Head-to-Head Comparison
Cursor vs Windsurf
Which Code Assistant is right for you? See our complete breakdown.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cursor | Windsurf |
|---|---|---|
| MegaOne Score | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Category | Code Assistant | Code Assistant |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting Price | $20.00/mo | $20.00/mo |
| Free Tier | Yes | Yes |
| API Available | No | No |
| Open Source | No | No |
| iOS App | No | No |
| Android App | No | No |
| Chrome Extension | No | No |
| Company | Anysphere, Inc. | Cognition |
| Total Funding | $4.3B | $243M |
Visual Comparison
Cursor Windsurf
About Cursor
An AI-first code editor built as a fork of VS Code, enabling developers to write, debug, and ship code faster using natural language.
Cursor is an AI coding agent and software development environment that allows users to edit code, search codebases, run commands, and complete programming tasks using natural-language instructions. As an AI-first code editor, forked from VS Code, it offers deep codebase understanding, multi-file editing, and an autonomous agent mode to plan, write, test, and fix code with minimal human input.
About Windsurf
Windsurf is an AI-native code editor that uses agentic AI to automate software development tasks and enhance developer productivity.
Windsurf is an AI-native code editor built by Codeium (now part of Cognition) that integrates advanced AI capabilities directly into the development workflow. It features an agentic AI system called Cascade, which can understand entire codebases, execute multi-step tasks across files, debug, and generate code. The editor is designed to keep developers in a 'flow state' by automating repetitive tasks and providing context-aware suggestions.
The Verdict
Cursor takes the edge
With a MegaOne score of 8/10 versus 7/10, Cursor edges ahead of Windsurf in our analysis. However, Windsurf may still be the better choice depending on your specific use case and budget.
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