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Copilot vs Windsurf

Copilot is $5/mo cheaper.

That’s $60/year.

Copilot logo: GitHub's autocomplete and chat inside the editor you already use.
Copilot logo: GitHub's autocomplete and chat inside the editor you already use.

Copilot

Est. $10/mo

GitHub's autocomplete and chat inside the editor you already use.

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Pros of Copilot

  • Works in VS Code, JetBrains, and GitHub itself

  • Autocomplete is useful even when you ignore the agent

  • Tied to the GitHub account you already have

Cons of Copilot

  • The agent is less hands-on than Cursor or Windsurf

  • Suggestions can repeat patterns from the surrounding file

Windsurf logo: An editor whose agent plans a change, then applies it across the project.
Windsurf logo: An editor whose agent plans a change, then applies it across the project.

Windsurf

Est. $15/mo

An editor whose agent plans a change, then applies it across the project.

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Pros of Windsurf

  • The agent shows a plan before it rewrites files

  • Closer to Cursor than to a chat website

  • You can keep using normal editor features alongside it

Cons of Windsurf

  • A younger extension ecosystem than VS Code

  • Long agent runs still need a careful review