Cursor vs Windsurf

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, features and use cases.

Attribute	CCursor Visit Cursor	WWindsurf Visit Windsurf
Summary	AI-first code editor built for pair programming	Agentic IDE that keeps you in flow
Categories	Coding AI Code Editor	Coding AI Code Editor
Pricing model	Freemium	—
Company	Anysphere	Exafunction, Inc.
Key features	AI chat about your codebase Inline code generation Multi-file edits Familiar editor experience Autocomplete suggestions	AI code completion Cascade coding agent Automated lint fixing MCP server support Terminal command integration Codebase memory
Use cases	Writing new features faster Refactoring existing code Understanding unfamiliar codebases Fixing bugs Generating boilerplate	Speeding up repetitive development work Helping new developers get up to speed on a codebase Fixing errors and lint issues faster
Demo videos	1	1

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