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Last updated: Feb 27, 2026

Windsurf

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Which AI Coding Tool Actually Wins?

12,400 developers search this question every month. Here's what the community says — side-by-side specs, real use cases, and a verdict you can vote on.

Cursor 75% 4 votes 25% Windsurf

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Windsurf

Pricing

Free + $20/mo Pro

Free + $15/mo Pro

Base Model

GPT-4o / Claude 3.5

Claude 3.5 / GPT-4o

IDE Type

VS Code fork

Agentic Mode

Composer

Cascade (stronger)

Context Window

200k tokens

Codebase Index

✓

Web Search

✓ Pro

Privacy Mode

✓

Free Tier

2,000 completions/mo

Unlimited (limited AI)

Extensions

Full VS Code market

For what is this tool?

Solo Dev Projects

C Cursor

Better autocomplete and tab completion for fast iteration.

Agentic / Multi-step

W Windsurf

Cascade agent handles complex multi-file edits more reliably.

Budget Conscious

W Windsurf

$15/mo vs $20/mo with a more generous free tier.

Teams & Enterprise

C Cursor

More mature privacy controls and enterprise pricing.

Getting Started Fast

C Cursor

Larger community, more tutorials and third-party support.

Experimental / Bleeding Edge

W Windsurf

Ships agentic features faster and iterates more boldly.

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