We maintain head-to-head comparisons for 11 AI coding tools, re-checking every price against the vendor's own page. This pair is a good example of why "which is cheaper" and "which can you actually find" turn out to be different questions.
Windsurf is the name most developers still use, but it isn't the name on the invoice anymore. Cognition acquired it and renamed it Devin Desktop; windsurf.com now permanently redirects to devin.ai. We keep filing it under "Windsurf" because that's still the more-searched term, but the product you'd sign up for today is billed and supported as Devin Desktop. Pricing restructured along the way too: Teams moved from a flat per-seat price to an $80/month base fee plus $40/seat, on top of Pro going from $15 to $20/mo earlier in the year.
Zed took the opposite path — same name throughout, Rust-native, open source, and still free for personal use. Pro is $10/mo, Business is $30/seat/mo if you want the team features.
Price:
| Plan | Windsurf (Devin Desktop) | Zed |
|---|---|---|
| Free/Personal | Free (daily quota) | Free |
| Mid tier | Pro $20/mo | Pro $10/mo |
| Top individual tier | Max $200/mo | — |
| Team | $80/mo base + $40/seat | Business $30/seat/mo |
Where they actually diverge, beyond price:
- Open source — Zed is; Windsurf/Devin Desktop isn't.
- Custom models — Zed lets you bring your own; Windsurf/Devin Desktop runs its own SWE-2 model on quota-based plans.
- Usage model — quota-based (Windsurf/Devin Desktop) vs free-plus-flat-tiers (Zed).
We're not enrolled in an affiliate program for either tool — most tools on this list don't run one. If you're trying to figure out what either one actually costs today under its current name, the full comparison has the rest: https://devtoolsreview.com/comparisons/windsurf-vs-zed-2026/
Prices re-verified against each vendor's own page: Windsurf (Devin Desktop) and Zed both 18 October 2026.
