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Windsurf vs bolt.new

Side-by-side comparison of Windsurf and bolt.new — features, pricing, and trade-offs.

Windsurfbolt.new
TaglineCodeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival.StackBlitz's in-browser AI app builder.
Pricing modelfreemiumfreemium
Lowest paid tier$15/mo$20/mo
Launched20242024
Best forfull-stack devs, Cursor switchers, agentic codingbrowser-first builders, demo creators, non-developers
Top featuresCascade agent, Multi-file edit, Inline chatIn-browser Node, Live preview, Multi-file edit

Windsurf

Codeium's agentic IDE — Cursor's main rival.

  • + Strongest Cursor alternative
  • + Cheaper Pro tier
  • + Good free tier
  • Younger ecosystem
  • Fewer extensions
Visit Windsurf

bolt.new

StackBlitz's in-browser AI app builder.

  • + No local setup
  • + Fast iteration
  • + Strong full-stack
  • WebContainers limits
  • Token-hungry
Visit bolt.new