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Kagi vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Kagi logo

Kagi

Ad-free, subscription-funded search engine with built-in AI assistant and summarization tools

Free trial
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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

Kagi is listed under AI Assistants and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 8.1 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Kagi is available on Web, iOS and Android 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 Kagi if

  • You want a tool built for people who want ad-free, personalizable search results and are willing to pay a subscription to get them.
  • No advertising; revenue comes from subscriptions.
  • Site-level raise, lower and block controls let users tune results.

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
Kagi
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

18 features compared.

  • Ad-free search
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Site personalization
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Lenses
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Kagi Assistant
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Quick Answer and Summarize Page
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Developer APIs
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Orion browser
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Kagi Translate and Kagi News
    Kagi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Kagi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Kagi plans

  • Trial

    $0

    Free trial to evaluate Kagi

    • 100 searches
    • 100 Assistant interactions

  • Starter

    $5/month

    Entry plan for light searchers

    • 300 searches
    • Assistant Quick mode

  • Professional

    Most popular

    $10/month

    Unlimited search for regular users

    • Unlimited searches
    • Assistant Quick mode
    • larger monthly Assistant allowance

  • Ultimate

    $25/month

    Full AI access

    • Unlimited searches
    • Assistant Research mode
    • flagship models including Claude
    • GPT and Gemini
    • highest level of support

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.

Kagi
8.1overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Ease of Use

    Kagi
    8.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Kagi
    8.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) leads by 0.4
    Kagi
    7.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Kagi
    8.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Kagi
    7.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Kagi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Kagi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Kagi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Kagi
    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

Kagi

Pros

  • No advertising; revenue comes from subscriptions.
  • Site-level raise, lower and block controls let users tune results.
  • Lenses give quick topic-specific filtering such as Academic or Forums.
  • Ultimate bundles access to Claude, GPT and Gemini models in Assistant.
  • Public APIs and an MCP server support developer use.
  • Transparent funding history published by the company.

Cons

  • No permanent free tier: the trial is limited to 100 searches.
  • The $5 Starter plan caps searches at 300 per month, which users report running out of quickly.
  • Reviewers report that lens use and loading more results can count as extra searches.
  • Full AI model access requires the $25 Ultimate plan.

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

Integrations

Kagi

4 integrations
  • Anthropic Claude
  • OpenAI GPT
  • Google Gemini
  • MCP

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

  • Company
    Kagi
    Kagi Inc.
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Kagi
    2018
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Kagi
    San Francisco, CA
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Kagi
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Kagi
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Kagi better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Kagi is built for people who want ad-free, personalizable search results and are willing to pay a subscription to get them. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Kagi: Ad-free, subscription-funded search engine with built-in AI assistant and summarization tools. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Kagi 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.