Google GeminiVS
Google Gemini vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Google Gemini and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
Google Gemini4.9
★★★★★
467 reviews
Higher rated4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
Side-by-Side Comparison
Google GeminiCategory
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
$19.99/month
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Rating
4.9 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
467
164
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, API
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✓ Yes
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
Google Gemini- ✓ Multimodal input (text, image, audio, video)
- ✓ Google Workspace integration
- ✓ Real-time web search grounding
- ✓ Gemini 1.5 Pro with 1M context window
- ✓ Code generation and execution
- ✓ Image generation with Imagen 3
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Google GeminiPros
- + Best Google ecosystem integration
- + Long context leader with 1M tokens
- + Strong multimodal reasoning
Cons
- − Quality inconsistent vs GPT-4 on some tasks
- − Advanced features require Workspace subscription
Pros
- + Cascade is very capable autonomously
- + Good VS Code compatibility
- + Free to start
- + Fast and responsive
Cons
- − Cascade can make mistakes requiring review
- − Newer than Cursor
- − Credits can run out quickly on free tier