Windsurf
AI code editor with an agent that plans, edits files and runs commands across your project, plus access to cloud agents on paid plans.
- Supervision needed
- Medium You review each change in the editor before you keep it, but the agent can touch many files and run terminal commands quickly.
- Where it tends to fail
- Quota limits on the free plan, and multi-file edits that look right but break code the agent did not read.
- Pricing
- Free plan; Pro $20/month, Max $200/month, Teams $80/month plus $40/month per full dev seat. Enterprise on request. Pricing page (Checked Oct 27, 2026)
- Website
- https://windsurf.com
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