Cursor vs Windsurf

Cursor Anysphere

An AI code editor built on VS Code, with tab completion, chat and agents that change many files at once.

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Windsurf Cognition

An AI code editor with an agent, Cascade, that plans and carries out multi-file changes.

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PropertyCursorWindsurf
TypeProductProduct
CategoryAI coding toolsAI coding tools
Made byAnysphereCognition
PricingFree plan + paidFree plan + paid
Open sourceNoNo
APINoNo
PlatformsIDE, Desktop, TerminalIDE, Desktop
StartupYesYes

Features

Only Cursor

  • code review

Both

  • ai editor
  • autocomplete
  • coding agent
  • multi-model
  • mcp

Only Windsurf

None

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