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Overview
Windsurf (formerly Codeium) is an AI-native IDE that features Cascade, an agentic coding assistant with deep contextual awareness. It combines flows (multi-step autonomous actions) with inline completions and a powerful terminal integration, offering a polished alternative to Cursor.
Capabilities
- Multi-file agentic coding (Cascade)
- Flows for multi-step autonomous actions
- Real-time code completions
- Terminal command integration
- Codebase-aware context
- Inline AI editing
Key Features
01Cascade agentic assistant
02Flows for autonomous task execution
03Supercomplete (context-aware completions)
04Built-in terminal with AI
05Multi-model support
06Free tier with generous limits
Best Models
Claude Sonnet 4.6
GPT-4.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Use Cases
Full-stack development Feature development Bug fixing Code refactoring Learning new codebases
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Generous free tier
- Cascade is intuitive and powerful
- Clean polished interface
Cons
- Smaller ecosystem than Cursor
- Fewer community extensions
- Background agents not yet available
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