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Cursor vs Windsurf

Windsurf is $5/mo cheaper.

That’s $60/year.

Cursor logo: An editor with an agent that can read the repo and edit files in place.
Cursor logo: An editor with an agent that can read the repo and edit files in place.

Cursor

Est. $20/mo

An editor with an agent that can read the repo and edit files in place.

Try it

Pros of Cursor

  • Edits land in the files you already have open

  • Strong at multi-file refactors

  • You stay in a normal editor, not a chat window

Cons of Cursor

  • Usage caps on the paid agent

  • It will change more than you asked if the prompt is vague

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.

Try it

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