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Granola vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Granola and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.3
★★★★★
66 reviews
4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
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Category
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
Free tier (25 meetings); Pro at $18/month
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Rating
4.3 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
66
164
Platforms
macOS
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ No meeting bot needed
- ✓ Background audio capture
- ✓ AI-enhanced notes
- ✓ Works with any call app
- ✓ Customizable note templates
- ✓ Transcript access
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + No intrusive meeting bot
- + Works with any video tool
- + AI enhancement is good quality
- + Private audio processing
Cons
- − macOS only
- − Requires microphone access
- − Less accurate than dedicated bots
- − Still newer product
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