Cursor vs Windsurf
Cursor is an AI-first code editor built on VS Code that integrates advanced AI capabilities directly into the editing experience. It provides intelligent code generation, refactoring, and chat-based assistance.
Windsurf AI-powered code editor with agentic coding capabilities, built as a fork of VS Code by Codeium.
Quick Facts
Cursor
Windsurf
Key Differences
AI models
Claude, GPT-4 support
Claude, other models via API
Key feature
Composer for multi-file edits
Cascade feature for full-file understanding
Pricing
$20/month standard
Various pricing tiers
Pricing
Cursor
Freemium
Free: 0/one-time
Pro: 20/monthly
Enterprise: Custom/annual per seat
Windsurf
Freemium
Free: $0/monthly
Pro: Custom/monthly per seat
Why People Switch
Cursor → Windsurf
Windsurf's Cascade feature is better for understanding full files
More flexible model selection
Different approach to context awareness appeals to my workflow
Windsurf → Cursor
Cursor has more model options
Both are VS Code forks, pick the AI you prefer
Cursor's ecosystem more mature
Based on publicly available community discussions and migration patterns.
Community Data
What practitioners say
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