Tool
Windsurf
Cognition's agentic IDE (ex-Codeium Windsurf) with Cascade-style flows and in-editor autonomous agents; marketed
About
Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.
Features
- agentic IDE alternative to Cursor
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing detail
- Free tier + Pro ~$15–20/mo; higher team tiers
- Platforms
- Desktop IDE
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