Windsurf
ActiveCognition · founded 2024
An agentic IDE with strong free tier and "flow" editing.
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is an AI-native IDE competing with Cursor. It offers a generous free tier, agentic "Cascade" editing, and good multi-model support. It is a strong choice for developers who want agentic editing without Cursor’s usage-based pricing at scale.
At a glance
- Category
- AI Coding Tools
- Primary use case
- Agentic code editing with a generous free tier
- Entry price
- $15/mo
- Free plan
- Generous free tier
- API
- No
- Open source
- No
- Evidence level
- Research / specifications only
- Last checked
- 20 Aug 2026
Pricing
Last checked 20 Aug 2026
| Free plan | Generous free tier |
|---|---|
| Trial | None |
| Entry price | $15/mo |
| Pro price | $15/mo |
| Team price | $30/user/mo |
| Enterprise | Custom |
| Usage limits | Free tier caps agentic credits |
Pro ~$15/mo, Teams ~$30/user/mo. Verify current tiers.
What it does
Secondary use cases
- Code completion
- Refactoring
Input types
Code, Text
Output types
Code
Models used
GPT / Claude / in-house (selectable)
Agent capabilities
Platforms
✓ Web ✓ Windows ✓ macOS ✓ Linux — iOS — Android — Browser extension — API — CLI — VS Code — Self-hosted
Integrations
GitHubGitLabVS Code extensions
Privacy & commercial rights
Data retention
Per policy
Trains on your data
No (per stated policy)
Enterprise privacy
Not disclosed
Self-hosting / local
Not available
SSO
Not disclosed
Compliance
Not disclosed
Commercial use
Permitted — Commercial use permitted
Pros & cons
Pros
- Strong free tier
- Multi-model support
- Agentic Cascade flow
Cons / trade-offs
- Younger product, faster churn
- Desktop-only
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