Eaon vs Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)
Eaon and Windsurf
Windsurf became Devin Desktop in June 2026. Eaon is a free, open-source place to run Claude Code, Codex and other agents side by side.
In short
Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026. It is a VS Code-derived editor by Cognition with an agent command center that runs its own agents and, on paid plans, ACP agents such as Claude Agent, Codex and Gemini CLI, with a one-click handoff to Devin's cloud. Plans run from free to $200 a month.
Eaon is free and open source, and its ADE runs Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity and Eaon's agents in real terminals, each on its own branch, with no plan needed. It isn't an editor, and it has no cloud agents; it does have local models and an everyday AI chat.
Feature by feature
Checked against Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)'s own site, docs and pricing on 12 October 2026. Each Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) fact links to its source. Eaon's column describes Eaon 2026.6.2.
| Feature | Eaon | Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) |
|---|---|---|
| Price and license | ||
| Price | Yes: $0. No account, no subscription | Partly: Free; Pro $20/month; Max $200/month Source |
| Open source | Yes: Yes, GPL-3.0 | No: Proprietary Source |
| Platforms | Yes: macOS, Windows and Linux | Yes: macOS, Windows, Linux Source |
| Agents | ||
| Runs other coding agents | Yes: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity, Eaon Code, Eaon CLI, or any CLI in a shell | Partly: ACP agents, set up by hand, on paid plans Source |
| Agents in parallel | Yes: A grid of real terminals, no pane limit | Yes: Local and cloud agents on a board Source |
| Git worktrees per task | Yes: Each session gets its own worktree and branch | Yes: Sessions in git worktrees Source |
| Your own keys and plans | Yes: Agents use your own logins; Chat takes your API keys, ChatGPT or Copilot | Partly: ChatGPT sign-in; ACP agents use their own accounts Source |
| Local models | Yes: Built-in llama.cpp, plus Ollama and LM Studio | Not documented: Not documented Source |
| In the app | ||
| Code editor | No: No editor. Agents edit; you review | Yes: A full editor Source |
| Terminal | Yes: Real terminals that keep running | Yes: Built in Source |
| Browser | Partly: Its own browser in Chat and Workers, not in the ADE | Yes: Preview pane agents can use Source |
| Pull request review | Yes: An agent reviews; you edit and post from the app | Yes: Review tabs and PR cards Source |
| Issue tracker | Yes: Linear issues become sessions | Partly: Linear and Jira through Devin's cloud Source |
| Away from your desk | ||
| Other machines and cloud | Partly: Pair devices on your own network | Yes: Devin cloud machines and SSH hosts Source |
| Phone | No: No phone app yet | Not documented: No official phone app found Source |
| Scheduled runs | Yes: Scheduled tasks and always-on Workers | Partly: Cloud automations only Source |
| Voice input | Partly: Dictation in Chat | Not documented: Went with the old Cascade agent Source |
| Beyond code | ||
| Everyday AI chat | Yes: Chat with any model, and Workers that keep going | No: Coding only Source |
Questions
Can I use Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) and Eaon together?
Yes. Eaon isn't an editor, so keep Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) for reading and writing code and use Eaon's ADE to run several agents at once, each on its own git branch.
Is Eaon really free?
Yes. Eaon is free and open source under GPL-3.0, with no account and no subscription. You pay your model providers directly, or nothing at all with local models.
Is this comparison up to date?
We checked Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)'s own website, docs and pricing on 12 October 2026, and every Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) fact links to where we read it. These products change quickly, so if something here is out of date, email support@eaon.dev and we'll fix it.