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Windsurf
Agentic editing with an AI-native editor.
No. 3 of 3 in AI code editors. Prices checked 1 Nov 2026.
Why it's No. 3
Capable agentic editor but smaller ecosystem than the top two.
What's good
- Agentic flows
What's not
- Smaller ecosystem
Head-to-heads
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Paid from$8/month (Plus, Grok models only); Premium $30/monthFree tier: Yes - 2GitHub Copilot
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Paid from$10/month (Pro)Free tier: Yes (2,000 completions/month, limited chat and agent use)