Codeium Free Plan: What You Actually Get Before Paying
Codeium is now Devin Desktop, and its free plan costs $0 with unlimited autocomplete. See what the light agent quota covers and when Pro at $20 makes sense.
By Galactic News Editorial · Published 2026-11-12T13:26:15+00:00 · Updated 2026-11-12T13:26:15+00:00
Codeium Free Plan: What You Actually Get Before Paying
Codeium no longer exists as a standalone product. The company behind it rebranded to Windsurf, and in 2026 the product was folded into Devin Desktop under Cognition. The old pricing pages now redirect to devin.ai/pricing.
That sounds confusing. The free plan itself is simple. It costs $0. You get a light agent quota, limited model choice, and unlimited Tab completions and inline edits. When the quota runs out, you wait for it to reset.
This guide explains what the free plan includes today, what changed, and when the $20 Pro plan is worth it.
What happened to Codeium
Codeium started as a free code-completion tool from Exafunction. It grew into the Windsurf editor in late 2024, powered by the Cascade agent. In July 2025, OpenAI's reported $3 billion acquisition collapsed. Google hired the founders, and Cognition, the company behind the Devin coding agent, bought what remained.
In 2026, Cognition folded the editor into its own brand. The product is now Devin Desktop. Both codeium.com/pricing and windsurf.com/pricing redirect to devin.ai/pricing. Existing Windsurf plans, pricing, extensions, and settings carried over unchanged, according to Cognition.
So when this article says "Codeium free plan," it means the free tier of the product that Codeium became. That is Devin Desktop's Free plan.
The Codeium free plan at a glance
The Free plan costs $0 for one person. It is a genuine free tier, not a timed trial. Here is what it includes:
- A light agent quota. You can use the agentic coding features, but only up to a small allowance that refreshes on a calendar basis.
- Unlimited Tab completions. Autocomplete never runs out, on any plan.
- Unlimited inline edits. Quick inline changes are free and unlimited.
- Limited model availability. You do not get the full model menu. Premium frontier models sit behind the paid plans.
- Access to Devin Review and DeepWiki. These tools are included on the free tier.
- 1 member. The free plan is for a single developer. Teams need a Teams plan.
What it does not include:
- No Devin Cloud. Cloud agents, DeepWiki in the cloud, the Devin API, and Ask Devin are paid features.
- No full model access. The newest and most capable models require Pro or higher.
- No daily quota top-up. When your agent quota is spent, you wait for the reset. You cannot buy more on the free plan.
One bonus is worth noting. SWE-2, Cognition's coding model, is free for self-serve plans in Devin Desktop and the Devin CLI through November 30, 2026. It does not apply to Devin cloud sessions. After that date, list pricing applies.
Codeium free plan vs paid plans
Devin sells five tiers. The self-serve ladder runs Free, Pro, Max, and Teams. Enterprise is custom-quoted. All prices are in US dollars.
| Plan | Price | Agent quota | Models | Devin Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Light quota | Limited | No |
| Pro | $20/month | Daily and weekly quota | Full availability | Yes |
| Max | $200/month | Much larger weekly quota, no daily cap | Full availability | Yes |
| Teams | $80/month minimum, $40 per full dev seat | Pro-level quota per full seat | Full availability | Yes |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Full availability | Yes |
Pro at $20 a month is the natural upgrade. It adds a daily and weekly quota that covers Devin sessions, the Devin CLI, and Devin Desktop. It also unlocks the full model menu and Devin Cloud agents.
Max at $200 a month is for heavy agent users. It offers a significantly larger weekly quota with no daily cap. Price it against Pro plus extra usage before you jump. The gap is tenfold, and most solo developers will not need it.
Teams starts at an $80 monthly minimum. Full seats cost $40 a month each and get a Pro-level quota plus Devin Desktop. Flex seats are free but can only use shared credits. Teams supports up to 200 users.
How the quota system works
Devin no longer sells the old credit system. Paid plans run on a usage allowance that refreshes automatically. Pro and Teams full seats get a daily and a weekly quota. Max gets a weekly quota only, with no daily cap.
Past the included quota, you pay with prepaid on-demand credits. Those credits are consumed at underlying model API pricing. There is no flat per-credit rate published on the pricing page.
On the free plan, there is no overage option at all. When your light quota runs out, you wait for the reset. That is the main practical limit. The free tier is generous for autocomplete, which is unlimited. It is tight for agentic work, which is the part most people want to test.
What you can actually test on the free plan
The free plan answers two questions well. First, does the editor feel good to write code in? Tab completions are unlimited, so you can use the editor as your daily driver for free. Second, does the agent understand your codebase? The light quota gives you enough agent sessions to try real tasks on a small project.
It does not answer a third question: can the agent carry a full workday? A light quota will not survive a day of heavy Cascade use. If you burn through it in a morning, that is actually useful information. It means the tool fits your workflow, and Pro is the next step.
Codeium vs the competition on free tiers
Free coding assistants differ in what they meter. GitHub Copilot has no permanent free tier for individuals beyond a limited trial. Cursor offers a free tier with limited agent requests. Codeium's descendant stands out because autocomplete is unlimited on the free plan.
That matters if you write a lot of code and only occasionally want agent help. You can use Devin Desktop as a free autocomplete editor indefinitely. You only pay when agentic coding becomes part of your daily routine.
Who should use the free plan, and who should skip it
The free plan fits students, hobbyists, and developers evaluating agentic coding. It also fits anyone who wants a capable free autocomplete editor with no strings attached.
Skip the free plan if you already use an agent every day. The light quota will frustrate you within a week. Pro at $20 a month is the honest price for daily agentic work.
Teams should skip the free plan entirely. It covers one person only. A team needs the Teams plan, which starts at $80 a month.
Bottom line
The Codeium free plan survives under a new name. As Devin Desktop Free, it costs $0 and gives you unlimited autocomplete plus a light agent quota. It is enough to decide whether agentic coding fits how you work.
The name changes are real, and the pricing page now lives at devin.ai. But the deal is the same one Codeium always offered: a genuinely useful free tier, with Pro at $20 a month waiting when the quota stops being enough.