comparison

Windsurf vs Cursor

Side-by-side, using only facts verified on each official site (2026-11-05). Rankings are never paid; some links are affiliate links.

	Windsurf	Cursor
What it does	Manage any agent, locally or in the cloud, from one command center. Plan, review, and ship with a team of agents.	Built to make you extraordinarily productive, agents turn ideas into code. Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor.
Category	Coding agents	Coding agents
Pricing (as stated)	Free tier · from $20/mo See official pricing →	Free tier · from $8/mo See official pricing →
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	No
Verified	2026-11-05	2026-11-05
Details	Windsurf listing →	Cursor listing →
Website	Visit Windsurf ↗	Visit Cursor ↗

Which should you pick?

No verified differentiator on price, free plan or licence — compare features on the vendor sites.

Based on the official site, docs and public info checked 2026-10-26 — not hands-on testing.

An AI code editor with agents, cloud agents and code review; its current pricing bundles usage with Grok and X subscription features.

Free tier with limited agent and chat requests
Premium ($30/mo) adds cloud agents, code hosting via Origin and AI code reviews via Bugbot
Privacy mode guarantees code isn't used for training

Plus ($8/mo) includes Grok models only
Third-party models are billed separately at API list price on top of the plan
Plans bundle unrelated X/social features, which makes comparison with other editors harder

Developers who want an AI-first editor and are comfortable with usage-based extras for non-Grok models.

Free $0 · Plus $8/mo · Premium $30/mo · Super $100/mo · Ultra $200/mo · Teams $30+/user/mo · Enterprise custom. Usage allowance refreshes weekly.

Sources: cursor.com/pricing. Prices change; confirm on the vendor site.

Both are listed under Coding agents. Prices change — confirm on the vendor sites.