Starting Price
Free
Free Tier
Yes
API
No
Platforms
desktop
Overview
Windsurf (by Codeium) is an AI code editor that combines code completion, chat, and autonomous coding agents. It offers a generous free tier and competes directly with Cursor.
Pricing Plans
Popular
Free
Free
- Unlimited basic completions
- Limited Cascade (agent)
- Limited chat
Pro
$15/mo
$10/mo billed yearly
- Unlimited completions
- Unlimited Cascade flows
- GPT-5 & Claude access
- Priority support
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Generous free tier
- Cascade agent is powerful
- Cheaper than Cursor ($15 vs $20)
- Fast completions
Cons
- Newer, less proven than Cursor/Copilot
- Agent can make mistakes on complex tasks
- Smaller community
- VS Code extension ecosystem smaller
Detailed Ratings
Overall
4.2
Ease of Use
4.4
Value for Money
4.6
Output Quality
4.1