I re-read 30 official pricing pages on 28 October 2026 and compared each starting price with the one we recorded earlier in the month (mostly 16–27 October). Here's what actually moved, and what only looked like it moved.
TL;DR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Did any list price change between our reads? | No. Four tools looked cheaper, but only because the page showed yearly billing. |
| Biggest product change? | Google is winding down Firebase Studio (shuts 22 March 2027) and stopped selling new Gemini Code Assist Standard/Enterprise subscriptions (9 October 2026). |
| Cheapest paid entry? | $8/mo: Cursor Plus (Grok models only) and Codex Go. |
| Windsurf? | It's Devin Desktop now. Pro is still $20/mo. |
| Cursor $20 Pro? | A legacy plan in Cursor's docs. New buyers start at Plus $8 or Premium $30. |
One honest caveat up front: this compares one dated read with another. It isn't a long-running price history. Cursor's switch to the Plus/Premium/Super/Ultra lineup happened before our first read, so it shows up below as "current state", not as a change we caught.
Four "price drops" that were really billing toggles
When a pricing page defaults to yearly billing, the per-month number shrinks. Here's how big that gap is:
| Tool | Billed monthly | Shown on yearly billing | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base44 Starter | $20/mo | $16/mo | 20% |
| Webflow Basic | $25/mo | $15/mo | 40% |
| n8n Cloud Starter | $24/mo | $20/mo ($240/yr) | 17% |
| Zapier Professional | $29.99/mo | $19.99/mo | 33% |
If one tool shows its yearly figure and another shows its monthly one, the comparison is off by up to 40%. Check the toggle first.
Product changes that matter more than price
Windsurf is Devin Desktop. Cognition renamed it on 2 June 2026. devin.ai/pricing lists Free $0, Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo, and Teams at $80/mo plus $40/mo per full dev seat.
Cursor's lineup. cursor.com/pricing lists Free, Plus $8/mo (Grok models only), Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo, Ultra $200/mo, and Teams from $30/user/mo. Claude, GPT and other third-party models start at Premium and are billed separately by usage. Cursor's docs call Pro, Pro+ and the old Teams seats "legacy Cursor plans".
Firebase Studio is sunsetting. New workspaces and signups were switched off on 22 June 2026. Existing workspaces work until 22 March 2027. Google's migration guide covers how to move projects out.
Gemini Code Assist. Since 9 October 2026, you can't buy new Standard or Enterprise subscriptions. Google's sunset doc points agentic coding to Antigravity.
Cline and Kilo Code. Cline is free for individuals, with usage-based or bring-your-own-key inference, and an optional ClinePass at $9.99/mo. Kilo Code's extensions are free and open source, with Teams at $15/user/mo and Kilo Pass from $19/mo.
Starting prices on 28 October 2026
Lowest paid plan as shown on each vendor's page:
| Tool | Starts at | Free tier |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor | $8/mo (Grok only) | Yes |
| Codex | $8/mo (Go) | Yes |
| GitHub Copilot | $10/mo | Yes |
| Zed | $10/mo | Yes |
| Base44 | $16/mo yearly ($20 monthly) | Yes |
| Devin Desktop (Windsurf) | $20/mo | Yes |
| Claude Code | $20/mo | No |
| Kiro | $20/mo | Yes |
| Augment Code | $20/mo | No |
| Replit | $20/mo (Core) | Yes (Free Mode) |
| Lovable | $25/mo | Yes |
| Bolt | $25/mo | Yes |
| v0 | $30/mo | Yes |
| CodeRabbit | $30/mo | No |
What to do with this
- Waiting for a price drop? There wasn't one. The lower numbers you saw are yearly-billing figures.
- On Firebase Studio? Plan your migration before 22 March 2027.
- Planning to buy Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise? New subscriptions aren't sold anymore.
- Comparing Cursor and Devin Desktop? Cursor's $8 Plus is Grok-only. Devin's $20 Pro includes frontier models.
- Comparing any two tools? Put both pricing pages on the same billing toggle.
The full table, with a source link and check date for all 30 tools, is in the October 2026 price report on Build Stack Tools, a free directory of AI app builders and coding tools.
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