Cursor vs Windsurf

Side-by-side comparison of Cursor and Windsurf: pricing, features, API access, and community ratings.

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	Cursor AI-first code editor built on VS Code — full codebase context, not just the open file. Visit	Windsurf Agentic AI code editor from Codeium — Cascade agent handles multi-file tasks end to end. Visit
Category	Coding & development	Coding & development
Pricing	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	USD 20/mo	USD 20/mo
Free tier
Audience	Technical	Technical
API available
Open source
Self-hostable
Model provider	Anthropic / OpenAI	Multiple providers: OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), Google (Gemini), SpaceXAI, plus leading open source models, and Cognition's own SWE-2
Founded	2022	2024
Headquarters	San Francisco, US	Mountain View, US
Key strengths	·codebase-wide context ·Composer multi-file edits ·Ctrl+K inline AI ·@mentions for files	·AI-powered IDE with agent management (Devin Desktop / Spaces) ·Multi-agent orchestration and Kanban view ·Supercomplete next-thought code prediction ·Fast Context for instant codebase search