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Cognition's agentic IDE — Windsurf rebranded to Devin Desktop in June 2026, with Devin Local, SWE-1.6, and the Agent Command Center.

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Company

Cognition

Founded

2023

Free tier with limited quotas; Pro $20/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $80/mo + $40/seat; Enterprise custom. Plans and pricing carried over unchanged from Windsurf in the June 2026 rebrand. Verified July 2026.

Who It's For
Software developersFull-stack engineersStartup developersSolo developers
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CompanyCognition
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About Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)

Devin Desktop is Cognition's AI-native code editor, formerly known as Windsurf (and originally Codeium). On June 2, 2026, Cognition shipped the rebrand as an over-the-air update: plans, pricing, settings, and extensions carried over unchanged. The original Cascade agent reached end-of-life on July 1, 2026 and was replaced by Devin Local, a Rust-rewritten local agent with subagent support. The editor now centers on the Agent Command Center for running local and Devin Cloud agents in parallel, powered by the SWE-1.6 coding model. The product is still widely searched as 'Windsurf'; windsurf.com redirects to devin.ai/desktop.

Key Features

  • Devin Local agent (Rust rewrite, subagent support) replacing Cascade
  • Agent Command Center for parallel local and cloud agents
  • SWE-1.6 proprietary coding model
  • Devin Cloud access from the Pro plan
  • Codemaps AI-annotated code visualization
  • Agent Client Protocol (ACP) support across 40+ IDEs

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Runs and reviews multiple agents in parallel from one IDE

+ Works across JetBrains, VS Code, Neovim, and more via plugins and ACP

+ Enterprise compliance certifications carried over from Windsurf

+ Same pricing as before the rebrand; free tier to evaluate

Cons

- Cascade EOL forces migration to Devin Local workflows

- Product direction is shifting from IDE polish to agent-of-record platform

- Original Windsurf founding team no longer at Cognition

- Pro plan uses daily/weekly quotas rather than a monthly credit pool

Use Cases

Autonomous code refactoringFeature implementation from specsMulti-file changesRapid prototyping

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