Automate Basics

Devin Desktop vs Cursor vs GitHub Copilot

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 27 October 2026.

Written head to head: Cursor vs GitHub Copilot, with when to choose each side.

Compared on
Devin Desktop

Free plan · from $20/mo

Cursor

Free plan · from $20/mo

GitHub Copilot

Free plan · from $10/mo

What it isAI code editor from Cognition, renamed Devin Desktop in June 2026AI code editor with agents that write and change codeGitHub's AI coding assistant for code completion, chat, agents and review
Free planLight quota for coding with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and Tab completionsHobby plan: limited Agent requests, access to Composer, no credit card required2,000 code completions per month and a limited monthly allowance of AI credits for chat and agent features; models by auto selection; agent mode and Copilot CLI included; no cloud agent or code review; no credit card required
Cheapest paid plan$20/mo (Pro)Devin Desktop pricing$20/mo (Pro)Cursor pricing$10/mo (Pro)GitHub Copilot pricing
What it coversModels from several providers and Devin Cloud access; no annual pricing listed.The page says yearly billing saves 20%; yearly per-month prices were not shown.Unlimited code completions and next edit suggestions; 1,500 AI credits a month (1,000 base and 500 flex).
Free trialNone statedNone statedNone stated
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, LinuxmacOS, Windows, Linux, WebWeb, macOS, Windows, Linux
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Editing an app's code with help from an AI agent
  • Running several coding agents at once and tracking them on one board
  • Moving an existing VS Code setup to an AI editor
  • Building or changing a small app by describing the change
  • Fixing bugs across several files
  • Running coding tasks in the cloud while away from the desk
  • Getting code suggestions while writing scripts or apps
  • Asking questions about an unfamiliar codebase
  • Reviewing pull requests before merging
Watch out for
  • The Free plan has a light agent quota and limited model availability
  • The Windsurf JetBrains plugin is in maintenance mode and its Cascade agent is being deprecated
  • No annual pricing is listed
  • The Hobby plan has limited Agent requests
  • Bugbot is billed on usage on top of the plan price
  • Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
  • The Free plan is capped at 2,000 completions per month
  • Paid plans include a monthly AI credit allowance (1,500 on Pro); extra usage costs $0.01 per credit
  • Cloud agent and code review are not in the Free plan
Made byCognitionAnysphere, Inc.GitHub (Microsoft)

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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