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Cursor vs Windsurf

Side by side comparison of capabilities, pricing and version history

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Cursor

by Cursor AI

Coding
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Windsurf

by Codeium

Coding
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Overall Score

🏆 Cursor leads 4 - 0

Based on 5 capability dimensions

Quick Facts

Latest VersionNew Plugins on the Cursor MarketplaceGPT-5.4
Context WindowN/AN/A
PricingN/APromotional pricing starting at 1x credits for self serve users for a limited time
Versions Documented53

Capabilities

CursorWindsurf
CodingLeft wins
9/10
0/10
MemoryLeft wins
7/10
0/10
Tool UseLeft wins
9/10
0/10
ReasoningTied
8/10
8/10
MultimodalLeft wins
6/10
0/10

Cursor History

5 versions

New Plugins on the Cursor MarketplaceMar 2026

Cursor added 30+ new plugins from partners like Atlassian, Datadog, GitLab, and Hugging Face, enabling cloud agents to read, write, and take actions across more of the user's stack. Previous updates also introduced Automations for always-on agents triggered by schedules or events, JetBrains IDE support via Agent Client Protocol, MCP Apps with interactive UIs, and Bugbot Autofix for automatic PR fixes.

New Plugins on the Cursor Marketplace (03-11-26)Mar 2026

Cursor added 30+ new plugins from partners like Atlassian, Datadog, GitLab, and Hugging Face, enabling cloud agents to read, write, and take actions across more of the development stack. Previous updates also introduced Automations for always-on agents triggered by schedules or events, JetBrains IDE support via Agent Client Protocol, MCP Apps with interactive UIs, and Bugbot Autofix for automatic PR fixes.

Cursor 0.43Jan 2025

Agent mode introduced. Cursor can autonomously run terminal commands, edit files and fix errors.

Cursor with ClaudeMar 2024

Claude integration added. Multi-file editing with Composer. Codebase-wide context understanding.

Cursor 0.1Jan 2023

Initial launch as AI-first VS Code fork. Basic code completion and chat features.

Windsurf History

3 versions

GPT-5.4Mar 2026

GPT-5.4 is now available in Windsurf with multiple reasoning effort levels. For a limited time, self serve users enjoy promotional pricing starting at 1x credits.

Windsurf Wave 3Jan 2025

Cascade improvements. Better multi-file reasoning. Faster response times. New context providers added.

Windsurf v1Nov 2024

Launch of Windsurf editor with Cascade AI system. Deep codebase awareness and autonomous coding flows.