# Claude Code vs Devin Desktop

> Claude Code is Anthropic's coding agent: terminal first, now in your IDE, the desktop app, the web and Slack. Devin Desktop, the renamed Windsurf, is a full IDE where you run and review many agents and models from one place.

- Page: https://digidle.com/compare/claude-code-vs-windsurf/
- All comparisons: https://digidle.com/compare/

## Side by side

### Claude Code

- What it is: Anthropic's agentic coding tool that runs in the terminal and works across your codebase.
- Category: AI Editors & Agents (https://digidle.com/category/ai-editors/)
- Tags: cli, agent
- Where It Runs: Terminal, VS Code, JetBrains, a desktop app, the web, Slack, iOS and Android. macOS, Linux and Windows.
- Models: Anthropic's Claude models.
- Free Option: Not on the free Claude plan. Use a paid plan or pay-as-you-go API credits.
- Pricing: Included with Claude Pro: $17/mo billed annually, $20 monthly. Max from $100/mo for 5x or 20x Pro usage. Team seats from $20/mo billed annually. Usage is shared with your Claude chats.
- Official site: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
- Listing: https://digidle.com/tools/claude-code/ (Markdown: https://digidle.com/tools/claude-code.md)
- Alternatives: https://digidle.com/alternatives/claude-code/

### Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

- What it is: AI-native IDE from Cognition, renamed from Windsurf (originally Codeium), with the Cascade agent for multi-file edits.
- Category: AI Editors & Agents (https://digidle.com/category/ai-editors/)
- Tags: editor, agent
- Where It Runs: Its own IDE, with an agent command center for local sessions and Devin Cloud.
- Models: Pro includes frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and SpaceXAI, open-source models, and free use of Cognition's SWE-2.
- Free Option: Free plan with a light agent quota, limited models, and unlimited Tab completions and inline edits.
- Pricing: Pro $20/mo with frontier models and Devin Cloud. Max $200/mo for much higher quotas. Teams $80/mo plus $40 per full seat. Extra usage bills at API pricing.
- Official site: https://devin.ai/desktop
- Listing: https://digidle.com/tools/windsurf/ (Markdown: https://digidle.com/tools/windsurf.md)
- Alternatives: https://digidle.com/alternatives/windsurf/

Pricing and plan details checked 2026-10-29 on the official pages: Claude pricing (https://claude.com/pricing), Claude Code (https://claude.com/product/claude-code), Devin pricing (https://devin.ai/pricing), Devin Desktop (https://devin.ai/desktop). Plans change, so confirm before you buy.

## Which one to pick

- Pick Claude Code if: You want Anthropic's own agent, work from the terminal or Slack as much as the editor, and already pay for Claude.
- Pick Devin Desktop if: You want an IDE with Tab completions and a choice of models from several labs, and you want to run more than one agent at a time.

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