Windsurf
Agentic IDE from Codeium with the Cascade agent.
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About this tool
Windsurf, originally launched by Codeium and now part of OpenAI, is an AI-native code editor centered on autonomous agentic workflows. Its core feature, Cascade, is an agent that can read across the whole codebase, plan multi-step changes, run shell commands, execute tests and edit many files at once while keeping the user in the loop. The editor builds on VS Code and adds inline AI Autocomplete, Supercomplete predictions, Chat with deep workspace context, and Memories that persist project-specific knowledge across sessions. Windsurf supports a wide range of frontier models, custom and self-hosted models for enterprise, plus on-prem deployments. The product targets professional software engineers, AI engineers and large engineering organizations, with team and enterprise plans focused on security and centralized administration.
- Agentic coding
- Refactoring
- Codebase exploration
- Bug fixing
- Cascade agent
- Inline edits
- Codebase awareness
- Multi-file changes
- Terminal commands
Windsurf pros and cons
Hand-derived from the catalog data — strengths and trade-offs to weigh before signing up.
Pros of Windsurf
- Free tier available; paid plans from $15/mo
- Includes an autonomous AI agent for multi-step tasks
- Cascade agent
- Inline edits
- Codebase awareness
Cons of Windsurf
- Competition is strong in this space — see Cursor and GitHub Copilot for comparison
5 plans from Windsurf
Pulled from Windsurf’s public pricing page. Prices may change — verify on the vendor’s site before purchasing.
Free
Basic Windsurf Editor access
- Windsurf Editor
- Limited model access
- Basic completions
Pro
Most popular plan
- All premium models
- Standard usage allowance
- Deploys
- SWE-1.5 model access
Max
Heavy usage allowance
- All Pro features
- Centralized billing
- Admin dashboard analytics
- Priority support
Teams
For collaborative teams
- All individual features
- SSO + access control
- RBAC
- Admin dashboard
Enterprise
For larger orgs
- Volume discounts
- Hybrid deployment
- Account management
- Dedicated support
Windsurf vs Code Editors & Completion
Side-by-side with the top 3 other code editors & completion in this category.
| TOOL | ||||
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| PRICING MODEL | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| STARTING PRICE | $15/mo | $20/mo | $10/mo | Free |
| CATEGORY | Code Editors & Completion | Code Editors & Completion | Code Editors & Completion | Code Editors & Completion |
| AI AGENT | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| EDITOR'S PICK | No | Yes | No | No |
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| TAGS | #editor#ide#agent | #editor#ide#copilot | #copilot#editor#github | #autocomplete#free#enterprise |
| WEBSITE | codeium.com/windsurf | www.cursor.com | github.com/features/copilot | codeium.com |
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