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Windsurf

Agent-first IDE with the Cascade planning agent.

Category
IDE
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Local
Platforms
macOSWindowsLinux
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 21, 2026

Agent-first IDE that pairs autocomplete with Cascade, a planning-then-acting agent. Strong terminal integration; good when the diff spans many files.

Capabilities 5

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Autonomous coding agent (primary capability)
  • Code generation (primary capability)
  • IDE integration (primary capability)
  • Code review (secondary capability)
  • MCP server (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Cascade agent plans then acts
  • Strong multi-file change handling
  • Good terminal integration
  • Bundled model spend in subscription
  • Closed source
  • Ownership upheaval (acquisition saga)
  • Usage limits on lower tiers
  • Smaller extension base than VS Code

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