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title: "Devin vs Windsurf: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Devin or Windsurf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding agents set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Devin vs Windsurf: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Devin or Windsurf? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding agents set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Devin and Windsurf
- **Competitive set**: AI coding agents
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Devin Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Windsurf Share of Search**: 8.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Devin or Windsurf?

- In August 2026, Windsurf had more branded searches than Devin among AI coding agents worldwide. Windsurf was estimated to have 458K branded searches compared to Devin’s 74K, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Devin’s 1.3%.
- Windsurf was ahead of Devin in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Devin’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding agents worldwide moved from 0.68% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 74K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windsurf’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding agents worldwide moved from 12.1% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 723K to 458K.

## How did search popularity change for AI coding agents worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Windsurf lost estimated Share of Search among AI coding agents worldwide, from 9.8% to 8.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Devin worldwide rose 82.7% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 74K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Devin estimated searches | Devin Share of Search | Devin rank | Windsurf estimated searches | Windsurf Share of Search | Windsurf rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 0.68% | 5 | 723K | 12.1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 0.59% | 5 | 722K | 12.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 0.6% | 5 | 588K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 0.63% | 5 | 591K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 0.61% | 5 | 604K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 0.73% | 5 | 723K | 8.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 0.86% | 5 | 719K | 8.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 1.2% | 5 | 825K | 10.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 0.97% | 5 | 721K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 1.3% | 5 | 568K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 1.3% | 5 | 458K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Devin’s and Windsurf’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Devin**: Measured on the search term “devin ai”.
- **Windsurf**: Measured on the search terms “codeium”, “codeium ai”, “codeium windsurf”, “Windsurf”, “windsurf ai”, “windsurf ai code editor”, “windsurf ai download”, “windsurf ai ide”, “windsurf ai pricing”, “windsurf app”, “windsurf cascade”, “windsurf code”, “windsurf code editor”, “windsurf codeium”, “windsurf coding”, “windsurf com”, “windsurf download”, “windsurf editor”, “windsurf ide”, “windsurf pricing” and “windsurf.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Devin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/devin)
- [Windsurf profile](/demand/global-en/brands/windsurf)
- [All AI coding agents worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-coding-agents): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Devin or Windsurf?

In August 2026, Windsurf had more branded searches than Devin among AI coding agents worldwide. Windsurf was estimated to have 458K branded searches compared to Devin’s 74K, and held an 8.1% Share of Search versus Devin’s 1.3%.

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