// head_to_head
Cline vs Devin Desktop
Plans, included models and benchmark scores for Cline and Devin Desktop, side by side — and which to pick for what.
All coding toolsPlans checked 2026-10-27
Devin Desktop: Formerly Windsurf: Cognition renamed the editor Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026, and windsurf.com now redirects to devin.ai.
Which to choose
- You don’t want a subscription: Cline. Cline has no paid individual plan; you pay only for model usage.
- You want to pay per token with your own API key: Cline. Cline accepts your own API key, so cost tracks usage instead of a plan’s limits.
Side by side
| Cline | Devin Desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Cline (open source) | Cognition |
| Where you use it | VS Code extension and CLI | AI code editor with local and cloud agents |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | Tokens only | $20/mo · Pro |
| Best coding model | Any model | Not listed |
| Best agentic model | Any model | Not listed |
| Own API key | Yes | No |
| Open source | Yes | No |
Cline plans and models
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | Free extension and CLI; inference at cost or with your own key |
| Enterpriseteam | Customcustom | SSO, RBAC, centralised billing, SLA |
| Model | Coding | Long-horizon agentic | Same work via API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5.1 | 97.7 | 77.9 | $6,540/mo |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | 96.3 | 72.8 | $2,672/mo |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | 96.0 | 40.9 | $171.36/mo |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | 96.0 | 68.7 | $1,336/mo |
| Claude Sonnet 5.5 | 94.7 | 63.4 | $1,336/mo |
Any model you have a key for — you pay the provider directly at cost.
Devin Desktop plans and models
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Light agent quota; limited model availability |
| Pro | $20/mo | Increased quotas, refreshed daily and weekly; full model availability |
| Max | $200/mo | Significantly higher quotas |
| Teamsteam | $40/moper seat + $80/mo team fee | Per-seat quota for each full developer |
Cognition lists “frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and SpaceXAI” plus open-source models and its own SWE-2, without naming versions.
Cline vs Devin Desktop FAQ
Is Cline or Devin Desktop cheaper?
Cline has no paid individual plan — you pay only for tokens.
Which is better if you don’t want a subscription?
Cline. Cline has no paid individual plan; you pay only for model usage.
Which is better if you want to pay per token with your own API key?
Cline. Cline accepts your own API key, so cost tracks usage instead of a plan’s limits.
Do Cline and Devin Desktop have free plans?
Cline: yes. Devin Desktop: yes.
Where these numbers come from
- Plans and prices — each vendor's own pricing page, checked 2026-10-27: Cline, Devin Desktop. Usage allowances change often; check before you buy.
- Model scores — LiveBench coding and long-horizon agentic categories for the models each plan includes, live from the same data as the leaderboard. A tool's own agent loop matters too; these scores rate the model, not the tool.
- “Same work via API” — a heavy coding-agent month (40K tokens in, 4K out, 20K requests, 70% cached input) at OpenRouter list price, for comparing a subscription against paying per token.