A decision for a beginner, not a spec sheet. Scores are our weights. Prices are the public plans, and anything marked verify on the tool page should be re-checked before you pay.
Pick v0 if you are landing pages and React UI.
Pick Windsurf if you want an editor agent at $20 with frontier models and cloud agents.
A browser UI builder for React interfaces and landing pages.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Plus · $30/user/mo
The editor formerly called Windsurf, now sold as Devin Desktop.
Cheapest verified paid plan: Pro · $20/mo
Web app or SaaS
Mobile app
Game
Website or landing page
Automation or script
No code
I can follow a change
I already develop
Last verified 2026-10-19
Individual
Free
Verified7 messages a day. Credit grant is the current offer: $5 once for new accounts on the one-time offer, or $5 a month for existing free users. Confirm which offer your account has.
The message cap is documented. The credit offer is account-specific, which is called out in the limits rather than guessed.
Individual
$20/mo
Verified$20 of credits a month. v0's docs say Premium is being sunset and is no longer available to new users.
Shown so you do not plan on it. Excluded from budget matching for that reason.
Individual
$30/user/mo
Verified$30 of included monthly credits per user and $2 of daily credits on login. Extra credits can be purchased. Team sharing and centralized billing.
This is the paid plan the pricing page offers new users. On 2026-10-19 that page showed $30/user/month with $90 struck through beside it. The docs also list Plus at $30/user/month.
Last verified 2026-10-19
Individual
Free
VerifiedLight agent quota, limited models, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab. Quota size is not published.
Price and qualitative limits are from the Devin pricing page. The missing number is stated, not invented.
Individual
$20/mo
VerifiedDaily and weekly quotas, frontier models, free use of SWE-2, Devin Cloud, and extra usage at API pricing. One user. Quota size is not published.
Devin docs describe Pro as the entry individual plan at $20/mo. The pricing page lists free use of SWE-2 and does not print an end date for it.
Individual
$200/mo
VerifiedEverything in Pro with a significantly larger weekly quota and no daily cap. The quota multiple is not published as a number.
The no-daily-cap rule is on Devin's self-serve plan docs. The pricing page says significantly higher quotas and does not print a number.
Free is capped at 7 messages a day. Paid plans are credit-based. Unused monthly credits roll one cycle and expire after 65 days. Purchased credits expire after one year and need an active paid plan to spend.
On Free, wait until the next day. Seven messages go quickly if you regenerate the whole page.
Pro has daily and weekly quotas. Max has a weekly quota and no daily cap. Cognition does not publish the size. Past the quota, paid plans can buy extra usage at API pricing.
Check the in-app quota before you assume you need a new tool. Pro resets daily and weekly. Max has no daily cap, so a heavy afternoon may not clear overnight.
Windsurf's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Pro at $20/mo. v0's cheapest paid plan the ranking counts is Plus at $30/user/mo.
v0 is for landing pages and React UI, a frontend you will deploy on Vercel, and people who want to see a design before they think about a backend.
Windsurf is for an editor agent at $20 with frontier models and cloud agents, developers comparing Windsurf with Cursor's current plans, and people who still search for Windsurf and need the current product name.
v0 scores 4 out of 5 for someone who does not want to read code. Windsurf scores 1 out of 5. v0 has the higher no-code score. You can prompt a page into existence. You will still see React if you open the code. You are in an IDE. Do not start here if you wanted a form.
v0: 7 messages a day, plus a credit offer that depends on the account. New signups under the one-time offer get $5 once. Existing free users may still have $5 a month. Check billing settings. Windsurf: A light agent quota, limited model access, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab. Cognition does not publish the quota as a number.