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Kimi vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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Verdict

Kimi 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 7.9 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Kimi is available on Web and iOS and offers an API. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Windows, Linux and JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Choose Kimi if

  • You want a tool built for Long-form research, generating slide decks and documents, parallel agent tasks, coding assistance with Kimi Code.
  • International USD plans start at $19/month and include Kimi Code and Agent Swarm.
  • Broad agent toolset: deep research, slides, documents, spreadsheets, website building and scheduled tasks.

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
Kimi
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

19 features compared.

  • Kimi K3 Assistant
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Swarm
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Deep Research
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Presentations and Documents
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • App and Website Builder
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Scheduled Tasks and Projects
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Kimi Code
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Plugins
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Goal Mode
    Kimi
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Kimi
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Kimi plans

  • Free

    $0

    Entry tier of the consumer assistant

    • Chat
    • limited agent usage

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $19/month

    Entry paid plan for coding and research

    • Kimi Code
    • research
    • office tasks
    • Agent Swarm
    • rolling 5-hour Kimi Code limit with no weekly limit

  • Pro

    $39/month

    More credits and advanced agent features

    • Everything in Plus
    • more credits
    • Goal Mode
    • dedicated Kimi Claw

  • Max

    $99/month

    Heavy agent users

    • More credits
    • up to 4 parallel Agent tasks
    • 100 projects
    • 50GB storage
    • 20 scheduled tasks
    • 20 widget tasks

  • Ultra

    $199/month

    Highest-volume users

    • 10x Agent credits
    • up to 4 parallel Agent tasks
    • 100 projects
    • 50GB storage
    • 25 scheduled tasks
    • 25 widget tasks

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.

Kimi
7.9overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

Kimi leads in 1 category and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) in 0.

  • Ease of Use

    Kimi
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Kimi
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Kimi leads by 0.2
    Kimi
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Kimi
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Kimi
    7.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Kimi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Kimi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Kimi
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Kimi
    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

Kimi

Pros

  • International USD plans start at $19/month and include Kimi Code and Agent Swarm.
  • Broad agent toolset: deep research, slides, documents, spreadsheets, website building and scheduled tasks.
  • A separate pay-per-token API with a 1M-token context window on K3.
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings on the US App Store.
  • Earlier K2-family models were reported to have downloadable weights, which suits self-hosting teams.

Cons

  • Free-tier limits are not clearly published on the help pages.
  • Plan structure is changing: legacy plan names (Moderato, Allegretto, Allegro, Vivace) coexist with Plus, Pro, Max and Ultra, which can confuse buyers.
  • Credits do not roll over, and one shared pool covers chat, agents and Kimi Code.
  • The site interface and several help pages default to Chinese; I found no confirmed Android or Windows client.

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

Integrations

Kimi

4 integrations
  • Plugins marketplace
  • Kimi Browser Extension
  • Kimi Office Extension
  • Kimi Open Platform API

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Kimi better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Kimi is built for Long-form research, generating slide decks and documents, parallel agent tasks, coding assistance with Kimi Code. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Kimi: Chat, research and agent assistant from Moonshot AI, built on its Kimi K3 model. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Kimi 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.