Agentic AI IDE (formerly Codeium) with autonomous multi-step coding flows.

Overview

Windsurf is an agentic AI IDE built by the Codeium team. Its Cascade agent can reason across your codebase, run commands, and complete multi-step tasks with minimal prompting, blending autocomplete and autonomous editing.

Key Features

  • Cascade agent for multi-step tasks
  • Full codebase understanding
  • Inline and multi-file edits
  • Command execution awareness
  • Free tier with generous limits

Pricing

PlanPriceFor
Free$0Individuals
Pro$15/moPower users
Teams$30/user/moTeams

Comparison

Compared to Cursor, Windsurf pushes further toward autonomous agent flows and has a stronger free tier, while Cursor has broader adoption.

Editor’s Review
4.3/5
Pros
  • +Agentic coding editor
  • +Cascade multi-file edits
  • +Strong autocomplete
Cons
  • Premium request limits
  • Heavier than vanilla VS Code

Our take: Windsurf's Cascade agent edits across files with context — a Cursor-class rival that won over many VS Code users.

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