Continue vs Windsurf
Side-by-side comparison of Continue and Windsurf — features, pricing, and trade-offs.
| Continue | Windsurf | |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | Open-source AI code assistant you fully control. | Codeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival. |
| Pricing model | free | freemium |
| Lowest paid tier | Free | $15/mo |
| Launched | 2023 | 2024 |
| Best for | OSS lovers, local model users, config tinkerers | full-stack devs, Cursor switchers, agentic coding |
| Top features | Open source, Multi-model, Local model support | Cascade agent, Multi-file edit, Inline chat |
Continue
Open-source AI code assistant you fully control.
- + Free
- + Full control
- + Privacy-friendly
- − Setup complexity
- − Less polished than Cursor
Windsurf
Codeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival.
- + Strongest Cursor alternative
- + Cheaper Pro tier
- + Good free tier
- − Younger ecosystem
- − Fewer extensions