Windsurf
by Codeium
Agentic AI IDE with flow-state coding
Pricing
Free; Pro $15-20/mo; Max $200/mo
Difficulty
intermediate
Time to Start
30 min
Privacy
high
Free Tier
Free tier with AI completions; limited premium chat credits; tab completions
Limits: Free: limited premium credits + unlimited basic completions; Pro: higher credits; Team/Enterprise: custom
When to upgrade: Cascade agent credits; premium model access; team features; codebase indexing limits
Use Cases
AI-native code editing; multi-step Cascade agent; codebase refactoring; code review; debugging
Technical Details
Ideal For
Supported Content
Output Formats
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