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Notion AI vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Notion AI logo

Notion AI

AI agent and writing assistant built into the Notion workspace for docs and databases

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

Notion AI is listed under AI Assistants and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Notion AI is available on Web, iOS and Android. Only Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is available on Linux and JetBrains Plugin.

Best overall

Notion AI

  • Teams already using Notion
  • Project managers
  • Product and engineering teams
  • Knowledge workers

Choose Notion AI if

  • You want a tool built for searching and answering questions across a Notion workspace.
  • Works directly on the pages and databases where teams already keep their content.
  • Q&A answers include citations to workspace sources.

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
Notion AI
Best for business
Notion AI

Features

19 features compared.

  • Notion Agent
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Custom Agents
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Q&A with citations
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Inline writing help
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • AI Meeting Notes (beta)
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Enterprise Search (beta)
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Research mode
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Database autofill and formulas
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Admin controls
    Notion AI
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Notion AI plans

  • Free

    $0

    For individuals organizing personal projects

    • Trial of Notion AI
    • Limited trials of Notion Agent and AI Meeting Notes
    • Databases
    • Notion Calendar

  • Plus

    $10/user/mo

    For small teams and professionals

    • Everything in Free
    • Trial of Notion AI
    • Unlimited file uploads
    • Unlimited guests
    • Basic connections

  • Business

    Most popular

    $20/user/mo

    Marked as recommended; for growing businesses

    • Everything in Plus
    • Notion Agent
    • AI Meeting Notes
    • Enterprise Search (beta)
    • SAML SSO
    • 90-day page history

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales

    • Everything in Business
    • Zero data retention at LLM providers
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Audit log
    • Custom data retention

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.

Notion AI
8.5overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

  • Workspace Q&A & Search

    Notion AI
    8.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Document Summarization

    Notion AI
    8.4
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Database Automation

    Notion AI
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Inline Writing Assistance

    Notion AI
    8.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Data Privacy & Security

    Notion AI
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

  • Value for Money

    Notion AI
    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

Notion AI

Pros

  • Works directly on the pages and databases where teams already keep their content
  • Q&A answers include citations to workspace sources
  • Enterprise Search reaches connected apps such as Slack, Google Drive and GitHub
  • Meeting transcription works without a meeting bot
  • Notion states customer data is not used for model training unless the customer opts in

Cons

  • Full AI features (Agent, Meeting Notes, Enterprise Search) require the $20 per member Business plan
  • Custom Agents and Workers use credits billed at $10 per 1,000 monthly credits
  • Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search are labelled beta
  • Only useful if content lives in Notion; it does not generate images

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

Integrations

Notion AI

3 integrations
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • GitHub

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Notion AI better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Notion AI is built for searching and answering questions across a Notion workspace. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Notion AI: AI agent and writing assistant built into the Notion workspace for docs and databases. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Notion AI 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.