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Magnific AI vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Magnific AI and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.1
★★★★★
48 reviews
4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
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Category
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
Pro $39/mo; Premium $99/mo; Business $299/mo
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
paid
freemium
Rating
4.1 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
48
164
Platforms
Web
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ Up to 16x upscaling
- ✓ Detail hallucination
- ✓ Prompt-guided enhancement
- ✓ Multiple modes
- ✓ Facial enhancement
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Best-in-class upscaling quality
- + Adds coherent new details
- + Works on various image types
Cons
- − Expensive
- − Can over-hallucinate details
- − No free tier
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