# Windsurf – Devin Desktop: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/windsurf-devin-desktop

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Cost-effective alternative with modern features. Free tier with unlimited autocomplete" (Muse Glimmer 30B, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Windsurf – Devin Desktop, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- aicomparison.ai: 1
- capestart.com: 1
- dualite.dev: 1
- github.com: 1
- kdnuggets.com: 1
- magnusminds.net: 1
- obviousworks.ch: 1
- presenc.ai: 1
- pricepertoken.com: 1
- superblocks.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aicomparison.ai/best-ai-coding-assistant: 1
- https://capestart.com/resources/blog/which-ai-coding-assistant-leads-the-pack-in-2025: 1
- https://dualite.dev/blogs/ai-coding-assistant-tools: 1
- https://github.com/BrethofAI/awesome-ai-coding-agents: 1
- https://kdnuggets.com/i-tested-5-ai-coding-assistants-for-a-month-heres-what-i-actually-found: 1
- https://magnusminds.net/blog/top-5-ai-coding-assistants-2025: 1
- https://obviousworks.ch/en/ki-coding-assistants-2025-the-comparison: 1
- https://presenc.ai/compare/cursor-vs-claude-code-vs-copilot-vs-windsurf-2026: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.