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Windsurf

Agentic IDE that keeps developers in flow

4.5 (12k+ reviews)
AI Coding Free plan Paid from Pro $15 per month Windows, macOS, Linux

Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is an agentic IDE built around its Cascade agent, which watches your edits, terminal output and codebase in real time and proposes the next step before you ask. Its editor blends autocomplete, inline rewrites and multi-file agent runs with a deliberately calmer UX than most AI IDEs.

A generous free tier makes Windsurf the easiest way to try agentic coding, and Pro at $15/month unlocks more prompts, premium model access and self-hosted deployment options for teams. Enterprise plans add SSO, role controls and on-prem inference.

Key Features

  • Cascade agentic assistant with repo awareness
  • Supercomplete multi-file autocomplete
  • Inline Cmd+I rewrites
  • Live preview for web projects
  • Model selection including frontier models
  • Self-hosted and on-prem options

Pros

  • Strong agent on a generous free tier
  • Cascade's proactive suggestions feel natural
  • Cheaper Pro tier than most rivals

Cons

  • Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code
  • Peak-time model throttling on Pro
  • Enterprise features are newer

Our Verdict

The best-value Cursor alternative - Cascade's proactive agent and the free tier make it the easy second editor to try.

Free

$0 / month
  • Limited prompts
  • Basic autocomplete
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