Codeium
FreemiumRetired brand: free AI code completion and chat for 70+ languages, rebranded to Windsurf and then to Devin Desktop under Cognition in June 2026
What is Codeium?
Status note, verified 2 August 2026: the Codeium brand no longer exists. Codeium was rebranded to Windsurf, and on 2 June 2026 Cognition folded Windsurf into its Devin product family as Devin Desktop. We checked the redirects: codeium.com sends you to windsurf.com, which sends you to devin.ai/desktop, and windsurf.com/pricing sends you to devin.ai/pricing. There is no Codeium product page, Codeium pricing page, or Codeium sign-up flow any more. The underlying technology is alive and actively developed, so this page is kept as a record of what Codeium was and where its users ended up, not as a live buying guide. If you want the current product, read it as a review of Devin Desktop.
Codeium was an AI coding assistant that started life as a free, unlimited autocomplete plugin for developers. It was built by the team that went on to make Windsurf, a full AI code editor based on a VS Code fork with a built-in autonomous agent called Cascade. That agent has since been renamed Devin Local; the vendor documented that Cascade itself remained available only through July 2026.
The completion engine runs in over 70 programming languages and plugged into VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, and friends), Neovim, Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, Android Studio, and more, one of the broadest IDE support ranges of any AI coding tool. The vendor has confirmed that the JetBrains plugin is unaffected by the rename and keeps the Windsurf name; it has not published a post-rename status for the Vim, Emacs, and Eclipse plugins, so check your editor's marketplace listing before relying on them. Completions are powered by the vendor's own code-tuned models, which deliver low-latency inline suggestions, multi-line completions, and basic refactoring. A chat panel sits alongside the editor for explain-this-code, generate-this-function, and quick refactor prompts.
What made this line stand out from GitHub Copilot and Cursor was the generosity of the free tier, and that survived the move: the Devin Free plan still gives unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits at $0, plus a light quota for coding with agents and limited model availability. Paid tiers buy higher quotas, full model availability including frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, and cloud agents. For a developer who mainly wants excellent inline autocomplete without a monthly bill, the free tier is still one of the better deals in the AI coding category, but you now sign up on devin.ai rather than codeium.com.
Codeium demo video
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⚡ Quick Verdict
Budget-conscious developers who want solid AI completions for free across any editor
Developers who need advanced AI chat, agent capabilities, or the most advanced model quality
Only major AI coding assistant that is genuinely free and unlimited for individuals
Completion quality trails GitHub Copilot and Cursor for complex, multi-file generation
Retired. Codeium became Windsurf, and Windsurf became Devin Desktop on 2 June 2026. codeium.com redirects to devin.ai.
Devin Free $0 · Pro $20/mo · Max $200/mo · Teams $80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat
Bottom line: Codeium scores 4.3/5, but the brand is gone as of June 2026. The free unlimited completions live on in the Devin Free plan; if you are shopping today, evaluate Devin Desktop, not Codeium.
Pricing
The Windsurf plan names below were retired with the June 2026 rename. The tiers now sold on the official pricing page, verified 2 August 2026, are Devin plans.
Devin Free, $0: Unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits, a light quota to code with agents, and limited model availability. This is the successor to the free Codeium autocomplete tier and remains the sweet spot for solo developers who mostly want completions.
Devin Pro, $20/month: Everything in Free plus increased quotas, access to OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google frontier models, full model availability, free use of the in-house SWE 1.7 model and leading open source models, access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud), and the option to purchase extra usage at API pricing. Note this is a real price increase: the old Windsurf Pro was $15/month, so the entry paid tier now matches Cursor at $20/month rather than undercutting it.
Devin Max, $200/month: Everything in Pro plus significantly higher quotas. This replaces the old Windsurf Pro Ultimate tier at $60/month, so heavy agent users face a much larger jump than before.
Devin Teams, $80/month for the team plan plus $40/month per full dev seat: Everything in Pro plus unlimited team members, sharing and collaboration, centralized billing, an admin dashboard with analytics, and priority support. The old Windsurf Teams tier at $30/user/month no longer exists, and the billing model changed from pure per-seat to a base fee plus per-seat.
Enterprise, custom: Everything in Teams plus highest priority support, dedicated account management, SAML/OIDC SSO, centralized enterprise admin controls, a dedicated deployment option, and deployment in your own virtual private cloud. See devin.ai/pricing for the latest official pricing; windsurf.com/pricing and codeium.com now redirect there.
Key Features
- Unlimited free inline completions: Low-latency, multi-line AI autocomplete with no monthly token cap on the free tier, still listed as unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits on the current Devin Free plan.
- 70+ language support: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, C/C++, C#, Swift, Kotlin, Ruby, PHP, SQL, HTML/CSS, and many more.
- Broad IDE support: Plugins for VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, CLion, RubyMine, etc.), Neovim, Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, Android Studio, Xcode, and Jupyter. The JetBrains plugin keeps the Windsurf name after the rename; the other editors have no published post-rename status.
- Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf (VS Code fork): A full AI-native editor that bundles the completion engine with chat and the local agent in a single environment.
- Devin Local agent, formerly Cascade: The flagship agent mode can autonomously execute multi-step tasks, writing files, running terminal commands, reading errors, and iterating, without needing per-step approval. Cascade itself was retired at the end of July 2026.
- SWE 1.7 model: The vendor's current in-house coding model, tuned for software engineering tasks. It is listed as free to use on the Devin Pro plan.
- AI chat panel: Ask questions about highlighted code, generate new functions, refactor in place, and explain unfamiliar codebases.
- Repository-wide context: Codemaps shipped under the Windsurf brand to give the model a structured understanding of your codebase for multi-file reasoning. The current pricing page markets this as fast context rather than by the Codemaps name, so confirm the feature name in the product before you rely on it.
- Privacy and data handling: The vendor explicitly does not train on user code by default, and Enterprise offers a dedicated deployment option and deployment in your own virtual private cloud for strict data residency needs.
- Enterprise security controls: The Enterprise tier lists SAML/OIDC SSO, centralized enterprise admin controls, and teamspace isolation. The current pricing page does not restate a SOC 2 attestation, so ask the vendor directly if you need the report.
Best For
Students, hobbyists, and budget-conscious developers: If you want excellent inline autocomplete with no monthly bill, the free tier, now called Devin Free, is one of the best offers on the market. Unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits at $0 means you can build serious projects without burning a subscription.
Developers who live in non-VS-Code editors: The native JetBrains, Vim/Neovim, Emacs, and Eclipse plugins are some of the best in the category, far better than most competitors, which often treat anything other than VS Code as a second-class citizen. The JetBrains plugin is explicitly unaffected by the rename.
Solo builders experimenting with agents: Devin Pro at $20/month gives you increased quotas and frontier model access. Be aware this is no longer the price advantage it was: the old Windsurf Pro cost $15/month, so the entry paid tier now sits level with Cursor rather than below it.
Small engineering teams and startups: Devin Teams at $80/month for the team plan plus $40/month per full dev seat brings admin controls, analytics, centralized billing, and priority support. This replaced Windsurf Teams at $30/user/month, so re-run the maths for your headcount before assuming it is still the cheap option.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Free tier survived the rebrand: unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits at $0
- Best-in-class IDE support: JetBrains, Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, not just VS Code
- Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf, bundles completion plus agent workflows in a single editor
- Fast, low-latency completions that feel responsive even on slower hardware
- No training on user code by default, dedicated deployment and VPC options on Enterprise
- SWE 1.7 is the current in-house coding model and is free to use on Devin Pro
- The Windsurf JetBrains plugin keeps its name and continues to work after the rebrand
Cons
- The Codeium brand is dead: two renames in a row, Codeium to Windsurf to Devin Desktop, and codeium.com no longer serves a product page
- Entry paid tier went up from $15 to $20/month, erasing the price advantage over Cursor
- The mid tier jumped from Pro Ultimate at $60/month to Devin Max at $200/month
- Team billing changed from $30/user/month to $80/month plus $40/month per full dev seat
- Cascade was retired at the end of July 2026 and replaced by Devin Local, so older tutorials no longer match the UI
- Free tier agent quota is described only as light, with no published number, so it is hard to plan around
- Some third-party IDE plugins lag behind the VS Code and JetBrains versions, and only JetBrains has a confirmed post-rename status
- Chat panel UX is solid but less polished than Cursor's composer experience
FAQ
Does Codeium still exist in 2026?
No, not as a brand. Codeium was the original autocomplete engine, then the company rebranded to Windsurf, and on 2 June 2026 Cognition folded Windsurf into its Devin product family as Devin Desktop. Checked August 2026, codeium.com redirects to windsurf.com, which redirects to devin.ai/desktop, and windsurf.com/pricing redirects to devin.ai/pricing. The technology is alive and the editor still works; only the names changed. The one exception the vendor calls out is the Windsurf JetBrains plugin, which is unaffected by the rename and keeps its own name.
Is it still free, and what are the limits?
Yes, the free tier survived the rebrand. On the Devin Free plan ($0), individual developers get unlimited Tab completions and unlimited inline edits with no daily or monthly cap, plus a light quota to code with agents and limited model availability. The wall you hit is agent usage and frontier model access, not autocomplete. Paid tiers, checked August 2026, are Devin Pro at $20/month and Devin Max at $200/month.
Codeium vs GitHub Copilot vs Cursor, which should I pick?
GitHub Copilot ($10/month) is the easiest default if you live on GitHub and just want reliable inline completions and chat with deep repo integration. Cursor ($20/month) is a powerful AI-native editor, especially for agent-driven refactors and multi-file workflows. The former Codeium line, now Devin Desktop, is the best option if you want a free unlimited autocomplete baseline and strong non-VS-Code IDE support; note that its paid entry tier is no longer cheaper than Cursor, because Devin Pro is $20/month, matching Cursor, and the old $15 Windsurf Pro price is gone. For most developers the choice comes down to: free and broad IDE support → Devin Free; GitHub-centric workflow → Copilot; heaviest agent use → Cursor, Devin Pro, or Devin Max at $200/month.
What IDEs and editors does Codeium support?
This product line has one of the broadest editor support ranges in the AI coding category. Historically supported: VS Code, the full JetBrains family (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, CLion, RubyMine, Rider, DataGrip), Neovim, Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, Android Studio, Xcode, Jupyter, and more. After the June 2026 rename, the vendor confirms the Windsurf JetBrains plugin is unaffected and keeps its name. The vendor has not published a status for the Vim, Emacs, and Eclipse plugins since the rename, so check the marketplace listing for your editor before you rely on it. The dedicated editor, now called Devin Desktop, is a separate app for users who want a VS-Code-based AI-native environment.
What happened to Cascade?
Cascade was Windsurf's agentic coding mode. You described what you wanted in plain English, "add a rate limiter to this endpoint, write tests, and commit", and it planned the work, edited multiple files, ran terminal commands, read errors, and iterated until the task was done. With the June 2026 rename the local agent moved under the Devin brand as Devin Local, and the vendor documented that the existing Cascade agent remained available only through July 2026. If you are reading this in August 2026 or later, Devin Local is the agent you will actually get. It remains comparable in spirit to Cursor's Composer/Agent mode and Anthropic's Claude Code CLI.
Does Codeium train on my code?
No. The vendor, through the Codeium, Windsurf, and now Devin brands, has been explicit that it does not train its models on user code by default. For enterprise customers with stricter requirements, the current Enterprise tier lists a dedicated deployment option and deployment in your own virtual private cloud, so source code need not sit in a multi-tenant environment. That is one of the main reasons regulated industries pick it over purely cloud-hosted alternatives. Because ownership and branding changed twice, re-read the privacy policy and data processing addendum that applies to your specific tier before deploying in production.
Should I install the plugin or the full Devin Desktop editor?
Install the plugin if you're happy in your current editor, JetBrains, Vim, Emacs, Eclipse, or an existing VS Code setup, and you mostly want great inline completions without changing your workflow; the Windsurf JetBrains plugin in particular is explicitly unaffected by the rename. Install Devin Desktop, the editor formerly called Windsurf, if you want the full AI-native experience: completion plus chat plus the Devin Local agent in one environment. Many developers start with the plugin and only move to the dedicated editor when they want serious agent workflows.
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Code context sent to the vendor's servers, now Cognition. Company does not train on user code. Dedicated and VPC deployment for enterprise.
Pro ($20/mo) for frontier models and higher quotas. Teams ($80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat) for centralized admin, usage analytics, and collaboration.
Extremely low. Install, code, accept suggestions with Tab. Identical workflow to Copilot.