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AI IDE Comparison 2026: Antigravity vs Cursor vs Kiro vs Devin Desktop

DevLycan — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:24:16 +0000

The AI IDE Landscape Has Shifted: A 2026 Comparison of Antigravity, Cursor, Kiro, and Devin Desktop.

The first half of 2026 has reshaped the AI IDE space more than any previous period. Major acquisitions, full product rebrands, and a category-wide shift from request-based to credit-based pricing have changed the calculus for developers choosing their tools.

I recently updated my comparison article on Devlycan to reflect these changes, and I'd like to share a brief summary of what's new.

What Changed in the First Half of 2026

March 19, 2026 — Windsurf retired its credit system in favor of daily and weekly quotas. Pro pricing moved from $15 to $20, and a new $200 Max tier was introduced.

May 7, 2026 — AWS Kiro reached general availability, officially replacing Amazon Q Developer as the spec-driven IDE in the AWS ecosystem.

May 19, 2026 — Google launched Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026 with a standalone desktop app, CLI, and SDK. The AI Ultra tier was reduced to $100/month.

June 2, 2026 — Cognition rebranded Windsurf to "Devin Desktop" via an over-the-air update. The Cascade agent was replaced by Devin Local, with Cascade reaching end-of-life on July 1.

June 17, 2026 — AWS introduced a Kiro Pro Max tier at $100/month and released a native iOS app at AWS Summit NYC.

Key Takeaways from the Comparison

Entry-level pricing has converged at $20/month across all four tools, but what each plan delivers varies significantly.
Every IDE now uses a credit or quota system, making real cost dependent on which AI model you choose to run.
Proprietary models have become a differentiator — Cursor's Composer 2.5, Devin Desktop's SWE-1.6, and Google's Gemini 3.5 each optimize for different workloads.
Open standards are quietly converging — MCP, ACP, and AGENTS.md adoption is making agents increasingly portable across editors.

Who Should Use Which Tool

Cursor remains the most balanced choice for everyday coding productivity.
Antigravity suits teams exploring multi-agent automation within the Google/Gemini ecosystem.
Kiro fits AWS-centric teams that value spec-driven workflows and compliance traceability.
Devin Desktop excels at large codebases, agent-heavy workflows, and regulated industries requiring HIPAA, FedRAMP, or ITAR compliance.

Read the Full Comparison

The full article covers detailed pricing tables, usage limit breakdowns, supported AI models per tool, pros and cons, performance comparisons, and a complete FAQ section.

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Disclaimer: AI IDE pricing changes frequently. The information reflects publicly available data as of late June 2026. Please verify with each vendor's official pricing page before subscribing.

AI Models & Tools Compared

DevLycan — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:21:03 +0000

Selecting an appropriate AI model involves more than simply choosing the most powerful option.

Today, there are many AI models and tools available, including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral, Lovable, Qwen, Kimi, Grok, and GLM. Each one has different strengths, limitations, and ideal use cases.

If you have ever wondered why one model performs brilliantly for coding but struggles with long documents, or why another excels at summarizing PDFs but feels slow or expensive, this guide will help you connect those dots and make smarter choices.

I wrote a practical comparison guide that looks at these tools from a real-world workflow perspective, including:

Writing and document-related tasks.
Coding and software development.
Multimodal workflows such as images, PDFs, and videos.
App prototyping and internal tools.
Token cost and model selection.
Big model vs small model.
Model routing for better cost, speed, and quality.

The goal is not to decide which AI model is the best overall, but to understand which model or tool fits the task you are working on.

You can read the full article here:

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Practical AI Skills from skills.sh for Better AI Workflows.

DevLycan — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:44:44 +0000

I would like to share an article I recently wrote about Practical AI Skills from skills.sh for Better AI Workflows.

After exploring SKILL.md and best practices for creating effective AI Skills, I wanted to look at a practical next question:

Which AI Skills are actually useful and worth exploring in real workflows?

In this article, I curated several interesting AI Skills from skills.sh, grouped by practical use cases such as:

Developer workflows
UX/UI design improvement
Content creation and repurposing
SEO, analytics, and AI search optimization
General AI agent workflows such as planning, skill creation, and output verification

The main idea is that AI Skills are not just prompts. They can help define reusable workflows, review criteria, checklists, output formats, and verification steps that AI agents can follow more consistently.

I hope this article can be useful for developers, designers, content creators, marketers, and anyone interested in using AI agents in a more structured and practical way.

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SKILL.md Best Practices: How to Build Better AI Agent Workflows.

DevLycan — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:31:38 +0000

I’d like to share a practical article about SKILL.md Best Practices: How to Build Better AI Agent Workflows.

As AI Agents become more common in development, content creation, SEO, and automation workflows, one thing becomes increasingly important: consistency.

In many cases, we do not just want AI to produce a good answer once. We want it to follow a repeatable process, use the same structure, respect the same rules, and return results in a format that we can reuse.

This is where SKILL.md can be useful.

Instead of writing the same prompt repeatedly, a well-designed SKILL.md acts like a small workflow guide for an AI Agent. It can define what the skill is for, when it should be used, what input is expected, what process the AI should follow, and what output format should be returned.

For example, if you often ask AI to review code, you can create a Code Review Assistant Skill that tells the AI to check for readability, maintainability, security risks, possible bugs, and practical improvements. This makes the review more structured and easier to apply.

A good SKILL.md usually includes:

A clear purpose
A trigger or use case
Expected input
Step-by-step process
Output format
Rules and safety notes
A final checklist

In the article, I summarized the key best practices for writing better SKILL.md files and included a practical Code Review Assistant Skill example for developers.

I also prepared free downloadable SKILL.md examples for Developers, Content Creators, and UX UI Design workflows, which can be used as a starting point and customized for your own workflow.

Hope this is useful for anyone exploring more structured and reliable ways to work with AI Agents.

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Best Free Hosting Platforms for Developers and Side Projects

DevLycan — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:40:17 +0000

I recently put together a practical comparison of free hosting platforms for developers, side projects, and small web applications.

When starting a new project, choosing the right hosting platform can make a big difference in both development workflow and deployment experience. Some platforms are better suited for frontend applications, while others are more practical for backend APIs, databases, static websites, portfolio sites, or PHP-based projects.

In the article, I compared several popular free hosting platforms, including Vercel, Netlify, Render, Railway, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages, and InfinityFree.

Here is a brief summary:

Vercel is a strong choice for frontend projects, especially React, Vue, and Next.js applications. It offers fast deployment, preview deployments, serverless functions, free HTTPS, and a smooth developer experience.
Netlify is useful for static websites, landing pages, portfolios, and lightweight frontend projects. It is beginner-friendly and works well with Git-based deployment workflows.
Render is more suitable for backend services, APIs, Laravel applications, Node.js apps, Docker-based projects, and full stack applications. It also supports database hosting, although free services may include sleep mode.
Railway is a good option for prototypes, testing environments, small backend services, and database-driven applications. It provides a modern developer experience and quick setup for APIs and databases.
Cloudflare Pages is ideal for high-performance static websites. With Cloudflare’s global network, it is a good fit for developers who care about speed, security, and global delivery.
GitHub Pages is one of the simplest options for portfolio websites, documentation, open-source projects, and static HTML/CSS/JavaScript websites.
InfinityFree can be useful for beginners who want to test small PHP websites, MySQL-based projects, or WordPress websites without paying for traditional hosting.

The main idea is that there is no single “best” free hosting platform for every project. The right choice depends on the type of project, the technology stack, whether a database is required, and whether the platform has limits such as sleep mode, resource limits, build limits, or function limits.

I hope this comparison can be useful for developers who are exploring free hosting options for learning, testing, or launching small projects.

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Website Security Checklist: Cyber Edition

DevLycan — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:25:57 +0000

I would like to share my latest article about Website Security Checklist Cyber Edition.

Nowadays, AI plays a bigger role in software development. It helps us write code, build features, fix bugs, and design system structures faster than before.

But one important thing we should not overlook is cybersecurity.
Even though AI helps us develop websites and systems faster, real production websites still face bots, automated scans, dependency vulnerabilities, insecure configurations, and constantly evolving attack patterns.

That’s why this updated version of Website Security Checklist: Cyber Edition is designed as a practical checklist for reviewing the essential security foundations of modern websites.

It is useful for developers, IT teams, website owners, or anyone who is building and maintaining online systems.

Hope you find it helpful.

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