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Wan AI vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Wan AI and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.2
★★★★★
40 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
4.2 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
40
164
Platforms
Local, API
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ Text-to-video and image-to-video
- ✓ Open-source weights on Hugging Face
- ✓ Local deployment supported
- ✓ Multiple resolution outputs
- ✓ Strong motion consistency
- ✓ 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 for self-hosters
- + Open weights
- + Strong motion quality
Cons
- − Requires GPU for local deployment
- − Complex setup for non-technical users
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