Windsurf
✓ VerifiedAI-native IDE with Cascade agents and SWE model family
About
Windsurf is an AI-native IDE with Cascade agent workflows, Fast Context retrieval, and multi-file codebase operations. Following Cognition's 2025 acquisition of Windsurf/Codeium, the product remains focused on SWE-1.5/SWE-1 model-assisted development plus BYOK provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI) for enterprise and individual teams.
Key Features
- ✓Cascade agentic chat for conversational coding
- ✓Codebase indexing for personalized suggestions
- ✓AI Codemaps for visual codebase exploration
- ✓Fast Context for rapid project understanding
- ✓Built-in SWE-1.5 and SWE-1 coding models
- ✓BYOK access for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and xAI models
- ✓Deep multi-file codebase understanding
- ✓Intelligent refactoring across repositories
- ✓Enterprise security and compliance
- ✓Advanced debugging capabilities
Use Cases
- →Managing large enterprise codebases
- →Complex multi-file refactoring projects
- →Understanding unfamiliar legacy code
- →High-performance development workflows
- →Team collaboration on complex projects
- →Enterprise software development
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Windsurf?
Windsurf is an AI-native IDE with Cascade agent workflows, Fast Context retrieval, and multi-file codebase operations. Following Cognition's 2025 acquisition of Windsurf/Codeium, the product remains focused on SWE-1.5/SWE-1 model-assisted development plus BYOK provider support (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI) for enterprise and individual teams.
How much does Windsurf cost?
Windsurf offers paid pricing. Plans include: Free: $0, Pro: $15/user/month, Teams: $30/user/month, Enterprise: Contact sales. A free tier is available.
What programming languages does Windsurf support?
Windsurf supports 13+ programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, C#, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP.
What AI models does Windsurf use?
Windsurf is powered by SWE-1.5 (fast agent model), SWE-1, SWE-1-mini (for autocomplete), BYOK: OpenAI model families (availability varies by account/provider routing), BYOK: Anthropic Claude (e.g., Sonnet/Opus/Haiku), BYOK: Google Gemini model families (including newer 3.x where available), BYOK: xAI Grok.
What platforms does Windsurf support?
Windsurf is available on macOS, Linux, Windows.
What can Windsurf do?
Windsurf provides code completion, code generation, debugging, AI chat, agentic/autonomous mode. Key features include: Cascade agentic chat for conversational coding, Codebase indexing for personalized suggestions, AI Codemaps for visual codebase exploration.
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Pricing
Free
$0- •25 prompt credits/month across major models
- •Basic model access
- •Fast Context trial access
- •Unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
- •Windsurf app previews
Pro
$15/user/month- •500 prompt credits/month after the free trial
- •Full Fast Context access
- •Add-on credits at $10 per 250 credits
- •Cascade agent chat with SWE-1.5/SWE-1 models
- •Downloadable Windsurf Editor
Teams
$30/user/month- •Everything in Pro
- •500 prompt credits/user/month
- •Windsurf Reviews
- •Centralized billing and admin analytics
- •Priority support
- •Optional SSO add-on (+$10/user/month)
- •Automated zero data retention
Enterprise
Contact sales- •1,000 prompt credits/user/month
- •RBAC and access controls
- •SSO and compliance features
- •Dedicated support and account management
- •Hybrid deployment option
Company
- Name
- Cognition (Windsurf/Codeium)
- Founded
- 2021
- Location
- California, USA
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