Windsurf
by AI Coding Tools
Windsurf is an AI-native code editor launched by Codeium.
What is Windsurf?
Windsurf is an AI-native code editor launched by Codeium. The built-in Cascade AI Agent can understand and modify code across files. Supercomplete provides multi-line intent prediction that goes beyond ordinary completion. The free quota is generous and suitable for independent developers and teams who want to reduce the cost of AI programming.
Core Features
- Cascade AI Agent: Multi-step, cross-file autonomous code writing and refactoring
- Supercomplete: context-based intent-predictive completion of multiple lines of code
- Tab auto-completion: real-time inline code suggestions
- Built-in terminal and browser preview: no need to switch tools to run and debug
- Supports the VS Code plug-in ecosystem and can import VS Code / Cursor configurations with one click
Pricing Plans
The free version is permanently available with limited Cascade quota and unlimited tab completion; Pro version is $20/month; Max version is $200/month; Teams version is $40/user/month.
Pros
- The free version has a generous quota, unlimited tab completion, and no obvious threshold for daily use.
- Cascade Agent has strong capabilities and supports multi-file context understanding and independent modification.
- Based on VS Code core, low migration cost and good plug-in compatibility
Cons
- The free version of Cascade has limited quota, and heavy use of complex projects requires a paid upgrade.
- Compared with Cursor, the flexibility of large-scale project reconstruction and model selection is slightly less
- Domestic network access to the official website and model services may be unstable
Windsurf is built by the Codeium team of AI code completion tools and will be released at the end of 2024. It is positioned as an “AI native IDE” rather than a plug-in. The core difference lies in Cascade Agent - it does not just complete the code, but can understand the entire project context, autonomously plan and execute multi-step modification tasks, similar to an AI collaborator working in the editor.