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Windsurf Editor vs Windsurf IDE
An in-depth comparison of Windsurf Editor and Windsurf IDE — pricing, features, ratings, and more.
4.8
★★★★★
154 reviews
4.9
★★★★★
164 reviews
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Category
AI Coding Assistant
AI Coding Assistant
Pricing
$15/mo
Free tier; Pro at $15/month; Teams at $35/user/month
Pricing model
freemium
freemium
Rating
4.8 ★
4.9 ★
Reviews
154
164
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
Windows, macOS, Linux
API Access
✗ No
✗ No
Open Source
✗ No
✗ No
Key Features
- ✓ Cascade: multi-file agentic AI
- ✓ Unlimited free AI completions
- ✓ Multi-file context understanding
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ VS Code extension compatible
- ✓ Cascade agentic AI
- ✓ Multi-file code editing
- ✓ Terminal command execution
- ✓ Codebase understanding
- ✓ VS Code compatible
- ✓ Multiple AI models
- ✓ Flows for automation
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Generous free tier
- + Strong agentic capabilities
- + Fast inference
Cons
- − Newer than Cursor
- − Smaller community
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