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WindsurfvsCursor

Agentic AI editor — now part of Cognition (acquired July 2025) versus AI-native code editor

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Choose Windsurf when…

  • •You want a fast, minimal AI editor
  • •Cascade agentic flows fit your workflow
  • •You prefer a cleaner UI than Cursor

Choose Cursor when…

  • •You want a full AI-native editor replacing VS Code
  • •You need multi-file agent mode
  • •You work alone or in a small team

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Field
Windsurf
Cursor
Category
Coding Assistants
Coding Assistants
Type
Commercial
Commercial
Free Tier
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Pricing Plans
Pro: $15/mo
Pro: $20/moBusiness: $40/user/mo
GitHub Stars
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Windsurf

AI-native editor with Cascade agentic editing and Flows. Strong multi-file context and deep codebase understanding. Acquired by Cognition in July 2025 and now ships alongside Devin as the in-editor surface of the Cognition stack.

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Cursor

VS Code fork with deep AI editing, multi-file context, and a powerful agent mode. The most popular AI editor by mindshare.

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Shared Connections2 tools both integrate with

MCP SDK (TypeScript)GitHub Copilot

Only Windsurf (1)

Cursor

Only Cursor (27)

WindsurfGitHub MCPLangSmithLangfuseLangGraphLlamaIndexPlaywright MCPQodo (CodiumAI)ClineDevin

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