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OpenAI Codex vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

OpenAI Codex logo

OpenAI Codex

OpenAI's coding agent that writes, reviews and runs code from terminal, IDE, desktop or cloud

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

OpenAI Codex and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only OpenAI Codex is available on Web, CLI and VS Code Extension and offers an API.

Best overall

OpenAI Codex

  • Software developers
  • Engineering teams
  • Enterprise engineering organizations
  • Open-source maintainers

Choose OpenAI Codex if

  • You want a tool built for delegating coding tasks to an agent.
  • Included with ChatGPT plans, with a free tier and an $8 Go tier.
  • Open-source CLI under the Apache-2.0 license.

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
OpenAI Codex
Best for business
OpenAI Codex

Features

20 features compared.

  • Codex CLI
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • IDE extension
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Desktop app
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Cloud tasks
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Code review
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Non-interactive mode
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • MCP, skills and plugins
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Subagents and web search
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Session resume and images
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Mobile remote control
    OpenAI Codex
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    OpenAI Codex
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

OpenAI Codex plans

  • Free

    $0

    Quick coding tasks

    • GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app
    • Subject to rollout

  • Go

    $8/month

    Lightweight coding tasks

    • GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app

  • Plus

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Focused coding sessions

    • Web
    • CLI
    • IDE and iOS access
    • Automatic code review and Slack
    • GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
    • Can add credits

  • Pro

    $100/month

    Plans at $100, $200 or $500 per month

    • Everything in Plus
    • No five-hour limit currently
    • Ultrafast mode on the $500 plan

  • Business

    $25/user/mo

    2 or more users; $20 per user per month when billed annually

    • Desktop and mobile apps
    • Larger cloud VMs
    • Add-on credits
    • SAML SSO and MFA
    • No training on business data by default

  • Enterprise & Edu

    Custom/user/mo

    Contact sales

    • Priority request processing
    • SCIM
    • EKM and RBAC
    • User analytics
    • Compliance API audit logs
    • Retention and residency controls

  • API Key

    Pay-as-you-go/usage

    Billed at OpenAI API pricing

    • Codex in the CLI
    • SDK and IDE extension
    • No cloud features
    • Models depend on the API key

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.

OpenAI Codex
8.5overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

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

  • Code Generation

    OpenAI Codex
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Agentic Autonomy

    OpenAI Codex
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    OpenAI Codex
    8.3
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    OpenAI Codex leads by 0.2
    OpenAI Codex
    8.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    7.8

  • Ecosystem & Integrations

    OpenAI Codex
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    OpenAI Codex
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    OpenAI Codex
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    OpenAI Codex
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    OpenAI Codex
    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

OpenAI Codex

Pros

  • Included with ChatGPT plans, with a free tier and an $8 Go tier
  • Open-source CLI under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Available in the terminal, VS Code-based editors, the ChatGPT desktop app and the cloud
  • Supports MCP, skills, plugins and subagents
  • API-key option lets teams pay at API rates instead of a subscription

Cons

  • Plus has message limits per five hours that vary widely by model
  • Cloud features are not available on the API Key plan
  • Higher usage needs Pro, which starts at $100 per month
  • Free and Go plans offer only GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app

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
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Windows
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • macOS
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • iOS
    OpenAI Codex
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Android
    OpenAI Codex
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • API
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    OpenAI Codex
    Not supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • Linux
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported
  • CLI
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • VS Code Extension
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    OpenAI Codex
    Supported
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Supported

Integrations

OpenAI Codex

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • Xcode
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • 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
    OpenAI Codex
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Cognition AI
  • Founded
    OpenAI Codex
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    2023
  • Headquarters
    OpenAI Codex
    Not listed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    OpenAI Codex
    4M+ weekly users
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    1M+
  • Listing
    OpenAI Codex
    Not claimed
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is OpenAI Codex better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. OpenAI Codex is built for delegating coding tasks to an agent. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

OpenAI Codex: OpenAI's coding agent that writes, reviews and runs code from terminal, IDE, desktop or cloud. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, OpenAI Codex 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.