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GitHub Copilot vs Devin (Windsurf): plan limits and pricing
Every plan of both tools side by side: price, how usage is metered, when it resets and each limit the vendor states, copied from the vendor's own page. Where a vendor publishes no number, the row says so.
13 plans. Checked October 30, 2026. Full pages: GitHub Copilot · Devin (Windsurf) · change log
GitHub
GitHub Copilot
- Free plan
- Free
- Entry paid plan
- Pro, Docs: "$10 USD per month (free for some users)"; verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may qualify for free access
- Top self-serve tier
- Max, $100/mo
- Metered as
- AI credits per month
- Reset windows
- month
- Numbers published
- 29 of 31 limits
Copilot usage is measured in GitHub AI Credits (1 AI credit = $0.01 USD). Each interaction's cost depends on the model and on the input, output and cached tokens used. Copilot Chat, Copilot CLI, Copilot cloud agent, Copilot Spaces, Spark and third-party coding agents use credits. Code completions and next edit suggestions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans. Paid individual plans (Pro, Pro+, Max) include base credits matching the subscription price plus a variable flex allotment. Base credits are used first, and the flex allotment 'may change over time'. Copilot Free and Copilot Student include an unpublished allowance with auto model selection only. Copilot Business and Enterprise seats add a per-user monthly allowance to a shared organization/enterprise pool. Usage beyond the pool costs $0.01 per credit, and paid extra usage is enabled by default. Copilot access (eligible enterprises) has no included allowance and is metered from first use. Included credits do not roll over and reset at 00:00:00 UTC on the 1st of each calendar month. Additional usage budgets are set in USD and 'may be capped'. Paid plans get a 10% discount on model costs when using auto model selection. Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who stayed on legacy billing after June 1, 2026 continue on premium requests.
Cognition
Devin (Windsurf)
- Free plan
- Free
- Entry paid plan
- Pro, $20/mo
- Top self-serve tier
- Max, $200/mo
- Metered as
- usage allowance
- Reset windows
- week
- Numbers published
- 7 of 12 limits
Each paid plan comes with a usage allowance that refreshes automatically on a daily and weekly basis. Cost per message varies by model, task size and complexity, and reasoning required. If a paid user goes beyond included usage, extra usage can be purchased and is consumed at API pricing. Cognition publishes no credit, request or message counts for any plan.
What differs
Stated from the two plan sets, no ranking: which tool fits depends on which window and unit matches your work.
- Entry price: GitHub Copilot Pro at Docs: "$10 USD per month (free for some users)"; verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may qualify for free access; Devin (Windsurf) Pro at $20/mo.
- Top self-serve tier: GitHub Copilot tops out at Max, $100/mo; Devin (Windsurf) tops out at Max, $200/mo.
- GitHub Copilot has a free plan (Free); Devin (Windsurf) has a free plan (Free).
- Metering unit: GitHub Copilot counts "AI credits per month", Devin (Windsurf) counts "usage allowance".
- Reset windows: GitHub Copilot month; Devin (Windsurf) week.
- GitHub Copilot prices 3 plans per seat; Devin (Windsurf) prices 1 plan per seat.
- Running out: GitHub Copilot: extra usage, Additional credits at $0.01 each, budget set in USD; additional usage may be capped; Devin (Windsurf): extra usage, Purchased at API pricing.
- Transparency: GitHub Copilot publishes a number for 29 of 31 limits; Devin (Windsurf) publishes a number for 7 of 12 limits.
Plan by plan
| Tool | Plan | Price | Metered as | Headline limit | Window | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | Free | Free | AI credits per month | Code completions: 2,000 per month | month | Copilot plans |
| Student | Available to verified students | AI credits per month | AI credits: An allowance of GitHub AI Credits (amount not published)no number published | month | Docs Plans | |
| Pro | Docs: "$10 USD per month (free for some users)"; verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may qualify for free access | AI credits per month | AI credits: 1,000 base + 500 flex = 1,500 credits ($15) | month | Usage-based billing for individuals | |
| Pro+ | $39/mo | AI credits per month | AI credits: 3,900 base + 3,100 flex = 7,000 credits ($70) | month | Usage-based billing for individuals | |
| Max | $100/mo | AI credits per month | AI credits: 10,000 base + 10,000 flex = 20,000 credits ($200) | month | Usage-based billing for individuals | |
| Business | $19/seat/mo | AI credits per user per month (pooled) | AI credits: 1,900 per user per month, pooled across the organization/enterprise | month | Org Billing | |
| Enterprise | $39/seat/mo | AI credits per user per month (pooled) | AI credits: 3,900 per user per month, pooled across the organization/enterprise | month | Org Billing | |
| Copilot access | $10 per user per month as Copilot Standalone; $0 seat charge for users with a GitHub Enterprise Cloud license. Eligible enterprises only. | Metered AI credits (no included allowance) | AI credits: No included allowance; metered usage billed from first use | Docs Plans | ||
| Devin (Windsurf) | Free | Free | usage allowance | Agent usage: Light quota to code with agents; limited model availabilityno number published | week | Devin pricing |
| Pro | $20/mo | usage allowance | Agent usage: Increased quotas, including access to frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and SpaceXAI, plus leading open source models; full model availability; refreshed daily and weeklyno number published | week | Devin pricing | |
| Max | $200/mo | usage allowance | Agent usage: Significantly higher quotas than Prono number published | week | Devin pricing | |
| Teams | $80/month for the team plan plus $40/month per full dev seat, up to 200 users | usage allowance | Members: Up to 200 users | Devin pricing | ||
| Enterprise | Contact sales | usage allowance | Agent usage: Let's talk (custom)no number published | Devin pricing |
One headline limit per plan. Every limit, with its wording and source, is on the GitHub Copilot and Devin (Windsurf) pages.
GitHub Copilot vs Devin (Windsurf): common questions
Which is cheaper, GitHub Copilot or Devin (Windsurf)?
GitHub Copilot has the lower entry price. GitHub Copilot Pro is Docs: "$10 USD per month (free for some users)"; verified teachers and maintainers of popular open source projects may qualify for free access; Devin (Windsurf) Pro is $20/mo. Prices from the vendors' pricing pages, checked 2026-10-30.
How do GitHub Copilot and Devin (Windsurf) count usage?
GitHub Copilot: Copilot usage is measured in GitHub AI Credits (1 AI credit = $0.01 USD). Each interaction's cost depends on the model and on the input, output and cached tokens used. Copilot Chat, Copilot CLI, Copilot cloud agent, Copilot Spaces, Spark and third-party coding agents use credits. Code completions and next edit suggestions do not use credits and are unlimited on paid plans. Paid individual plans (Pro, Pro+, Max) include base credits matching the subscription price plus a variable flex allotment. Base credits are used first, and the flex allotment 'may change over time'. Copilot Free and Copilot Student include an unpublished allowance with auto model selection only. Copilot Business and Enterprise seats add a per-user monthly allowance to a shared organization/enterprise pool. Usage beyond the pool costs $0.01 per credit, and paid extra usage is enabled by default. Copilot access (eligible enterprises) has no included allowance and is metered from first use. Included credits do not roll over and reset at 00:00:00 UTC on the 1st of each calendar month. Additional usage budgets are set in USD and 'may be capped'. Paid plans get a 10% discount on model costs when using auto model selection. Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers on an existing annual plan who stayed on legacy billing after June 1, 2026 continue on premium requests. Devin (Windsurf): Each paid plan comes with a usage allowance that refreshes automatically on a daily and weekly basis. Cost per message varies by model, task size and complexity, and reasoning required. If a paid user goes beyond included usage, extra usage can be purchased and is consumed at API pricing. Cognition publishes no credit, request or message counts for any plan.
Do GitHub Copilot and Devin (Windsurf) have free plans?
GitHub Copilot Free is free: Code completions, 2,000 per month; Chat and agent, Limited chat and agent usage; credit amount not published; Models, Auto model selection only; Purchase additional AI credits, Not included. Devin (Windsurf) Free is free: Agent usage, Light quota to code with agents; limited model availability; Tab completions and inline edits, Unlimited.
When do GitHub Copilot and Devin (Windsurf) limits reset?
GitHub Copilot: month. Devin (Windsurf): week. The figure inside each window is listed per plan on this page, or marked "not published" where the vendor gives none.
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