Best AI coding tools with desktop apps

Updated 16 Oct 2026 · Prices from vendor pages only · How we rank →

The short answer

Each of these AI coding tools runs as a desktop app (Mac, Windows or Linux) rather than only in a browser. Cursor comes first: a full AI-native editor with agents, cloud automations and code review, and a free tier to start. The cheapest verified paid plan here is Cursor Plus ($8/month). 10 of the 10 have a free plan we could confirm. Every price below is from the vendor’s own page, checked 16 Oct 2026.

Ranked shortlist

Cursor: A full AI-native editor with agents, cloud automations and code review, and a free tier to start. Plan: Plus: $8/month
Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only
Windsurf: Full agentic IDE with a free plan and unlimited Tab completions. Since June 2026 it ships as Devin Desktop, with a Kanban-style Agent Command Center that runs Devin and third-party ACP agents. Plan: Pro: $20/month
Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing
Devin: Delegates whole tickets to a cloud agent that plans, writes code and opens PRs. It connects to Slack, Linear, Jira and your git host, and since 2026 the self-serve plans start free. Plan: Pro: $20/month
Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing
Kiro: AWS's main coding product: spec-driven development, hooks and steering in a VS Code-based IDE plus CLI. It has a perpetual free tier, and it's the official successor to Amazon Q Developer. Plan: Pro: $20/user/month
Zed: A very fast native editor that's free forever with your own keys or external agents like Claude Agent and Codex CLI. Pro is a low $10/month. Plan: Pro: $10/month
Unlimited edit predictions, $5 tokens included, 14-day trial
Framer: Design-first website builder with AI page generation. Plan: Basic: $10/month (yearly)
1,000 AI credits/month
Warp: Agentic terminal and development environment. Plan: Build: $20/month
$20 of agent usage at API rates
Dyad: Free, local, open-source app builder; bring your own model keys. Plan: Dyad Pro: $20/month
OpenCode: Open-source terminal coding agent supporting many models. Plan: Open source; free models included or bring any provider
Codeium: Listed so people searching for the old name land somewhere accurate. Codeium became Windsurf, Windsurf became Devin Desktop (June 2026), and codeium.com now redirects to Devin Desktop. Plan: Pro: $20/month
Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing

Order follows ToolRank’s editorial ranking in Coding & App Building, filtered to tools that fit this page. Anything we couldn’t confirm on a vendor page says “Not yet verified”.

Side by side

Rank	Tool	Relevant plan	Starting price	Free plan	Best for	Main limitation	Last checked
#1	Cursor	Plus: $8/month Shared AI usage pool, Grok models only	$8/month (Plus)	Free: limited agent requests and limited chat requests	Developers who want an AI-first editor with agents and code review	Free plan has limited agent and chat requests; third-party model usage is billed separately from plan prices.	16 Oct 2026
#2	Windsurf	Pro: $20/month Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing	$20/month (Pro)	Light agent quota, limited models, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions	Developers who want a VS Code-style IDE that manages several local and cloud agents from one screen	The product has been rebranded and reworked: Windsurf is now Devin Desktop and the Cascade agent was replaced. Paid usage is a daily and weekly quota, and anything over it is billed at model API prices.	16 Oct 2026
#3	Devin	Pro: $20/month Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing	$20/month (Pro)	Free plan: light quota, limited models (no cloud agents)	Teams that want to hand well-scoped tickets to an agent and review the PRs	Cloud agents (Devin Cloud) need Pro ($20/month) or above, and heavy use draws down quota that is topped up at API prices. You still have to review every PR it opens.	16 Oct 2026
#4	Kiro	Pro: $20/user/month	$20/user/month (Pro)	Perpetual free tier: 50 credits, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models, rate-limited	Teams on AWS that want structured, spec-first agent work	Everything is metered in credits that vary by model, and unused monthly credits don't roll over. There are no native Visual Studio or Eclipse plugins.	16 Oct 2026
#5	Zed	Pro: $10/month Unlimited edit predictions, $5 tokens included, 14-day trial	$10/month (Pro)	Personal: free forever, unlimited with your own API keys or external agents	Developers who want a fast native editor and a choice of AI (Zed-hosted, own keys or external agents)	Hosted AI beyond Pro's $5 of included tokens is billed at API list price plus 10%. SSO/SAML isn't available yet on Business.	16 Oct 2026
#6	Framer	Basic: $10/month (yearly) 1,000 AI credits/month	$10/month (Basic, yearly billing)	Free: 500 AI credits, Framer domain, 1 GB bandwidth	Designing and publishing websites visually	Free sites use a Framer domain	16 Oct 2026
#7	Warp	Build: $20/month $20 of agent usage at API rates	$20/month (Build)	Free: $0/month, bring your own AI	An AI terminal and agent	Agent usage beyond the included amount is billed	16 Oct 2026
#8	Dyad	Dyad Pro: $20/month	$20/month (Dyad Pro)	Dyad Free: free, open-source desktop app	Building apps locally with any model	Desktop app only	16 Oct 2026
#9	OpenCode	Open source; free models included or bring any provider	Not yet verified	Open source; free models included or bring any provider	Terminal users wanting an open-source coding agent	You pay your model provider for paid models	16 Oct 2026
#10	Codeium	Pro: $20/month Higher quotas, frontier models, Devin Cloud agents, extra usage at API pricing	$20/month (Devin Desktop Pro)	Devin Desktop Free: light agent quota, unlimited Tab completions	Former Codeium users checking where their tool went	There's no separate 'Codeium' product to buy any more. Plans and features are Devin Desktop's.	16 Oct 2026

Prices as listed by each vendor on the last-checked date, USD, before tax. Plans and limits change, so follow the sources below.

Who should pick which

Pick Cursor for developers who want an AI-first editor with agents and code review (Plus: $8/month); think twice if you want flat pricing that includes third-party models. Pick Windsurf for developers who want a VS Code-style IDE that manages several local and cloud agents from one screen (Pro: $20/month); think twice if you want a stable, unchanging product, or a flat price with no usage overages. Pick Devin for teams that want to hand well-scoped tickets to an agent and review the PRs (Pro: $20/month); think twice if you want to stay hands-on in your editor, or you can't give an agent repo access. Pick Kiro for teams on AWS that want structured, spec-first agent work (Pro: $20/user/month); think twice if you want unmetered use or a plugin for Visual Studio/Eclipse. Pick Zed for developers who want a fast native editor and a choice of AI (Zed-hosted, own keys or external agents) (Pro: $10/month); think twice if you depend on the VS Code or JetBrains extension ecosystems. Pick Framer for designing and publishing websites visually (Basic: $10/month (yearly)). Watch out: free sites use a Framer domain. Pick Warp for an AI terminal and agent (Build: $20/month). Watch out: agent usage beyond the included amount is billed.

FAQ

Which of these is cheapest?

Cursor Plus ($8/month) is the lowest paid price we verified on this list (https://cursor.com/pricing, checked 16 Oct 2026). Check the vendor page for tax, billing period and usage limits.

Which of these have a free plan?

Cursor: Free: limited agent requests and limited chat requests; Windsurf: Light agent quota, limited models, unlimited inline edits and Tab completions; Devin: Free plan: light quota, limited models (no cloud agents); Kiro: Perpetual free tier: 50 credits, Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models, rate-limited; Zed: Personal: free forever, unlimited with your own API keys or external agents; Framer: Free: 500 AI credits, Framer domain, 1 GB bandwidth; Warp: Free: $0/month, bring your own AI; Dyad: Dyad Free: free, open-source desktop app; OpenCode: Open source; free models included or bring any provider; Codeium: Devin Desktop Free: light agent quota, unlimited Tab completions.

How were these tools chosen?

They are the tools in ToolRank's rankings with a desktop app listed by the vendor, confirmed on the vendor's own website on 16 Oct 2026. Tools we could not verify are left out rather than guessed, and anything unconfirmed is marked Not yet verified.

Sources

Cursor: Cursor pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Windsurf: Devin / Devin Desktop pricing (windsurf.com/pricing redirects here) checked 16 Oct 2026
Windsurf: Cognition: Windsurf is now Devin Desktop (2 Jun 2026) checked 16 Oct 2026
Devin: Devin pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Kiro: Kiro pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Kiro: Kiro: migrating from Q Developer checked 16 Oct 2026
Zed: Zed pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Framer: Framer pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Warp: Warp pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Dyad: Dyad pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
OpenCode: OpenCode pricing checked 16 Oct 2026
Codeium: codeium.com (redirects to devin.ai/desktop) checked 16 Oct 2026
Codeium: Devin / Devin Desktop pricing checked 16 Oct 2026

Related comparisons

Profiles: Cursor · Windsurf · Devin · Kiro · Zed · Framer · Warp · Dyad · OpenCode · Codeium

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