording
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Translation and dubbing
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Generation tools
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • API and MCP
    Descript
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Descript
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Descript
    Freemium
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Descript
    Yes
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Descript
    $0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    $0
  • Plans
    Descript
    5 plans
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    5 plans

Descript plans

  • Free

    $0

    1 media hour per month and 100 one-time AI credits

    • Text-based editing
    • Limited AI tools
    • 720p export with watermark
    • 5GB storage

  • Hobbyist

    $24/user/mo

    10 media hours and 400 AI credits per month, 1 person

    • Underlord access
    • Studio Sound
    • Remove filler words
    • Create clips
    • AI speech with voice clones
    • 1080p export without watermark
    • 100GB storage

  • Creator

    Most popular

    $35/user/mo

    30 media hours and 800 AI credits per month, up to 3 seats

    • Full Underlord
    • 20+ AI tools
    • AI video generation
    • Unlimited stock library
    • Top-ups
    • 4K export
    • 1TB storage

  • Business

    $65/user/mo

    40 media hours and 1,500 AI credits per month, up to 5 seats

    • Brand Studio
    • Translation and dubbing in 30+ languages
    • Custom avatars
    • Top-ups
    • Priority support with SLA
    • 4K export
    • 2TB storage

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; media minutes and AI credits sized to the team

    • SSO and SCIM
    • SOC 2 Type II
    • Audit logs
    • Custom data retention
    • Custom legal terms
    • Dedicated customer success manager

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Increased quotas and full model availability

    • Frontier models from OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini and SpaceXAI
    • Open source models
    • Free use of SWE-2
    • Devin Cloud access
    • Extra usage at API pricing

  • Max

    $200/month

    Significantly higher quotas for power users

    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas

  • Teams

    $80/month

    $80 per month for the team plan plus $40 per month per full dev seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Up to 200 users
    • Shared collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales for organization-wide deployment

    • Highest priority support
    • Dedicated account management
    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized admin controls
    • Dedicated deployment option

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Descript
8.5overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

Descript leads in 0 categories and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 1.

  • Text-Based Media Editing

    Descript
    9.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Studio Sound Enhancement

    Descript
    8.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Descript
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Breadth

    Descript
    8.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.5
    Descript
    7.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Multi-agent Management

    Descript
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Descript
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Descript
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Descript
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Descript

Pros

  • Editing by transcript makes cutting speech content faster than a timeline alone
  • Studio Sound, filler word removal and retake removal are built in
  • Includes recording, transcription, captions and clip creation in one app
  • Free plan available with no credit card required
  • API and MCP server allow automated editing
  • SOC 2 Type II and SSO or SCIM on Enterprise

Cons

  • Free plan exports 720p with a watermark and allows only 1 media hour per month
  • Paid prices are $24 to $65 per month on monthly billing, with annual billing needed for the lowest rates
  • Media hours and AI credits are capped, with top-ups only on Creator and above
  • Desktop app needs macOS 14 or Windows 11 and there is no listed mobile app

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Pros

  • Free plan with unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
  • Full IDE that stays compatible with VS Code and Windsurf extensions
  • One view for managing local, cloud and third-party agents
  • Supports ACP agents such as Codex, Claude Agent and OpenCode
  • Available on macOS, Windows and Linux

Cons

  • Paid plans have daily and weekly usage quotas, and extra usage is billed at API pricing
  • Pro rose to $20 per month, and Max costs $200 per month
  • The rename and the move to devin.ai changed menus, docs and branding, and some names such as the JetBrains plugin still say Windsurf
  • Cascade was retired in favour of Devin Local, so Cascade workflows had to migrate

Platforms

  • Web
    Descript
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Descript
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    Descript
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    Descript
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    Descript
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    Descript
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Descript
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Descript
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    Descript
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

Descript

No integrations listed.

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

15 integrations
  • Slack
  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Figma
  • Sentry
  • Stripe
  • Vercel
  • Datadog
  • Atlassian
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Codex
  • Claude Agent
  • OpenCode

Company

  • Company
    Descript
    Descript
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Descript
    2017
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Descript
    San Francisco, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Descript
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Descript
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Descript better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Descript is built for podcast editing. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

What are the key feature differences between Descript and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Descript: Edit video and podcasts by editing their transcript, with AI audio cleanup and clips. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place. Descript is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Descript or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Descript is freemium and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Descript or Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.