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| At a glance | CursorView full profile → | WindsurfView full profile → |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Cursor provides AI coding agents across desktop and terminal environments with tools for working in software projects. | Windsurf is an AI-native code editor built around the Cascade multi-step coding agent, autocomplete, and IDE plugins. |
| When to consider it | Consider it when you work in a codebase and want assistance with planning, implementing, and reviewing code changes. | Consider it when you want an agentic AI IDE with a lower individual subscription floor ($15/month) or need plugins alongside a standalone editor. |
| What to check first | Review generated changes and run the relevant checks. Confirm current model access, usage billing, and repository data settings before enabling it for a team. | Premium model invocations in Cascade consume monthly prompt credits (25 on Free, 500 on Pro, 1,000 per user on Teams), and autonomous terminal or multi-file edits still require code review. |
| Tasks | code assistant | code assistant |
| Pricing | freemium | freemium |
| Pricing details | Hobby (Free with limited agent requests and Tab completions), Pro ($20/month with $20 included frontier model usage credit), Pro+ ($60/month), Ultra ($200/month), Teams ($40/user/month), and Enterprise are documented. | Free ($0/month with 25 prompt credits), Pro ($15/month with 500 prompt credits and $10/250 add-on credits), Teams ($30/user/month with 1,000 prompt credits), and Enterprise ($60/user/month) are documented. |
| Reported features | Coding agents Desktop development environment Terminal interface Code review workflows | Cascade multi-step coding agent and Plan Mode Unlimited Tab autocomplete and Supercomplete Standalone AI IDE plus plugins for JetBrains and other editors Prompt-credit model access and zero data retention for teams |
| API access | Not documented | Not documented |
| Provider documentation | Checked 2026-11-09 | Checked 2026-11-09 |
| Documentation source | View source ↗ | View source ↗ |
| Independent evaluation | Not yet tested by Roopedia | Not yet tested by Roopedia |