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Runway vs Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

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

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Verdict

Runway is listed under Image & Visual AI and Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Runway 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

Runway

  • Filmmakers
  • Video creators
  • Marketers and ad teams
  • Designers

Choose Runway if

  • You want a tool built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation.
  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace.
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0.

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
Runway
Best for business
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Features

19 features compared.

  • Gen-4.5 video model
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Creative Agent
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Multiple models
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Characters
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Aleph and Act-Two
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Audio tools
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Workflows and Recipes
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Runway Dev API
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Runway MCP
    Runway
    Available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not available
  • Agent Command Center
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Spaces
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Full IDE
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Local
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Agent Client Protocol support
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Tab and Supercomplete
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Fast Context
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • Devin Cloud handoff
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • MCP and extensions
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available
  • SWE-2 model
    Runway
    Not available
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Runway plans

  • Free

    $0

    125 one-time credits that do not expire

    • A selection of generative models
    • 5GB storage

  • Standard

    $15/month

    625 credits per month; $12 per month billed annually

    • All video and image models
    • Creative Agent
    • 5 parallel generations
    • Music and voice and sound effects
    • Up to 3 projects
    • No watermarks
    • 4K upscaling
    • 20GB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $35/month

    2,250 credits per month; $28 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Standard
    • 15 parallel generations
    • Up to 5 projects
    • 1 Brand Kit
    • 1 custom voice clone
    • Top-up credits
    • Runway MCP
    • Unlimited 4K video upscaling
    • 100GB storage

  • Max

    $95/month

    9,500 credits per month; $76 per month billed annually

    • Everything in Pro
    • Early access to new models
    • 20 parallel generations
    • Up to 10 projects
    • Up to 3 Brand Kits
    • Up to 3 custom voice clones
    • HDR and ProRes and image sequence outputs
    • 500GB storage

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.

Runway
8.4overall
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
8.4overall

  • Video Quality

    Runway
    9.0
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Camera & Motion Control

    Runway
    8.8
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Model Variety

    Runway
    8.5
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Editing Tools

    Runway
    8.6
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    Runway
    7.2
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    Not rated

  • Multi-agent Management

    Runway
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.7

  • Multi-file Agentic Edits

    Runway
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.5

  • Editor Experience

    Runway
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.4

  • Model Choice

    Runway
    Not rated
    Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
    8.6

  • Value for Money

    Runway
    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

Runway

Pros

  • Combines video, image and audio generation and editing in one workspace
  • Offers Runway's own Gen-4.5 plus third-party models such as Seedance 2.0
  • Creative Agent builds videos from a conversation
  • Runway Dev API with Node and Python SDKs
  • Free plan with 125 credits that do not expire
  • Native iOS and Android apps

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing: a 5-second Gen-4.5 clip costs 60 credits, so the 625 credits on Standard cover about 10 such clips
  • Standard and Pro credits do not roll over at the end of the month
  • Some App Store reviewers complain about the cost of failed or unusable generations
  • 4K upscaling is unlimited only on Pro and Max

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

Integrations

Runway

5 integrations
  • Runway MCP
  • ChatGPT plugin
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads
  • TikTok Ads

Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

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

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Runway better than Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)?

It depends on your workflow. Runway is built for Text-to-video and image-to-video generation. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) is built for managing multiple coding agents.

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

Runway: AI video, image and audio creation suite with Gen-4.5, agents and an API. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): Agent-first IDE for running local and cloud coding agents in one place.

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

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

Which is cheaper, Runway 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.