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Trae IDE vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Trae IDE and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.0
★★★★★
8 reviews
4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
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Category
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
Free
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
free
freemium
Rating
4.0 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
8
164
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ Free Claude 3.5 Sonnet + GPT-4o access
- ✓ Builder mode: multi-file AI agent
- ✓ Inline AI code completion
- ✓ Natural language terminal
- ✓ VS Code extension compatibility
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Completely free with no usage caps
- + Claude + GPT-4o included
- + VS Code compatibility
Cons
- − ByteDance/TikTok data concerns
- − Newer product, less polished than Cursor
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