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Ideogram vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Ideogram logo

Ideogram

AI image generator for posters, logos and graphics with readable in-image text

4.0(1 review)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

Ideogram is listed under Image & Visual AI and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Ideogram is available on Web and iOS and offers an API. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

  • Software developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprise engineering organizations
  • Teams running several coding agents

Choose Ideogram if

  • You want a tool built for posters and logos with text.
  • Designed for images that contain text, such as posters, logos and packaging.
  • Editing tools including Canvas, Magic Fill, Extend, upscale and background removal.

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
Ideogram
Best for business
Ideogram

Features

19 features compared.

  • Text rendering
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Ideogram 4.5 model
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Canvas, Magic Fill and Extend
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Batch Generation
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Custom Models
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Background Remover and Upscale
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Private generation
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Ideogram MCP
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Public API
    Ideogram
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Ideogram
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Ideogram plans

  • Free

    $0

    30 credits per week; Google, Apple or Microsoft sign-in only

    • 30 weekly credits
    • Public generations only

  • Plus

    $20/month

    2,400 credits per month; $15 per month billed yearly ($180)

    • 2,400 monthly credits
    • Private generation
    • Quality export

  • Pro

    $60/month

    7,500 credits per month; $42 per month billed yearly ($504)

    • 7,500 monthly credits
    • Everything in Plus
    • Batch Generation
    • Larger generation queue

  • Team

    $30/user/mo

    3,600 credits per user; minimum 2 users; $20 per user per month billed yearly

    • 3,600 credits per user
    • Central billing and administration
    • Credits assigned per member

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Allowances and features set by agreement

    • Custom credits
    • Organization agreement
    • Prepaid shared balance option

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.

Ideogram
8.3overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Typography & In-Image Text

    Ideogram
    9.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Graphic Design Layout

    Ideogram
    8.7
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Photorealism

    Ideogram
    8.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Editing Tools

    Ideogram
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.3
    Ideogram
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Multi-agent Management

    Ideogram
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Ideogram
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Ideogram
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Ideogram
    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

Ideogram

Pros

  • Designed for images that contain text, such as posters, logos and packaging
  • Editing tools including Canvas, Magic Fill, Extend, upscale and background removal
  • Public API, MCP integration and iOS app
  • Ideogram 4.0 is an open-weight model
  • Team plan with central billing and per-member credits

Cons

  • Free plan gives 30 credits per week and all generations are public
  • Private generation requires a paid plan starting at $20 per month
  • Email-and-password free accounts receive no credits
  • Unused credits do not roll over, and edits and upscales need credits even after the slower queue starts
  • Some App Store reviewers report hallucinated or repeated errors despite precise prompts

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

Integrations

Ideogram

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
    Ideogram
    Ideogram AI Inc.
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Ideogram
    2023
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Ideogram
    Toronto, Canada
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Ideogram
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Ideogram
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Ideogram better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Ideogram is built for posters and logos with text. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Ideogram: AI image generator for posters, logos and graphics with readable in-image text. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place. Ideogram is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Ideogram 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.