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Oboe vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Oboe logo

Oboe

AI tutor that builds personalized learning paths with podcasts, flashcards and quizzes on any topic

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

Oboe is listed under Education & Research and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.4 vs 7.6 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Oboe is available on Web. 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 Oboe if

  • You want a tool built for getting up to speed on an unfamiliar topic quickly, turning study documents into flashcards and quizzes, learning through audio.
  • Free plan includes every learning format, with only daily rate limits.
  • Mixes podcasts, flashcards, quizzes, study guides, diagrams and songs in one chat.

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
Oboe
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

18 features compared.

  • Personalized Learning Paths
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Podcasts
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Flashcards and Quizzes
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Study Guides
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Diagrams and Songs
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Document Upload
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Shareable Artifacts
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Multilingual Teaching
    Oboe
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Oboe
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Oboe plans

  • Free

    $0

    Start chats on any topic and use every format, with daily rate limits

    • All formats
    • daily usage limits that reset
    • document upload

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $15/month

    More usage for going deeper

    • More usage than Free
    • priority support

  • Pro

    $40/month

    Unlimited usage for heavy learners

    • Unlimited usage
    • priority generation
    • white glove customer 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.

Oboe
7.6overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Ease of Use

    Oboe
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Oboe
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

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

  • Performance & Speed

    Oboe
    7.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Oboe
    7.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Oboe
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Oboe
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Oboe
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Oboe
    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

Oboe

Pros

  • Free plan includes every learning format, with only daily rate limits.
  • Mixes podcasts, flashcards, quizzes, study guides, diagrams and songs in one chat.
  • Accepts uploaded documents up to 10 MB as source material.
  • Teaches in the language of the prompt, including audio.
  • Teachers can get free access to Oboe Pro, per a June 2026 company post.

Cons

  • The homepage says chats are going away and past chats and artifacts will become inaccessible.
  • Prices are not shown on the public site, and third-party sources disagree on them.
  • Web only: no iOS or Android app yet.
  • New worksheets and revisions are no longer supported.

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

Integrations

Oboe

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
    Oboe
    Oboe
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    Oboe
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Oboe
    New York, NY
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Oboe
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    Oboe
    Claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Oboe better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Oboe is built for getting up to speed on an unfamiliar topic quickly, turning study documents into flashcards and quizzes, learning through audio. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Oboe: AI tutor that builds personalized learning paths with podcasts, flashcards and quizzes on any topic. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Oboe 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.