Cursor vs Devin
Cursor scores 8.2 to Devin's 7.7 among the AI coding assistants we rate, and is the better pick for 1 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Cursor wins, 8.2 to 7.7
Devin starts at $20 a month and Cursor's Premium at $30, and both run agents in the cloud that work on a repository without your machine. Cursor's cheaper $8 Plus plan has no cloud agents. Devin, the editor formerly sold as Windsurf, counts Pro use against a daily and weekly quota and then charges for credits. We could not find a SOC 2 report or a training policy on Devin's site; Cursor has SOC 2 and lets you switch training off.
Pick Cursor if you need a SOC 2 report and a stated training opt-out.
Pick Devin if you want DeepSeek among the models and an agent-first product.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $20 against $30
- Bring your own API key: Cursor yes, Devin no
- Does not train AI on your code: Cursor Unless you opt out, Devin not published
- Legal cover for generated code: Cursor no, Devin not published
- Editors and terminals it works in: Cursor Cli, jetbrains, xcode, own editor, Devin Cli, vscode, jetbrains, own editor
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI coding assistants we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Cursor leads on 2 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (9)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Cursor
Devin
For everything else about each tool, read the full Cursor review and Devin review.
Cursor vs Devin: common questions
Which is better, Cursor or Devin?
Cursor scores 8.2 and Devin 7.7 out of 10 among the AI coding assistants we rate. Cursor is ahead on model freedom and privacy and security. Devin is ahead on pricing.
Is Cursor or Devin cheaper?
Cursor's cheapest paid plan is $8/mo (Plus) and Devin's is $20/mo (Pro plan). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Cursor and Devin have a free plan?
Yes, both do.
What can Cursor do that Devin cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: bring your own API key.
