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Windsurf

AI-native IDE by Codeium, forked from VS Code. Deep codebase understanding with Cascade agent, multi-file editing, and integrated terminal AI. The leading alternative to Cursor.

4.6/ 5.0
Free Tier
200K context
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Pricing

Free
Limited features
$15/month
Pro plan

Ratings

Overall
4.6
Coding
4.7
Writing
3.5
Reasoning
4.3
Speed
4.7
Value
4.5

Pros

  • VS Code fork — familiar interface
  • Cascade agent for multi-file editing
  • Deep codebase understanding
  • Integrated terminal AI
  • Free tier available

Cons

  • Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code
  • IDE-only (no CLI/API mode)
  • Less battle-tested than Cursor

Best For

AI-assisted coding, multi-file editing, VS Code users wanting AI-native IDE

Quick Info

Provider
Codeium
Version
1.0
Released
Feb 2026
Context
200K tokens

Features

Vision/Images
Audio
Video
PDF Processing
Code Generation
AI Agents

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