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Windsurf

by Windsurf (formerly Codeium)

An agentic IDE built around Cascade, the flow-aware AI that keeps developers in the zone.

Pros

  • Smooth, beginner-friendly agentic IDE
  • Simplified quota model with overage at API pricing
  • Competitive $20 tier with full premium model access

Cons

  • Brand/ownership upheaval created roadmap uncertainty
  • Free tier is essentially evaluation-only
  • Smaller ecosystem than Copilot or Cursor

✓ Where it shines / best for

  • Developers wanting an approachable agentic editor
  • Solo builders shipping full apps with preview/deploy
  • Teams wanting predictable quota-based costs

✕ Not the best fit for

  • Strictly offline/local-only workflows
  • Enterprises needing the most mature governance tooling

Features

  • ✓ Cascade multi-step agent with codebase awareness
  • ✓ Tab autocomplete and inline edits
  • ✓ Fast Context deep codebase understanding
  • ✓ Own SWE-1.6 model plus frontier models (Claude, GPT)
  • ✓ Previews and one-click deploys
  • ✓ Cloud agents (Devin Cloud) integration
  • ✓ Knowledge base for teams
  • ✓ Quota-based usage with extra usage at API pricing

Pricing

PlanPriceBillingNotes
Free$0monthStandard allowance refreshing daily and weekly; basic features and knowledge base
Pro$20monthAll premium models, Fast Context, SWE-1.6, previews/deploys; unlimited extra usage at API pricing
Max$200monthHeavy allowance plus access to cloud agents (Devin Cloud); extra usage at API pricing
Teams$40user/monthAll Pro features plus centralized billing, admin dashboard, RBAC, priority support, volume discounts
EnterpriseCustomyearSSO, RBAC, hybrid deployment, account management

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