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GitHub Copilot vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

GitHub Copilot logo

GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and cloud agents across IDEs, terminal and GitHub

Freemium
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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) logo

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Freemium
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Verdict

GitHub Copilot and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only GitHub Copilot is available on Web, VS Code Extension and CLI. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Windows and Linux.

Best overall

GitHub Copilot

  • Software developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprise organizations
  • Students

Choose GitHub Copilot if

  • You want a tool built for inline code completion in popular IDEs.
  • Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim and Eclipse, plus the terminal and GitHub.com.
  • Free plan with 2,000 inline suggestions and agent mode, and Pro at $10 per month.

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
GitHub Copilot
Best for business
GitHub Copilot

Features

20 features compared.

  • Code completions
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Copilot Chat
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent mode
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Cloud agent
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Third-party agents
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Copilot code review
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Copilot CLI
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Model choice
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Custom agents and MCP
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Copilot Spaces
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

GitHub Copilot plans

  • Free

    $0

    For trying Copilot with limited usage

    • 2,000 inline suggestions per month
    • Limited chat and agent usage
    • Agent mode
    • Copilot CLI
    • MCP support

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $10/month

    For individual developers

    • Unlimited inline suggestions
    • 1,500 AI credits per month
    • Cloud agent
    • Code review
    • Model choice

  • Pro+

    $39/month

    For heavier individual use and premium models

    • Everything in Pro
    • 7,000 AI credits per month
    • Premium models
    • Third-party agents including Claude and Codex

  • Max

    $100/month

    For the highest individual usage

    • Everything in Pro+
    • 20,000 AI credits per month
    • Priority access to premium models

  • Business

    $19/user/mo

    For teams that need central management

    • 1,900 AI credits per user
    • Policy control
    • Audit logs
    • Centralized management
    • No training on organization data

  • Enterprise

    $39/user/mo

    For organizations on GitHub Enterprise Cloud

    • 3,900 AI credits per user
    • Everything in Business
    • Priority access to premium models
    • Enterprise capabilities

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.

GitHub Copilot
8.6overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

  • Inline Autocomplete Speed

    GitHub Copilot
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • IDE Integration

    GitHub Copilot
    9.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-Language Support

    GitHub Copilot
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Agent Capability

    GitHub Copilot
    8.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Pricing Predictability

    GitHub Copilot
    7.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

  • Value for Money

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

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

GitHub Copilot

Pros

  • Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim and Eclipse, plus the terminal and GitHub.com
  • Free plan with 2,000 inline suggestions and agent mode, and Pro at $10 per month
  • Cloud agent turns assigned tasks into pull requests inside GitHub
  • Models from several vendors can be chosen, including Claude and GPT models
  • Business and Enterprise add policy control and audit logs, and their data is not used for training

Cons

  • Chat and agent use is credit-based, so heavy use can exceed the monthly allowance
  • Premium models and third-party agents need Pro+ at $39 per month or higher
  • Free, Pro and Pro+ interaction data may be used for training unless the user opts out
  • Not available for GitHub Enterprise Server

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
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • VS Code Extension
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • CLI
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

GitHub Copilot

8 integrations
  • Visual Studio
  • Xcode
  • Neovim
  • Eclipse
  • Raycast
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • MCP servers

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

  • Company
    GitHub Copilot
    GitHub
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    GitHub Copilot
    2008
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    GitHub Copilot
    San Francisco, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    GitHub Copilot
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    GitHub Copilot
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is GitHub Copilot better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. GitHub Copilot is built for inline code completion in popular IDEs. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

GitHub Copilot: AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and cloud agents across IDEs, terminal and GitHub. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, GitHub Copilot 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.